SOURCE: Falcon Oil & Gas

DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - January 29, 2009) - Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. (TSX-V: FO) ("Falcon") announced on January 14th, 2009 an update of the operations of the "Initial Work Program" under its April 10, 2008 Production and Development Agreement, as amended, with Exxon Mobil Corporation affiliate Production Ventures East Hungary Kft ("ExxonMobil") and MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc.

Falcon is pleased to announce that ExxonMobil, as operator, began drilling the Földeák 1 well on January 14th, 2009 with the purpose of testing the hydrocarbon potential of the Szolnok formation.

About Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd.

Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. is a British Columbia corporation in the business of oil and gas exploration and production. It has operations in Hungary through its wholly owned subsidiary TXM Oil and Gas Exploration, LLC, in Romania through its wholly owned subsidiary JVX Energy Corporation, in Colorado through its wholly owned subsidiary Falcon Oil & Gas USA, Inc., and in Australia through its wholly owned subsidiary Falcon Oil & Gas Australia Pty Ltd. Further information about Falcon is available at www.falconoilandgas.com.

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