CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - March 8, 2013) - Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd. ("Strategic" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SOG) announces that Brian Lavergne has resigned from the board of directors and Jim Riddell, President and COO of Paramount Resources Ltd. and CEO of Trilogy Energy Corp., has been appointed to the Board of Directors.

"Strategic thanks Brian for his contributions and wishes him success in his future endeavors. We are delighted to welcome Jim Riddell to the Company," said Gurpreet Sawhney, CEO of Strategic. "His industry experience will be invaluable to us as Strategic continues to grow."

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