MENA Hydrocarbons Inc. ("MENA" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:MNH) announced
that it has granted 8.18 million options to acquire common shares of MENA to the
employees, consultants, directors and officers of the Company and its
international subsidiaries. The options were granted at an exercise price of
$0.18 per share (representing an approximate 70% premium to the current market
price) for a period of five years and vest in equal installments on the first,
second and third anniversaries of the grant date. MENA also ratified the May
2011 grant of 1,425,000 restricted share units ("RSUs") to certain non-resident
officers and employees of MENA and its affiliates pursuant to their existing
employment agreements. The grant and vesting of the RSUs are subject to the
approval of the shareholders of MENA at the next annual general meeting of the
Company.


About MENA Hydrocarbons 

MENA Hydrocarbons is an international oil and gas company focused on growing an
asset base of production, development and high impact exploration in the Middle
East and North Africa region. In Egypt, MENA owns and operates the development
lease for the Lagia oil field, a 32 square kilometre onshore block located on
the Sinai Peninsula, directly adjacent to the Gulf of Suez. In Syria, MENA owns
a 30% participating interest in Block 9 in Syria, a 10,032 square kilometre
onshore block prospective for crude oil, natural gas and condensate. In the
United States, MENA owns 6,242 gross acres (with an 81.2% average working
interest) in Northwestern Montana with light/medium oil reserves, and 36,201
gross acres (with a 99.5% average working interest) in East-Central Utah
prospective for both commercial gas sand and coal bed methane. MENA's shares
currently trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "MNH".


Further information

For more information, please see MENA's corporate presentation on
www.menahydrocarbons.com.