Ryland Oil Corp.

Ryland Oil Corp., Vancouver, (Toronto Venture: RYD) has retained GMP Securities LP to review corporate strategies, including a sale or merger. Ryland owns two subsidiaries, Pebble Petroleum Inc. in Canada, and Rover Resources Inc. in the U.S. Together the companies hold approximately 389,000 exploratory acres in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and in the U.S. in Montana and North Dakota. No proved reserves are associated with the holdings. Contact Jim Welykochy, 403-861-1242.