Pine Cliff Completes Acquisition of Further Working Interests in Shallow Gas Assets and Assumes Operatorship

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Aug. 30, 2013) -

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Pine Cliff Energy Ltd. ("Pine Cliff") (TSX VENTURE:PNE) is pleased to announce that the previously announced acquisition of additional working interests in the Monogram Unit and the Southern Alberta and Southern Saskatchewan properties (the "Assets") for cash consideration of $13.25 million, prior to adjustments, has closed.

Pine Cliff now owns a 90.7639% working interest in the Monogram Unit and an approximate 96% working interest in the Southern Alberta and the Southern Saskatchewan properties. As part of the acquisition, the asset management agreement governing Pine Cliff's interests in the Assets was terminated and Pine Cliff has assumed operatorship of the Assets.

Pine Cliff's current production levels are approximately 6,850 barrels of oil equivalent per day, weighted approximately 97% towards natural gas.

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Where amounts are expressed in a BOE or daily equivalent of BOE, natural gas volumes have been converted to BOE's on the basis that six thousand cubic feet of natural gas is equal to one barrel of oil. This conversion ratio is based on energy equivalence primarily at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. The term BOE may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation.

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