Sonoro Announces Proposed New Directors

Jun. 2, 2011 (Canada NewsWire Group) --

TSX Venture Exchange Symbol: SNV

CALGARY, June 2, 2011 /CNW/ - Sonoro Energy Ltd. ("Sonoro" or "the Company") (TSXV: SNV) announces proposed new directors on the slate of directors at its annual and special meeting to be held on June 22, 2011.  Messrs. Christopher Atkinson and Jesse Meidl are proposed as new directors.

Mr. Atkinson is a professional geologist with over 28 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas sector, with experience ranging from working for major oil companies to developing and financing start-up companies.  He was co-founder, Chief Operating Officer and then Advisor to the Board of Serica Energy plc ("Serica").  While Chief Operating Officer, Serica drilled three wildcat exploration wells and one appraisal well - all discoveries - representing approximately 100 million barrels of reserves.  Mr. Atkinson started his career as a geologist with Shell International in the Netherlands.  Subsequently, at Atlantic Richfield Company ("ARCO"), he was directly responsible for major successes in Indonesia as well as discoveries in Europe.  Mr. Atkinson was subsequently appointed Vice President of Exploration for ARCO Europe/North Africa before launching his own start-up ventures in SE Asia, Canada and the Caribbean.  Mr. Atkinson holds both BSc and PhD degrees in Geology from the University of Wales, Swansea.

Mr. Meidl has over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas sector. He is Chief Financial Officer of Caithness Petroleum Limited ("Caithness"), a private international energy company, headquartered in London, England.  Prior to joining Caithness, he was an investment banker in the International Oil & Gas group of Thomas Weisel Partners in London.  Mr. Meidl was previously the Chief Financial Officer for Arsenal Energy Inc., an international exploration company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, which held production assets in Canada and the USA and exploration assets in Egypt, Colombia and Uzbekistan. Prior to that, Mr. Meidl was an Analyst at APF Energy Trust.  He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in Calgary, where he specialised in oil and gas exploration and production and services. He also holds the ICAEW Corporate Finance qualification and a B.Comm. degree from the University of Saskatchewan.

Mr. Roderick McElroy will not stand for re-election at the upcoming annual meeting. The Company wishes to thank Mr. McElroy for his contributions to the Company since 2003.

About Sonoro

Sonoro is an international oil exploration and development company. Our current focus is asphalt (heavy oil) resource exploration and development in Iraq. We have initiated the evaluation of resource opportunities within our recently signed asphalt license agreement in the Salah ad Din Province.

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RICHARD WADSWORTH
PRESIDENT & CEO

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