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Westside Energy Adds Vice President and Controller to Management Team Sean Austin Joins Company Effective Immediately HOUSTON, May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westside Energy Corporation (OTC:WEGC) (BULLETIN BOARD: WEGC) , an oil and gas company with operations focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of natural gas and oil in the Barnett Shale play in North Texas, today announced that Sean Austin has joined the company as Vice President and Controller, effective immediately. Prior to joining Westside, Austin spent 23 years with Amerada Hess (NYSE:AHC) holding senior management positions in the company's New York and Houston offices. Most recently, from 1999 until 2004, Austin served as Vice President, Finance and Administration, Exploration and Production for Amerada Hess in Houston. From 1995 to 1999, he served as Vice President and Corporate Controller in the New York office. Austin, 52 years of age, brings to Westside in-depth knowledge of mergers and acquisitions, internal financial controls and processes, Sarbanes Oxley compliance, cost management and other important upstream financial skills. Prior to joining HESS, Austin served from 1974 to 1979 as an officer in the United States Navy. He holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Jimmy D. Wright, CEO and President of Westside Energy, said: "Sean's extensive energy industry experience, M&A expertise, numerous professional relationships, and financial strengths are a valuable complement to the Westside team. Further, his addition will allow Westside to maintain best-in-practice internal controls which are essential to a public company's success. We are pleased that Sean has joined Westside and look forward to leveraging his broad skill set as we grow reserves, production and ultimately shareholder value." About Westside Energy Corporation Houston-based Westside Energy is an oil and gas company focused on exploiting its 64,297 gross (62,240 net) acres in the prolific Barnett Shale trend in North Texas. For more information about Westside Energy, please visit the Company's website http://www.westsideenergy.com/. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this news release regarding future expectations, plans for acquisitions and dispositions, oil and gas reserves, exploration, development, production and pricing may be regarded as "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act. They are subject to various risks, such as operating hazards, drilling risks, the inherent uncertainties in interpreting engineering data relating to underground accumulations of oil and gas, as well as other risks discussed in detail in the company's periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC. Actual results may vary materially. DATASOURCE: Westside Energy Corporation CONTACT: Jimmy D. Wright, Chief Executive Officer of Westside Energy Corporation, +1-713-979-2660 Web site: http://www.westsideenergy.com/

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