Blast Energy Services Closes on Financing for Drilling Program in California

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Feb 28, 2011, 09:00 ET

HOUSTON, Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Blast Energy Services, Inc. ("Blast")(OTC Bulletin Board: BESV) has entered into a farmout agreement with Solimar Energy LLC ("Solimar") and closed a debt financing to fund its share of the initial well drilling costs to participate in a field extension drilling project located in the Guijarral Hills Field located in the San Joaquin basin of central California. The drilling program is designed to exploit an undeveloped acreage position located between two previously high producing fields. The initial well in this project began drilling on February 20th.

"Our investment in this project, which we believe may provide up to 25 million barrels in upside oil reserve potential, is a significant milestone in our strategy focused on oil producing properties and we are excited that the initial drilling is underway," stated Michael Peterson, acting President and Chief Executive Officer of Blast.

To fund the costs of this initial well in this project, Blast entered into a lending arrangement for up to $2.5 million of debt funding with Centurion Credit Funding LLC based in New Your City. The details of this lending arrangement are included in a filing Blast has made with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on Form 8-K relating to the closing of the debt funding and related agreements and understandings. The Form 8-K can be viewed using the SEC's EDGAR system or on the Company's website.

Under the terms of the farmout agreement, Blast will participate in the Guijarral Hills Exploitation Project on a promoted basis of one-third for a quarter, or 66-2/3 percent (%) of the costs to drill and complete the initial well. After competition of the initial well, Blast will have earned a net revenue interest of 38% and a 50% working interest in the entire project's acreage position, subject to certain interests granted in connection with the debt funding.

Solimar is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Solimar Energy Limited (SGY.AX), a publicly-traded company on the Australia Stock Exchange based in Melbourne, Australia.

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