NWest Energy Announces Name Change and Consolidation

NWest Energy Corp. ("NWest" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:NWN) announces
that the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") has provided its final acceptance to the
previously announced name change and share consolidation of the Corporation.
Effective at the opening on November 4, 2010, the consolidated common shares of
NWest Energy Corp. will commence trading on the TSXV and the former common
shares of NWest Energy Inc. will be delisted. The Corporation is retaining its
current trading symbol "NWN". 


To give effect to the name change and share consolidation, the Corporation
encourages its shareholders to submit a letter of transmittal to the
Corporation's transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services Inc., if they have
not already done so. The letters of transmittal were mailed to all shareholders
with the management proxy materials on September 23, 2010. Should any
shareholders require additional copies of the letter of transmittal, they can
obtain copies by contacting the Corporation or Computershare Investor Services
Inc., or by printing a copy from the System for Electronic Document Analysis and
Retrieval at www.SEDAR.com.


About NWest Energy

NWest Energy is a Canadian junior oil and gas company exploring off the west
coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. NWest holds approximately 1.6 million acres
of prospective frontier property in the Anticosti basin in a geologically
favourable environment for exploration. Further information regarding the
Company and its exploration licences is available at www.nwestenergy.com.


The statements made in this News Release may contain certain forward-looking
statements. Actual events or results may differ from the Company's expectations.
Certain risk factors may also affect the actual results achieved by the Company.


There can be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be
accurate. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or
should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary
materially from any conclusions, forecasts or projections described in the
forward-looking information. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue
reliance on forward-looking information. Except as required under applicable
securities legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update
or revise forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.