China Energy Ventures Corp. Acquires Outstanding 25% of Big Sky Energy Atyrau Ltd.

CALGARY, Alberta -- China Energy Ventures Corp. (OTCBB:CEVC) (the "Company") announced today that it has acquired the remaining 25% interest in its subsidiary, Big Sky Energy Atyrau Ltd. ("Big Sky"). This acquisition was made via a Share Exchange Agreement, under which the Company will issue 3.5 million common shares to the at arms length owner of the 25% interest.

Big Sky, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Vector Energy West LLP, owns the Atyrau and Liman-2 licenses, located on the north shore of the Caspian Sea, western Kazakhstan. These blocks, which the Kazakh government attributes 325 million barrels of possible reserves, are approximately 15,000 square kilometers in areal extent.

"We are pleased to have 100% of these highly prospective blocks." stated Matthew Heysel, Chairman & CEO of the Company. "We will now accelerate our exploration and development programs with an intensive drilling program planned for 2005."

Note: The information contained in this press release contains forward looking statements which are based on the current expectations of the management of China Energy Ventures Corp. only, and actual results may differ materially. For a more detailed discussion of risks and other factors related to China Energy Ventures, please refer to its 10-KSB and 10 QSB reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.