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To: Arnie who wrote (8218)1/2/1998 5:37:00 AM
From: Kerm Yerman  Respond to of 15196
 
CORP. / Camberly Energy Sells All Petroleum Inc. Holdings

CAMBERLY ENERGY LTD. SELLS SHARES IN ALL PETROLEUM INC.

1997-12-31
CALGARY, ALBERTA

Camberly Energy Ltd. has sold its shares in All Petroleum Inc. pursuant to
which Camberly held a 36.125% joint venture interest in 160 square kilometres
located in Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China. The Company to date
has contributed approximately $4,200,000 Canadian to the venture. The sale of
the interest was for $200,000 (U.S.). Camberly determined that it was not in
its best interest to make any further capital contributions to the project at
this time. Camberly will retain a first right of refusal on the shares or any
future funding requirements in respect of this joint venture for a period of
18 months.

Camberly has spudded a 1,575 metro test well on December 27, 1997 in the
Tribune-Goodwater area of southeast Saskatchewan. Camberly has an interest in
6,000 gross acres, 4,300 net consisting of crown and freehold lands in the
area. Initial test results are anticipated on or before January 25, 1998.

As a result of the sale of substantially all of its Canadian assets during
the year, Camberly remains in a strong financial position.



To: Arnie who wrote (8218)1/2/1998 5:44:00 AM
From: Kerm Yerman  Respond to of 15196
 
FINANCING / Consolidation Beacon Resources Completes Offering

CONSOLIDATED BEACON RESOURCES LTD. ANNOUNCES THAT ITS OFFERING
OF FLOW-THROUGH SPECIAL WARRANT WAS FULLY SUBSCRIBED

1997-12-31
CALGARY, ALBERTA

Consolidated Beacon Resources Ltd. announced today that it has completed an
offering of 1.667 million flow-through special warrants, at a sale price of
$0.60 per special warrant, for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,000,000. The
special warrants were sold, on a private placement basis, to purchasers
resident in the Province of Alberta. Each special warrant entitles the holder
to acquire one common share of the Corporation, at no additional cost to the
holder.

The net proceeds from the sale of the special warrants are to be used by the
Corporation to fund exploration and development activities associated with
the Corporation's 1998 drilling program. In the subscription agreement
entered into with purchasers of special warrants, the Corporation agreed that
it would incur Canadian exploration expenses and Canadian development
expenses and renounce those expenses to purchasers of special warrants
effective on or before December 31, 1997.

The Corporation has also agreed to use reasonable commercial efforts to file
a final prospectus with the Alberta Securities Commission, on or prior to
April 30, 1998, to quality the distribution of the common shares issuable
upon the exercise of the special warrants.

In connection with the sale of the special warrants, the Corporation paid
commissions to two registered dealers, in the aggregate amount of $80,000,
representing 8% of the total gross proceeds generated through the sale of the
special warrants.

Consolidated Beacon Resources Ltd. is a Calgary based corporation engaged in
the business of exploring for oil and natural gas in Western Canada and Nova
Scotia. In addition, the Corporation manufactures and sells specialty
lubricant products for the oil and gas and trucking industries, through its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Elliott Industrial Petroleum Ltd. The issued and
outstanding common shares of Consolidated Beacon are listed on the Alberta
Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "KBC".



To: Arnie who wrote (8218)1/2/1998 5:58:00 AM
From: Kerm Yerman  Respond to of 15196
 
JCP MAKOR TRANSACTION / Bison Resources Ltd. Completes Major Transaction
& Private Placement

BISON RESOURCES LTD. ANNOUNCES COMPLETION MAJOR TRANSACTION
FLOW-THROUGH SHARE PRIVATE PLACEMENT, ELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBER

CALGARY, Dec. 31 /CNW/ - Bison Resources Ltd. (''Bison'') (ASE: BIS.A)
announced today that Bison has completed its major transaction to acquire 100%
of the shares of Lupine Investment Corporation (''Lupine'') which owns certain
oil and gas assets, for a total consideration of $500,000 payable as to
$250,000 by the issuance of 1,000,000 Common Shares (at $0.25 per share) and
$250,000 in cash (subject to adjustment). Payment of the purchase price will
be made after closing upon completion of Bison's satisfactory review of
Lupine's title to its properties. The oil and gas interests of Lupine are in
the Manyberries, Hillsdown and Joffre areas of Alberta.

Bison further announces that Bison has completed a private placement of
1,000,000 flow-through shares at $0.35 per share ($350,000) which was approved
by the shareholders of Bison at the December 30, 1997 shareholders meeting.

Bison is also pleased to announce that R. Bradley Hurtubise was elected
to the Board of Directors at the shareholders meeting of December 30, 1997.
Mr. Hurtubise was most recently the President and CEO of Grad & Walker Energy
Corporation. While at Grad & Walker Mr. Hurtubise orchestrated two corporate
acquisitions, a major asset disposition, two equity financings, each with a
primary and secondary component, and the sale of the company.

Bison Resources Ltd. is a junior capital pool corporation whose shares
are to be listed for trading on The Alberta Stock Exchange under the symbol
BIS.A.