Nextraction Announces Non-Brokered Private Placement

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Nextraction Energy Corp. (the "Company") announces that it intends to issue,
through a non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement"), up to
3,333,333 units ("Units") at a price of $0.30 per Unit for aggregate gross
proceeds of up to $1,000,000. Each unit will consist of one common share (a
"Common Share") in the capital of the Company and one-half of one
non-transferable Common Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a
"Warrant"). Each whole Warrant will entitle its holder to purchase one
additional Common Share (a "Warrant Share") at a price of $0.40 for a period of
twelve months following the date of closing. The Company may pay finder's fees
of up to 6% of the aggregate proceeds of the issue. 


The closing of the Private Placement is expected to be on or about October 28,
2011, subject to the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. Net proceeds
from the Private Placement will be used for further development of the Company's
Viking light oil prospects in the Provost Pool of south eastern Alberta. The
Company recently announced the successful completion of its first horizontal
well in the Provost Field (see news release dated October 6, 2011).


The Common Shares, Warrants and Warrant Shares issued or issuable under the
Private Placement will be subject to a four month hold period. 


Nextraction has a right to acquire a 50% working interest in 4.25 sections in
the Provost Pool area, and owns a 100% working interest in 1.0 additional
section in the same project area. 


In addition to developing the Provost light oil pool, the Company is also in
production at its Pinedale Anticline resource play in Wyoming and is evaluating
horizontal shale gas development on its lands in the southern Appalachian Basin
of the eastern United States. 


This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy
securities in the United States. The securities described herein have not been
and will not be registered under the United States Act of 1933, as amended, and
may not be sold in the United States or to the benefit of a U.S. person absent
and exemption from the registration requirements of such Act. 


On behalf of the Board of Nextraction Energy Corp. 

Mark S. Dolar, President and CEO

About Nextraction Energy Corp.

Nextraction Energy Corp. is a Canadian junior oil and natural gas company
engaged in the exploration and development of oil and natural gas resources in
North America. The Company's model is the "next round of extraction on known
plays." Nextraction targets projects along trends with known reserves that
provide low risk, high return development opportunities in both conventional and
unconventional resource projects. In addition to the Provost pool, the Company
is producing light oil and liquids rich gas at its Pinedale Anticline property
in Wyoming. The Company also owns rights to develop shale gas in the southern
Appalachian Basin of the eastern United States. 


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