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ROYL (6.45)Completes Pipeline and Begins Production

March 2, 2012, 2:41 p.m. EST

Royale Completes Pipeline and Begins Production
SAN DIEGO, Mar 2, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Royale Energy, Inc. /quotes/zigman/57772/quotes/nls/royl ROYL +3.08% announced today it has completed the pipeline to its Bristol well in the Sacramento Basin. The well has been put into production and will be opened up to over 1,000,000 cubic ft. per day. The Bristol is the sixth recent discovery made in the Forbes formation on the company's existing 20 square miles of 3D seismic data.

About the Company

Headquartered in San Diego, Royale Energy, Inc. is an independent energy company. The company is focused on development, acquisition, exploration, and production of natural gas and oil in California, Texas and the Rocky Mountains. It has been a leading independent producer of oil and natural gas for over 20 years. The company's strength is continually reaffirmed by investors who participate in funding over 50% of the company's new projects. Additional information about Royale Energy, Inc. is available on its web site at www.royl.com .

Forward Looking Statements

In addition to historical information contained herein, this news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those in the "forward-looking" statements. While the company believes its forward looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, there are factors that are difficult to predict and that are influenced by economic and other conditions beyond the company's control. Investors are directed to consider such risks and other uncertainties discussed in documents filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SOURCE: Royale Energy



CONTACT: Royale Energy, Inc.
Chanda Idano, Director of Marketing & PR
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