Hyperion Exploration Corp. Announces Appointment of New Director

Hyperion Exploration Corp. ("Hyperion" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:HYX) is
pleased to announce the appointment of Leif Snethun as a director of the
Corporation effective today.


Mr. Snethun is a Professional Geologist with 30 years of experience in the oil
and gas industry. His career has focused primarily on the establishment, growth
and sale of junior exploration and production companies. Mr. Snethun has been a
co-founder, board member and/or officer of several junior exploration and
production companies, including companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange
(the "TSXV"), the Toronto Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange
(including Scorpion Energy Inc., Bolt Energy Ltd., Canadian Superior Energy Inc.
and Seeker Petroleum Ltd.). Mr. Snethun graduated from the University of Calgary
in 1985 with a B.Sc. in Geology and a minor in Geophysics. Mr. Snethun is the
founder and President of Diatom Resources Ltd., a private company created to
pursue petroleum resource plays in southern California.


In connection with his appointment as a director, the Company has granted Mr.
Snethun stock options ("Options") to purchase an aggregate of up to 125,000
common shares in the capital of the Company pursuant to its stock option plan.
The Options have an exercise price of $0.31 and vest as to one-third on the
first anniversary of the grant date, one-third on the second anniversary of the
grant date and one-third on the third anniversary of the grant date. The Options
expire on July 30, 2018.


About Hyperion

Hyperion is a publicly traded, junior light oil and gas company with a strategy
of growing through acquisitions which lead to lower risk, scalable and
repeatable development drilling projects. Hyperion's core Alberta operations are
in the Niton/McLeod, Garrington, North Pembina, Buck Lake, and Chip Lake areas.
The common shares of the Company trade on the TSXV under the trading symbol
"HYX".


Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as the
term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Hyperion Exploration Corp.
Trevor Spagrud
President and CEO
[phone]
[e-mail]


Hyperion Exploration Corp.
Doug Bailey
CFO
[phone]
[e-mail]