Petra Petroleum Inc. (the "Company" or "Petra") (TSX VENTURE:PTL) is pleased to
announce that K. Peter Miller has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and
Sandra Lee has been appointed Corporate Secretary of the Company effective
February 15, 2010.


The Company would also like to announce the resignation of Jennie Choboter as
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company. The Company
would like to thank Ms. Choboter for her hard work and wishes her well in her
future endeavours.


Petra continues to assess new properties and opportunities with an overall goal
of growing the Company.


ON BEHALF OF PETRA PETROLEUM INC.

Michael Atkinson, President and Chief Executive Officer