Patriot Petroleum Corp. Appoints New Director

PATRIOT PETROLEUM CORP. NEWS RELEASE 918-1030 West Georgia Street TSX Venture Exchange Vancouver, BC V6E 2Y3 Trading Symbol: PPC

Patriot Petroleum Corp. Appoints New Director

December 17, 2010 – Vancouver, British Columbia. Patriot Petroleum Corp. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Robert Meister as a director of the Company.

Mr. Meister has over fifteen years of experience working with public and private companies and has been specializing in the resource sector for the past six years. He is a graduate of British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) in Marketing Management and also completed BCIT's Exploration and Mining for Investment course. His experience and entrepreneurial nature has allowed him to manage and develop numerous business and management activities including all aspects of Marketing and Corporate Communications at institutional and retail levels, and assisting in raising capital at all phases of corporate development.

For further information, please contact Steve Bajic, President, at:

Telephone: (604) 628-5614 Facsimile: (604) 662-7950

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