Perisson Announces New Nomination

MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC--(Marketwired - Aug. 27, 2014) - Perisson Petroleum Corporation (CSE:POG) ("Perisson" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that Mr. Wayne Rousch becomes the new President of Perisson Petroleum Corporation.

Mr. Rousch brings over 35 years of experience in developing energy infrastructure and resource projects in both North America and several other countries. He has held strategic leadership roles for large corporations such as Emera Inc. and Nova Corporation and Pan-Alberta Gas Ltd. as well as numerous start-up companies over his career. Mr. Rousch has a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary and is a registered Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta. He is presently a Board Member of Forent Energy Inc. and Co-chair and Board Member of Climate Change Central.

Mr. Gary Chen, Perisson's Chief Executive Officer, quotes: "The addition of Mr. Rousch coupled with our previously announced new board members, Mr. David Foo and Mr. Brad Nichols, add tremendous value and experience to the Perisson group as we develop our Columbia VMM-17 asset."

About Perisson Petroleum Corporation

Perisson Petroleum Corporation is an oil and gas exploration company listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange ("CSE" formerly known as "CNSX"). The Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Igual Holdings Corp. and Morichal Sinoco, S.A., holds an exploration license on its 100% undivided property interest in the VMM- 17 oil block project. This license covers 39,927 hectares located in the Middle Magdalena Basin in the Province of Tolima, in central Colombia.

The Corporation's objectives are the exploration and marketing of hydrocarbon resources including the production, conditioning, processing, refining, transportation and commercialization of petroleum natural gas liquefied natural gas and petroleum-derived products.

The Corporation's documents are available on www.sedar.com and on the Corporation's Issuer Profile page on the CSE website.

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