SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE--(Marketwired - Sept. 7, 2016) - Terra Nova Energy Ltd. ("Terra Nova" or the "Company")
(TSX VENTURE:TGC) (OTCQX:TNVMF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Mark Lawson to the company's board of
directors.
Mr. Lawson was recently the President & Director of a private, emerging markets focused upstream oil & gas company that
acquired an indirect interest in the Aje Field, offshore Nigeria. This field was a former Chevron oil, gas and condensate
discovery which has subsequently achieved production of first oil as of May, 2016.
Mr. Lawson previously worked as an investment banker with Morgan Stanley in New York where he was involved in the execution of
over $6 billion worth of mergers and acquisitions, $8 billion worth of debt offerings and $500 million of equity financings. Mr.
Lawson was also previously a Director of selected listed companies in the energy and mining sectors.
He received his Bachelor of Arts in Statistical Sciences from The University of Western Ontario, and his MBA from The
Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario. Mr. Lawson was also a 1st round draft pick of the CFL
Edmonton Eskimos.
"We are excited to welcome Mr. Lawson to the Terra Nova team. He dually brings a wealth of global capital markets expertise,
coupled with international E&P experience," commented Mr. Henry Aldorf, Terra Nova's Chairman and acting chief executive
officer.
About Terra Nova Energy Ltd.
Terra Nova Energy Ltd. is an oil and gas company with a 20.66% working interest in two onshore petroleum exploration licenses
("PELs"), being PEL 112 and PEL 444, located on the western flank of the Cooper Eromanga Basin in the State of South Australia,
Australia. Its common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "TGC" and its ordinary shares trade in the U.S.
on the OTCQX marketplace under the symbol "TNVMF."
This news release contains forward-looking information relating to Terra Nova's intentions to conduct the drilling
programs and other statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking information is subject to important risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from what is currently expected, for example: risks related to
oil and gas exploration, development, exploitation, production, marketing and transportation, loss of markets, volatility of
commodity prices, currency fluctuations, competition from other producers, inability to retain drilling rigs and other services,
reliance on key personnel, and insurance risks. Findings by other oil and gas issuers does not necessarily indicate that Terra
Nova will be successful in making such findings in the Western Flank. In making such forward- looking statements, Terra Nova has
relied upon certain assumptions relating to geological settings, commodity prices, the stability of markets and currencies and
the availability of capital to Terra Nova in order to continue with the seismic and drilling programs. You should not place undue
importance on forward-looking information and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. While Terra Nova may
elect to, Terra Nova is under no obligation and does not undertake to update this information at any particular time, except as
required by applicable securities law.
Neither the 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.