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September 19, 2011
CGX Announces $80 Million Bought Deal Financing

Toronto, Ontario - CGX Energy Inc. (OYL - TSX-V) (“CGX” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by Cormark Securities Inc. and including Canaccord Genuity Corp., GMP Securities L.P., Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd., Jennings Capital Inc. and Toll Cross Securities Inc. (collectively, the “Underwriters”) to issue, on a bought deal basis, 114,300,000 common shares (“Common Shares”) at a price of $0.70 per Common Share for aggregate gross proceeds of $80,010,000 (the “Offering”)
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CGX has also granted the Underwriters an option (the “Over-Allotment Option”) to purchase up to an additional 17,145,000 Common Shares to cover over-allotments, if any, at a price of $0.70 per Common Share for additional gross proceeds of $12,001,500. The Over-Allotment Option is exercisable in whole or in part for a period of 30 days after and including the date of the closing of the Offering.

CGX intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to fund CGX’s capital program offshore Guyana and for general corporate purposes. The Common Shares will be offered in all provinces of Canada, with the exception of Quebec, by way of a short form prospectus.

Closing is expected to occur on or about October 12, 2011 and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary approvals including the approval of the TSX-V and the applicable securities regulatory authorities.

The securities offered have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy nor will there be any sale of these securities in any province, state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such province, state or jurisdiction.

CGX Energy is a Canadian-based oil and gas exploration company focused on the exploration for oil in the Guyana / Suriname Basin, an area that is ranked second in the world for oil and gas prospectivity by the United States Geological Service. CGX is managed by a team of experienced oil and gas and finance professionals from Canada, the US and the UK. Additional information on CGX Energy Inc. may also be examined and/or obtained through the internet by accessing the website of CGX at www.cgxenergy.com.

For further information please contact:
Kerry Sully, Chairman

(604) 733-9647 or ksully@cgxenergy.com

Stephen Hermeston, President & CEO

(281) 644-0139 or shermeston@cgxenergy.com

Charlotte May, Communications Manager

(416) 364-3353 or cmay@cgxenergy.com

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO US NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE US.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. More particularly, this press release contains statements which include, but are not limited to, the timing of closing of the offering, the anticipated use of proceeds and the receipt of the required regulatory and third party approvals.

The forward-looking statements are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by CGX. Although CGX believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because CGX can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. In addition to other risks that may affect the forward-looking statements in this press release, the closing of the offering could be delayed if CGX is not able to obtain the necessary regulatory and stock exchange approvals on the timelines it has planned and the offering will not be completed at all if these approvals are not obtained or some other condition to the closing is not satisfied Accordingly, there is a risk that the offering will not be completed within the anticipated time or at all. The intended use of the net proceeds of the offering by CGX might change if the board of directors of CGX determines that it would be in the best interests of CGX to deploy the proceeds for some other purpose.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof and CGX undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws.
September 10, 2011
Largest private US oil company interested in Guyana

GINA (Government Information Agency)

GUYANA’S rich, under-explored offshore area continues to attract the attention of major oil and gas companies hoping to pursue exploration.

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, an independent oil and gas company in the United States, which is considered the world's largest independent oil and gas exploration and production company, is the latest to be brainstorming the prospects of a franchise operation in Guyana’s territory.

Head of the Petroleum Division of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), Newell Dennison, Thursday, accompanied officials of Anadarko to a meeting with President Bharrat Jagdeo at his State House residence. Vice President, Business Development of Anadarko, Ian J. Cooling, who led the delegation, later told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that the company’s interest in Guyana stemmed from its research on the country’s offshore area.

“We like areas like what we are seeing, (and) the sort of potential we think is here. It’s (offshore area) pretty much under-explored right now,” Cooling said in an invited comment.

Anadarko is at present conducting a geological assessment of the region and given what has been observed thus far, Cooling said it fits the environment in which the company has always shown interest.

“We look for frontier areas, we look for deep waters… we think the Government of Guyana needs to bring some people in that are technically capable and financially capable to do some work. We’re hoping we’re going to be selected to do that,” Cooling said.


While their optimism is high, the company officials have acknowledged that they have a long way to go, beginning with years of preparatory work.

The Guyana offshore area is considered the second most attractive under-explored basin in the world, with a potential of 15.2 billion barrels of oil; and were a discovery to be made, targets would be estimated at 50 million barrels per year which would be equivalent to 140,000 barrels per day.

Last November, Tullow Oil, a London-based company, had announced to President Jagdeo its readiness to drill for oil by April this year in the Jaguar well, through a joint venture with REPSOL, a leading international oil exploration company out of Spain.

President Jagdeo is of the view that discovery of oil will lead to an explosion of immediate and auxiliary services to the oil and gas industry, but assured that Guyana’s path along a low-carbon course would not be compromised.

In April, Prime Energy LLC- Caribbean, a United States-based petroleum company, proposed to construct the first ever oil refinery in Guyana, which officials say will create employment opportunities for approximately 100 persons. President of the company, Jerry Brooks, had explained that the interest to establish a refinery in Guyana was stimulated by the fact that several countries around the world are looking for 20,000 barrels a day refineries, given the high cost incurred to transport crude oil to the US for refining.
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