Carmen Energy Inc. Announces Board and Management Changes and Additions

Carmen Energy Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CEI) ("Carmen" or the "Corporation") is pleased
to announce that it has appointed Mr. Randy Harrison as the Corporation's new
Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Harrison will also continue as a director of the
Corporation. 


In addition the Corporation is pleased to announce that Messrs. James A. Letwin
and Robert J. Derkitt have been appointed to the Corporation's Board of
Directors. Mr. Archibald Nesbitt has resigned as a director of the Corporation
to allow a vacancy on the Board for the new appointments. The Corporation would
like to thank Mr. Nesbitt for his service to the Corporation. A brief
description of Messrs. Harrison, Letwin and Derkitt is set forth below:


Mr. Randy Harrison, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Mr. Harrison, age 55, has been involved in international and domestic oil and
gas exploration and development activities for the past 34 years. He is
currently chairman of the Board of Directors of Carmen Energy Inc., President
and Chief Executive Officer of Red Mountain Resources a private oil and gas
company. He has served as an officer and a board of director of publicly listed
and private oil and gas companies. Mr. Harrison holds a Bachelor of Commerce
Degree from the University of Calgary and is an active member of the Canadian
Association of Petroleum Landman.


Mr. James A. Letwin, Director

Mr. Letwin, is the President and co-owner of JAN Kelley Marketing, a full
service marketing agency located in Burlington Ontario. The agency's major
clients include Navistar Inc. (International Trucks), ArcelorMitall Dofasco,
Petro-Canada's Lubricants Division and Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada. 


Mr. Letwin joined JAN Kelley Marketing in 1986, after more than seven successful
years in Marketing Brand Management with Ralston Purina, Warner Lambert and SC
Johnson. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Business
Administration, and has been an award-winning instructor of Marketing and
Communication within the MBA program at McMaster University for more than 20
years. He is a past member of the Board of Directors and Board of Governors for
the Institute of Communication Agencies (ICA), the Canadian Marketing
Association's B2B Council, and is an active community volunteer.


Mr. Robert J. Derkitt, Director

Mr. Derkitt is the President and owner of R. J. Derkitt & Associates, a firm
that provides Executive Search services to organizations within the private,
public and not-for-profit sectors. 


Mr. Derkitt founded R. J. Derkitt & Associates in 1992, prior to which he served
in varying consulting and human resource capacities at Price Waterhouse
Management Consultants, Rourke Bourbonnais & Associates and Dome Petroleum. He
holds a Bachelor of Administration degree and Military Commission specializing
in Logistics from the College Militaire Royal de Saint-Jean and the University
of Sherbrook. He is a past member of the Board of Directors for Theatre Calgary,
the Calgary Olympic Organizing Committee, the Calgary Human Resources
Association, the Calgary Elks Lodge and Golf Club as well as the Mavericks Chuck
Wagon Racing Society.


In addition, Pursuant to the requirement of the TSX Venture Exchange, Carmen
also wishes to announce that its Board of Directors approved its previously
announced private placement, which closed on May 24, 2013. 


About Carmen Energy Inc.: Carmen is based in Calgary, Alberta and a publicly
traded oil and gas exploration and production company. The focus is on
exploration and development of Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin based oil and
gas properties. 


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Carmen Energy Inc.
Tyler Rice
President
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