Patriot Petroleum Corp. Confirms Private Placement

PATRIOT PETROLEUM CORP. NEWS RELEASE

918 - 1030 West Georgia Street TSX Venture Exchange Vancouver, BC V6E 2Y3 Trading Symbol: PPC

PATRIOT PETROLEUM CORP. CONFIRMS PRIVATE PLACEMENT

April 13, 2016 - Vancouver, BC (TSX-V: PPC) Patriot Petroleum Corp. ("Patriot" or the "Company") today announced that, further to its news release dated February 12, 2016, it intends to proceed with a private placement for gross proceeds of $500,000 (the "Financing"), which is expected to consist of units, with each unit comprised of one common share and one common share purchase warrant, at a price of $0.02 per unit, or such other price per unit determined by Patriot management in compliance with TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") pricing regulations.

As previously announced, the Company confirms that each whole share purchase warrant will be exercisable to acquire one common share of the Company at a price of $0.05 per share for a period of five years following the closing of the Financing. The Financing may be brokered or non-brokered and commissions and/or finder's fees in cash or securities may be payable in connection with the Financing subject to compliance with Exchange policies. Proceeds from the Financing are expected to be used for ongoing working capital requirements. All securities issued pursuant to the Financing will be subject to a hold period as required under applicable securities legislation.

On behalf of the board of

PATRIOT PETROLEUM CORP.

Per: "Gavin Cooper"

Gavin Cooper President and Director For further information please contact Gavin Cooper at:

Telephone: (604) 639-9051

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