China Energy Ventures Corp. Announces Additions to Its Board of Directors.

CALGARY, Alberta -- China Energy Ventures Corp., (OTCBB:CEVC) announced today that Professor Phillip Pardo, Mr. Bruce Gaston, and Mr. Barry Swersky, have agreed to stand for election to the Company's Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting of shareholders, to be held on December 3, 2004.

Professor Phillip Pardo has been working in central Asia for the past eight years. He is currently Vice Rector for Academic Affairs of The Kazakh British Technical University in Almaty, Kazakhstan after serving since 2000, in the post of Associate Dean of the Kazakh Institute of Management, Economics, and Strategic Research in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Professor Pardo has participated in numerous private consulting appointments in the area of strategic and business planning, bank finance, and project evaluation. From 2000 through 2003, as Director of the Rice Group, Central Asia LLP he supervised the development of business plans and valuations for M&A transactions. From 1998 to 2000, as Administrative Director of LeBeouf, Lamb, Greene, and MacRae in Almaty, he was responsible for overseeing corporate administration. From 1994 to 1998 he held various positions with Deloitte & Touche International, including Head of the Tax Department, Almaty, and Plant CFO for RJ Reynolds Tobacco International (seconded from Deloitte). Professor Pardo graduated with a BA in 1977 and an MBA in Finance in 1984 from the American University in Washington, D.C. Dr. Pardo is considered an expert witness to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes in London for business disputes in Kazakhstan. Dr. Pardo is a member of the American Chamber of Commerce, Kazakhstan, and has received commendations from the US Secretary of Defense.

Mr. Bruce Gaston is a capital market specialist with considerable experience in global investment banking, commodity trading, and financial markets and who now specializes in the Eurasian Oil & Gas market. Since 1999, he has been Director of a Corporate Finance, Valuations, and Risk Management Consultancy providing advisory services to clients including leading global corporations. During 2002, he was a Director of Deloitte & Touche CIS in charge of Consulting and Corporate Finance in Central Asia. In 1998/99 he was the Head of Russian Equities at Commerzbank AG, during which time he was an advisor to the Ukranian Government on Privatization. Mr. Gaston was previously a Senior Associate Director with Deutsche Morgan Grenfell in Tokyo and London during which time he was involved in building up Deutsche Bank's Japanese and North East Asian Investment Banking operations. Mr. Gaston also worked as an Accountant and IT Systems Project Manager at Credit Suisse Financial Products and as an Assistant Treasurer with Global Financial Controlling at Bankers Trust NA. Mr. Gaston career in investment banking started as a graduate with Chase Manhattan Bank NA in 1987. Mr. Gaston has a BA(Hons) from the University of New Brunswick, Canada, and a MSc Economics from the University of London, England.

Mr. Barry Swersky has extensive international business and cultural experience. Mr. Swersky is Chairman and CEO of Suntree Ltd., a company active internationally with major oil and gas companies in principally Russia and Kazakhstan. In Kazakhstan, he initiated large electricity generating projects with companies such as AES. He served as Country Advisor for Snam S.p.A. (Eni / Agip group of Italy) for the gas supply project from Egypt to Israel. Mr. Swersky serves on the board of a number of companies including Netline Communications Technologies (NCT) Ltd. where he acts as Chairman. He received B.A. (1959) and LL.B. (1962) degrees from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, where he served as Chairman of the Law Students Council. Mr. Swersky admitted as an Attorney in South Africa in 1963 and became an Advocate to the Israel Bar in 1967.

Professor Phillip Pardo and Mr. Bruce Gaston will act as Independent Directors of the corporation. Mr. Barry Swersky will act as Co-Chairman and Vice-President of New Ventures.

"We are pleased to have such an experienced group join our Board of Directors," stated Mr. Matthew Heysel, the Company's Chairman and CEO. "We believe the depth of their expertise will enhance our ability to operate and grow our business, both in Kazakhstan as well as globally."

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.