Veraz Petroleum Ltd. Announces Option Grant


CALGARY, CANADA--(Marketwire - April 14, 2011) - Veraz Petroleum Ltd. ("Veraz" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:VRZ) announces it has granted stock options to purchase up to 970,000 common shares to Directors and Management. The stock options have an exercise price of $0.78, vest in equal increments over three years and will expire April 13, 2016.

Veraz Petroleum Ltd. is a junior South American focused oil and gas exploration company based in Calgary, Alberta.

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Contact Information:

Veraz Petroleum Ltd.
Gerardjan ("Oppe") Cosijn
President and Chief Executive Officer
403-781-7930
403-514-0383
oppe.cosijn@verazpetroleum.com

Veraz Petroleum Ltd.
Colin Christie
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
403-781-7931
403-514-0383
colin.christie@verazpetroleum.com
www.verazpetroleum.com