Sonoran Energy Issues Corporate Update.

LONDON -- Sonoran Energy, Inc. (OTCBB:SNRN) President and CEO Peter Ostenfeld-Rosenthal issued an update on the Company's recent activities and the status of its publicly traded common stock. Ostenfeld-Rosenthal stated that the management team is looking forward to the next several months of growth after the successful acquisition of the Rippy Oil Company properties in East Texas earlier this month. In addition, Ostenfeld-Rosenthal added that given Sonoran Energy's progress and active project status that the Company knows of no reason for the recent decline in the price of its common shares.

"We recently took full possession of three producing oil assets in East Texas," said Peter Ostenfeld-Rosenthal, President and CEO. "Cash flow from these properties will start coming to Sonoran Energy in mid-December, adding significantly to our operating capital. Our development plan will quickly increase the field's production of the 311,000 barrels of proven oil to approximately 300 barrels of oil per day (bopd).

"With strong support from our funding partner Cornell Capital we have been able to successfully initiate our domestic production acquisition program," said Rasheed Rafidi, Sonoran Energy Chief Financial Officer. "With our funding facility in place, the development plans will shortly be initiated and implemented to maximize the production potential of our Louisiana oil properties and the KWB project in Texas."

In addition to the Company's potential in the USA, the Company continues to evaluate several oil and gas opportunities in the Middle East, North Africa and Caspian Region. Sonoran Energy's Vice President of Exploration and New Ventures David Mackertich has been travelling extensively throughout the region and is currently evaluating a number of projects, and expects the Company to be in a position to announce its progress in this area before the end of the year.

"Our technical team is reviewing several attractive projects in the Middle East and North Africa that could present exciting opportunities to Sonoran Energy," said David Mackertich. "We are using our extensive geology and engineering expertise to properly evaluate these opportunities and be in a strong position to move forward with those that present the best long term upside potential for the Company. We are also continuing our due diligence on a major oil and gas project in the Caspian Region, and recently sent an engineer to Kazakhstan to review the seismic data on various projects in that area."

Moreover, recognizing that Iraq is potentially a lucrative area to target, the Company is actively moving forward with its partner Al Azharan ("AZI") to position itself in this lucrative oil and gas market. AZI and Sonoran Energy are targeting some of the interesting and profitable oil and gas projects available, which will position Sonoran Energy to be an important player in the Iraqi oil industry once the political and security vision clears for international investments.

About Sonoran Energy

Sonoran Energy, Inc. is an independent oil and gas company that is building a diversified portfolio of high value oil and gas assets in North Africa, the Middle East, the Caspian region and North America. With a presence in the UK, Middle East, Asia, and North America, Sonoran Energy explores, develops, and enhances the performance of material and high value oil and gas opportunities, leveraging the Company's technical expertise, and extensive industry and governmental connections.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected on the basis of such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are made based upon management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management pursuant to the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.