ATI Petroleum Names Joseph A. Wagda Advisor to Executive Team.

Chevron, Ford Motor Co., and Price Waterhouse veteran to help move ATI Petroleum forward

SAN FRANCISCO -- ATI Petroleum (Euronext: MLATP), the petroleum exploration management and operations company, announced today that Joseph A. Wagda has been engaged as an advisor to the executive team. Formerly a senior managing director with the Price Waterhouse corporate finance practice, Mr. Wagda brings more than 10 years of business experience in global oil and gas exploration and production activities, including prior membership on the board of directors of Abraxas Petroleum Corp. (Nasdaq: AXAS), an international E&P company. He also held management responsibilities with Chevron Overseas Petroleum Inc.'s finance staff, where he was involved with developing countries, including West Africa, China, Brazil, Colombia and Australia, and was co chair of the international oil & gas finance conference held in Beijing and Guangzhou.

"I am intrigued by ATI Petroleum's prospects, and believe my experience in this industry can help ATI Petroleum define a clear course for it to utilize its strengths to maximize shareholder value," said Wagda upon his engagement.

Wagda joins ATI Petroleum having spent over seven years in CEO and COO positions at public and private manufacturing and business services companies. Upon becoming CEO in 2000 (and later chairman of the board) of BrightStar Information Technology Group, then a $50 million Nasdaq-listed company, Wagda raised the structured-equity funding that enabled the company to weather the subsequent deflation of the technology bubble. Additional past board-of-directors positions held by him include: American Heritage Group, Inc. and Zierer Visa Service, Inc.

"The addition of Joe Wagda's know-how to ATI Petroleum's strategic plan of acquiring natural resource prospects for exploration, exploitation and development will be instrumental to realizing shareholder value, operational excellence, and ongoing financial soundness," said Dr. Huu Duc Dinh, CEO and founder of ATI Petroleum's parent company, American Technologies, Inc. "Exponential growth for ATI Petroleum is on the horizon, and Joe will be a fantastic resource during this time of opportunity for the company."

About ATI Petroleum

ATI Petroleum is an exploration management and operations company engaged in negotiating and managing production sharing contracts for petroleum and other natural resources. The company evaluates, performs, and/or purchases geological and geophysical data regarding exploration sites throughout South East Asia and Africa, including offshore and onshore prospects. ATI Petroleum holds production sharing contracts for oil and gas exploration, as well as mining of precious minerals such as uranium and titanium, in locations including Vietnam, Niger, Tunisia, and the Ivory Coast. The company is a member of ATI Group and is listed on the French Stock Exchange, Euronext Paris.

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