SMB Simba Essel Energy Inc

Simba Energy Inc. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: SMB)(FRANKFURT: GDA)(OTCBB: SMBZF), is pleased to announce the Company has been granted a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) by the Ministry of Energy, Republic of Kenya for Block 2A, comprising 7,801.72 square kilometres in northeast Kenya.

"We are delighted in having been awarded this PSC from the Republic of Kenya's Energy Ministry. This is a major achievement for the Company and further supports our strategy to pursue underexplored and overlooked onshore basins in Africa. While we remain very close to finalizing other PSC applications elsewhere, Block 2A's PSC provides our shareholders a very significant boost in near term upside exploration potential for the Company. It has been a lot of work to get to this point so we are extremely pleased," remarks Robert Dinning, President & CEO.

Block 2A overlies the southern tip of the Mandera Basin while the southwest corner of the block extends into the Anza Basin. Block 2A also has excellent potential for significant oil and gas discoveries as evidenced by the following evaluation highlights:

--  The Mandera Basin is Permo-Triassic to Tertiary in age with a sediment
    thickness of 10,000 meters. Potential source rock interval is mid
    Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous and comparable with the larger Mandera-Lugh
    basin in Ethiopia and Somalia

--  Only four wells have been drilled in the Mandera basin with oil shows
    encountered at 40-44m in the Tarbaj stratigraphic well drilled by Total

--  In the Anza basin lower Cretaceous reef structures have been mapped with
    a potential reservoir thickness of 300m-500m. Source rock is likely
    Lower Cretaceous. The eleven wells drilled in the Anza Basin have
    encountered oil shows and/or gas shows

--  Present 2D seismic coverage, although regional in nature, identified
    numerous structures and a major stratigraphic pinch-out. The limited
    seismic coverage available indicates a stable stratigraphic sequence
    with some very good exploration leads

--  Remaining of exploration interest to the Company is the flank of the
    basement high structure where two AMOCO wells drilled in 1987 (ELGAL#1
    to 1,280 meters in Permian Karroo and ELGAL#2 to 1,908 meters in
    Triassic Karroo) were plugged and abandoned as no reservoir rocks were
    encountered

--  The area of the block overlying the Mandera basin is of particular
    interest as the analysis of the oil from the seeps at Tarbaj although
    severely biodegraded indicate a source rock maturity for the Mandera
    basin which is well within the oil window

The Company will immediately begin re-interpretation of all available existing data, as well as initiate baseline environmental work, to support the design and planning of a new seismic acquisition program.

To view a map providing location of Block 2A in Kenya please visit the Company's website or select the following link: www.simbaenergy.ca/Simba_Block_2A_Kenya_Location_Map.pdf.

James Dick, P.Geol., P.Eng., Director of the Company and Qualified Person in accordance with National Instrument 51-101, has reviewed and approves the technical disclosure in this news release.

About Simba Energy Inc.

Simba Energy is a Vancouver, B.C. based oil and gas exploration company strategically focusing on underexplored overlooked basins in its pursuit of hydrocarbon opportunities in Africa (currently Liberia, Mali, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya and others). The region has shown increased promise for development of new hydrocarbon deposits. On behalf of its shareholders the Company's Senior Management Team have endeavoured to leverage their expertise and affiliations to pursue, secure and develop strategic assets that demonstrate high potential for drilling and or production operations; and to do so in a manner of best practices and to the betterment of those communities where we work.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Robert Dinning, President & CEO

We seek safe harbour.

This news release includes certain forward-looking statements or information. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this release, including, without limitation, statements relating to the exploration merits of the property and other future plans, objectives or expectations of the Company are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's plans or expectations include risks relating to the actual results of current exploration activities, fluctuating commodity prices, possibility of equipment breakdowns and delays, exploration cost overruns, availability of capital and financing, general economic, market or business conditions, regulatory changes, timeliness of government or regulatory approvals and other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by the Company with securities regulators. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise except as required by applicable securities legislation.

Contacts: Simba Energy Inc. 604-641-4450 Simba Energy Inc. Mark Sommer Toll Free: 1-855-777-4622 info@simbaenergy.ca www.simbaenergy.ca