Vast Announces Interim CFO

Vast Exploration Inc. ("Vast" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:VST) is pleased to
announce the appointment of Ms. Deborah Battiston as interim Chief Financial
Officer of the Company, effective November 1, 2011. 


The appointment of Ms. Battiston follows the resignation of Mr. Darren Moulds as
Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The Company would like to thank Mr.
Moulds for his service as Chief Financial Officer. 


Ms. Battiston is a Certified General Accountant with over 23 years of accounting
and financial management experience. At present, she is the Chief Financial
Officer of a number of Canadian public companies. Ms. Battiston obtained a B.A.
in Economics from the University of Guelph. 


About Vast Exploration

Vast Exploration Inc. is an independent oil and gas company. Vast is focused on
the exploration and development of its principal asset, the Qara Dagh Block, in
the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The Qara Dagh Block lies on trend with existing
discoveries and is located in the prolific Zagros Fold Belt of Northern Iraq,
which contains several large fields including the super-giant Kirkuk field.


Regulatory Statements

This press release contains "forward looking information" within the meaning of
applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward looking information
includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the appointment or
resignation of the chief financial officer. Generally, forward looking
information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as
"plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled",
"estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or
"believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain
actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken",
"occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking information is subject to known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual
results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
information, including but not limited to: general business, economic,
competitive, geopolitical and social uncertainties; the actual results of
exploration activities; regulatory risks; risks inherent in foreign operations;
and other risks of the oil and gas industry. Although the Company has attempted
to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be
other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward looking information. The Company does not undertake to
update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable
securities laws.