Anterra Energy Inc. ("Anterra" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:AE.A) is pleased
to announce that at the special and annual meeting of Anterra shareholders held
yesterday, Dr. Gang Fang was appointed a director of the Company. Dr. Gang Fang
has extensive international business experience and the Company welcomes Dr.
Gang Fang to the Company as a director and also as Chief Executive Officer. Mr.
Owen Pinnell remains in the role of Chairman while Mr. Ron Woods did not stand
for re-election. The board of directors of the Company would like to take this
opportunity to thank Mr. Woods for his efforts on behalf of the Company over the
past several years. Bill Johnson remains the Company's President and Chief
Operating Officer and Giles Parker continues as Chief Financial Officer. 


The Company also announces that options to acquire an aggregate of 18.5 million
Class A common shares have been granted to officers, directors and consultants
of the Company at a price of $0.10 per share. In addition, the Company has
proposed to issue, subject to regulatory approval, an aggregate of 600,000 Class
A common shares at $0.10 per share to two officers of the Company in payment of
amounts owed to the individuals.


The Company also updates its operational plans for the year with a focus on the
7 sections of recently acquired Cardium lands in the Pembina area. The board has
approved the drilling of the first horizontal Cardium well on these lands and
management is scheduling to commence drilling during the third quarter of 2010.
Further drilling plans on these lands will be announced following completion of
the first well. 


About Anterra Energy

Anterra Energy is an independent exploration, development and production company
with an emerging focus on the use of advanced exploration technologies including
3-D imaging, horizontal drilling and multi-stage completions to systematically
develop its portfolio of conventional and non-conventional oil and gas projects.
Complementing this strong exploitation and development focus, the Company owns
and operates fee-based midstream facilities in western Canada. Anterra is a
public Canadian company listed on the TSXV under the symbol AE.A. More
information about Anterra is available on the Company's website at
www.anterraenergy.com.


Reader Advisory:

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, which include
assumptions with respect to future operations. The reader is cautioned that
assumptions used in the preparation of such information may prove to be
incorrect. All such forward-looking statements involve substantial known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company's
control. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks
associated with oil and natural gas exploration, development, exploitation,
production, marketing and transportation, volatility of commodity prices,
availability of drilling rigs and other services, delays resulting from or
inability to obtain required regulatory approvals and ability to access
sufficient capital from internal and external sources, the impact of general
economic conditions in Canada and the United States, industry conditions,
changes in laws and regulations (including the adoption of new environmental
laws and regulations) and changes in how they are interpreted and enforced, the
lack of availability of qualified personnel or management, fluctuations in
foreign exchange or interest rates, and stock market volatility. The Company's
actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those
expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements and, accordingly,
no assurances can be given that any of the events anticipated by the
forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do, what
benefits, including the amount of proceeds, the Company will derive therefrom.
Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive.