Sintana Energy Announces Spud of Manati Blanco-1 Well

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 30, 2015) - Sintana Energy Inc. (TSX VENTURE:SNN) ("Sintana" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Patriot Energy Sucursal Colombia ("Patriot"), wholly owned by the Company, has received notice that ExxonMobil Exploration Colombia Limited ("ExxonMobil") has commenced drilling operations for the Manati Blanco-1 well, which is located on the western edge of the 43,158 acres Block VMM-37 in Colombia's Middle Magdalena Basin.

Drilling Operations - Manati Blanco-1:

The Manati Blanco-1 drilling program calls for a vertical well, drilled with Parker Rig 271, which is projected to contact the top of the Lower Tertiary Wedge conventional sandstone formation (Patriot - 100%) at approximately 8,000-9,000 feet. After exiting the Tertiary interval, electric and formation test logs may be run. The well will then continue through multiple unconventional formations (Patriot - 30%), and is projected to reach its target depth of 16,000 feet in 3^rd quarter 2015.

Sintana's CEO, Doug Manner, commented, "The commencement of drilling operations at VMM-37 is a major milestone for the Company and its shareholders. The potential presence of volumes of movable oil in one or more of the Manati Blanco-1 target formations would substantially increase the value creation potential of our exploration program."

Additional details of the VMM-37 drilling program will be announced as they become available.

ABOUT SINTANA ENERGY:

The Company is engaged in petroleum and natural gas exploration and development activities in Colombia's Magdalena Basin. Sintana's exploration strategy is to acquire, explore, develop and produce superior quality assets with significant reserve potential.

The Company's private participation interests, held by Patriot, in the 43,158 acres VMM-37 Block in the Middle Magdalena Basin are 100% of the conventional and 30% of the unconventional resource (Exxon Mobil Exploration Colombia Ltd 70%). Sintana has 15% carried participation interests in the conventional and unconventional formations of the 154,909 acres VMM-4 Block, also in the Middle Magdalena. In Colombia's Upper Magdalena Basin, Sintana has private participation interests of 30% in the 34,194 acres Talora Block and 30% in the 272,021 acres COR-11 & COR-39 Blocks. These interests are subject to all applicable regulatory and government approvals, including those of the Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (ANH).

On behalf of Sintana Energy Inc.,

Doug Manner, Chief Executive Officer

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