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KIT Announces Name Change to Bayou Bend Petroleum Ltd.

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Files Summary Report on Gas Prospects

VANCOUVER, Feb. 7 /CNW/ - (KIT - TSXV) ... Kit Resources Ltd. ("Kit" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that the change of its name, to Bayou Bend Petroleum Ltd., has been approved by the regulatory authorities. Effective with the commencement of trading on the TSX Venture Exchange on February 9, 2007, the Company's shares will trade under its new name. The new trading symbol will be "BBP".

In addition, the Company announces that it has received a summary report on the oil and gas assets that it proposes to acquire as part of its acquisition of all of the membership interests of Summit Energy Company, L.L.C. The report, entitled "Summary Report of Kit Resources Ltd.'s Interests in 15 Gas Prospects and One Re-Work Program in Marsh Island, Iberia Parish, Louisiana" was prepared for the Company by Petrotech Engineering Ltd. and will be filed on SEDAR, at www.sedar.com under the Company's profile.

On behalf of the Board

Kit Resources Ltd.

"Matthew J. Mason"

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Matthew J. Mason, President

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