Aztec Oil and Gas Inc. (AZGSQ)

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Aztec Announces Closing of XII-A Partnership

HOUSTON, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aztec Oil & Gas, Inc. (Pink Sheets: AZGS) ("Aztec") announced today that, on December 30, 2011, it closed the Aztec XII-A Oil & Gas limited partnership, which was opened on September 1, 2011. The Aztec XII-A Oil & Gas LP closed with approximately $8.2 million of funding and is focused primarily on drilling shallow oil wells in Texas. Aztec's wholly-owned subsidiary, Aztec Energy, LLC, will gain a thirty percent (30%) ownership interest in the Partnership, and will act as the Managing General Partner. Aztec Drilling & Operating, LLC, another wholly-owned Aztec subsidiary, will serve as the Partnership's drilling contractor and well operator.

"Aztec continued throughout 2011 to build reserves drilling mainly conventional, vertical oil wells," stated Mr. Waylan Johnson, President of Aztec Oil & Gas Inc. Mr. Johnson went on to say, "Aztec has been very fortunate in the areas we've drilled, and by sticking to our plan, our oil and gas finding costs have continued to be lowered. Our company and our partners are realizing the benefits of our lower risk well strategy. We are very optimistic about 2012 and the use of the XII-A Partnership funds in continuing the implementation of that strategy."

About Aztec Oil & Gas, Inc. Aztec is an experienced oil and gas exploration, development and production company focusing on Texas, plus other areas of the U.S. Its interests are highly diversified between development drilling and exploration drilling; however, when it offers drilling/production partnerships, Aztec focuses primarily on Texas shallow, lower risk, development and step out wells. When offered, those programs/partnerships are placed, with accredited investor partners, only through FINRA registered Broker Dealers and Registered Investment Advisors; and, are focused primarily on oil, with natural gas normally being a secondary target.

Aztec has been in the oil/gas business since 2004, and entered the sponsored drilling program industry in 2006. Over the next two and one half years, beginning in late 2006, it intentionally restricted itself to only three small, very limited Appalachian, natural gas drilling partnerships. Such was done in order to study and become fully familiar with the nuances of the sponsored drilling program industry before expanding to the Company's full capabilities. In the summer of 2008, Aztec publicly announced it was discontinuing any natural gas drilling in Appalachia, and was ready to substantially expand its sponsored drilling program activities, along with its other activities, primarily for oil in Texas.

As to only its sponsored drilling partnerships, when offered; since 2008, Aztec has, indeed, focused almost all of those partnerships on oil wells in Texas. In addition to its early, initial three small Appalachian natural gas drilling partnerships mentioned above, Aztec has, intermittently, sponsored and closed a very significant number of other drilling/production partnerships (all of the latter, as stated, focused primarily on drilling for oil in Texas). Aztec Energy LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aztec, is the Managing General Partner of all Aztec drilling partnerships; and another wholly-owned Aztec subsidiary, Aztec Drilling & Operating, LLC, is the drilling contractor and well operator for such partnerships. Through its own participation and contributions, Aztec owns a 30% interest in all of its drilling/production partnerships. In general clarification of its activities, in addition to its own direct corporate participations in industry partner wells, Aztec sometimes sponsors lower risk, development drilling/production programs which include significant tax benefits; all of which are offered only through FINRA Registered Broker Dealers and Registered Investment Advisors to Accredited Investors. Aztec's sponsored drilling/production programs, when offered, focus primarily on shallow oil/gas drilling, are considered unique, and also incorporate a sophisticated exit strategy for investors.

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This release/announcement/document is neither an advertisement, an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy securities, Units or participations of Aztec. This release/document contains certain statements, estimates, and forecasts with respect to future performance and events. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this release/announcement/document, a Memorandum, or the Aztec website, including, but not limited to, statements regarding future performance of events, are forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements are based on various underlying assumptions and expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events to differ materially from those expressed in such statements. As a result, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements included in this release/announcement/document, a Memorandum, or the Aztec Website will prove to be accurate or correct. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future performance or events described in the forward-looking statements in this release/announcement/document, a Memorandum, or the Aztec Website might not occur. Accordingly, investors should not rely upon forward-looking statements or historical performance as a prediction or indicator of actual or future results. Also, Aztec Oil & Gas, Inc., its officers, principals, employees, agents, subsidiaries, affiliates and consultants, and the other parties, investors, shareholders, partnerships and partners, involved in any properties, programs, partnerships, and Aztec activities have various, material conflicts of interests. The price(s) received for the oil and natural gas produced from any investments, activities, properties may be less than quoted NYMEX prices at any given times. Specific results, yields, benefits, etc. are not guaranteed by us and are subject to risks and limitations inherent in the energy industry and/or described in any Memorandum and elsewhere. Aztec does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, facts or other information, whether as a result of new information, future events, subsequent circumstances or otherwise.

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