Pan Orient Increases Interests in the Batu Gajah & South CPP PSC's in Indonesia

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Feb. 11, 2011) - Pan Orient Energy Corp. ("Pan Orient") (TSX VENTURE:POE) is pleased to announce it has entered into a binding agreement which will increase it's interests through its subsidiaries in the Batu Gajah and South CPP Production Sharing Contracts ("PSC's") in Indonesia from 90% to 97%. 

Through the transaction, Pan Orient is cancelling a seven percent carried interest on each of these PSC's previously owned by a third party for consideration of USD$1.3 million, including the issuance of 28,958 shares in Pan Orient at a deemed market value of USD$0.2 million. Closing of the transaction is expected next week. 

Pan Orient is the operator through its subsidiaries of the Batu Gajah and South CPP PSC's in Indonesia and expects to commence a three well exploration drilling program in Batu Gajah in mid March 2011.

Pan Orient is a Calgary, Alberta based oil and gas exploration and production company with operations currently located onshore Thailand, Indonesia and in Western Canada.

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