Canoel Announces Opening of Petroleum Trading Division

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - March 21, 2013) -

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Canoel International Energy Ltd. ("Canoel" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:CIL) is pleased to announce, that it has decided to open a new division focus in the trading of crude oil and petroleum products. This division will be driven by the present Company management that has compounded in its board members more than a combined 80 years of experience in the trading of crude oil and petroleum products.

Furthermore to complement this expertise, the Company has hired Mr. Fabio Di Benedetto. Mr. Fabio Di Benedetto is an expert in the trading of crude oil and petroleum products. He has previously worked with a major European refinery based in Italy, ERG spa of Genoa, for 19 years.

Mr. Fabio Di Benedetto's education include an economics' degree "cum laude" at LUISS University in Rome; he is a Certified Chartered Accountant (under the Italian professional definition); he is also the author of the technical financial book "Oil Trading & Risk Management" published by technical publisher Franco Angeli.

The Company's main activity has been so far to apply to Governments and to National oil companies for new areas for exploration and production. This activity can be supported and facilitated by the new continuous type of frequent conversations and visits that the trading activity implicates. A few success stories in the oil industry have been based in this formula.

Mr. Andrea Cattaneo, CEO of Canoel states: "We are focusing more and more in cash generating activities and furthermore in areas where our official connection with National oil companies of producing countries becomes closer and more articulated. This can only be beneficial to the success of our production and development strategy in a number of energy countries chosen because of their potential and the wealth of their oil & gas reserves, as we will activate through the trading activity a continuous presence in the offices of these National entities."

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