Horn Announces Addition to Management Team

Horn Petroleum Corporation ("Horn" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:HRN) is
pleased to announce that effective May 1, 2013, Mr. Mark Dingley joined the
Company as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Dingley has also been appointed
President of Africa Oil Ethiopia B.V., a subsidiary of Africa Oil Corp. ("Africa
Oil"). Africa Oil holds an approximate 45% equity interest in Horn and provides
the management of the business. Mr. Dingley will be based out of Africa Oil's
Addis Ababa office.


Mr. Dingley has 14 years of oil industry experience including 12 years with
Talisman Energy Inc. where he served as Vice President, Middle East Operations
as well as General Manager, Peru; Manager, Corporate Security & Surface Risk;
and Manager, Government Affairs & Deputy General Manager, Sudan. Prior to
entering the oil industry Mark spent 4 years working in the mining industry in
various locations through Africa and he also served in the British Military for
12 years. His education includes both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Law from
Canterbury, UK and he has also completed an Executive MBA at Harvard Business
School. Mark was born and educated in Kenya.


Mr. Keith Hill, Chairman of Horn, commented, "We are very pleased to have been
able to attract Mark to our organization and his skill set will be of great
benefit to the Company as we move to conduct further operations in Somalia. Mark
has extensive experience and knowledge throughout Africa which will assist us as
we look to expand our operations in the region."


The Company also announces that it has granted an aggregate of 200,000 incentive
stock options to certain officers, directors, and other eligible persons of the
Company. The options are exercisable, subject to vesting provisions, over a
period of three years at a price of $0.19 per share. 


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

David Grellman, President and CEO

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Horn Petroleum Corporation
Sophia Shane
Corporate Development
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