CanWest Petroleum Corporation: Significant Acquisition, Athabasca Oil Sands-Alberta, Canada.

CALGARY, Alberta -- CanWest Petroleum Corporation (OTCBB:CWPC) The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Township Petroleum Corporation, an Alberta private company, has acquired a significant oil sands lease parcel from the Alberta Crown in a public offering of oil sands rights. This parcel located within Township 101 North, Range 13 West of the 4th Meridian totals 9,216 hectares (23,040 acres) and was acquired at a cost of $727,187 ($864,625 CND).

The prospect known as Eagle Nest was selected on the basis of geologic potential for bitumen (oil) reserves and is located within an Athabasca oil sands pay trend of McMurray Formation bitumen. Based on previous drill holes, the pay formation is approximately 20 meters thick (64 feet), grading 8% or more bitumen by weight, which extends throughout a majority of the prospect. The prospect shows no evidence of water and has the potential for "insitu" SAGD production.

The Eagle Nest prospect was identified as a result of the Company's Triple Seven Joint Venture and, as previously disclosed, will be subject to certain cash payments over several years and a $0.09 CND per barrel oil royalty.

The Company intends to conduct an exploratory drill program on receipt of work program approvals.

Safe Harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors effecting the Company's operations, markets, products and prices and other factors discussed in the Company's various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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