HOUSTON, July 28, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aztec Oil & Gas, Inc. (PinkSheets:AZGS) announced today that it closed, on May 31, its most recent partnership under its Aztec X Oil & Gas Drilling Program. The partnership, "Aztec XB Oil & Gas LP", closed with approximately $3,868,500 of funding and is focused on shallow oil drilling in Texas. Aztec's wholly-owned subsidiary, Aztec Energy, LLC, will retain thirty percent (30%) ownership and will act as the Managing General Partner. Aztec Drilling & Operating, LLC, another wholly-owned subsidiary, will serve as the Partnership's drilling contractor and operator.
"Aztec is beginning to be recognized by the broker dealer community for its high quality drilling/production programs and its attention to detail across a very wide spectrum of issues. We are very appreciative of the votes of confidence and we anticipate a very rewarding 2010 for Aztec, its investors and partners," stated Waylan R. Johnson, President, Aztec Oil & Gas, Inc.
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; however for its drilling/production partnerships, Aztec focuses on shallow, Texas, low risk, development wells. Those programs/partnerships are placed by FINRA registered Broker Dealers and Registered Investment Advisors with accredited investor partners and are directed primarily at oil, with natural gas normally a secondary target.
Aztec entered the sponsored drilling program industry in 2006. Over the next two and one half years, it intentionally restricted itself to only three small, very limited Appalachian drilling partnerships in order to 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 for oil and gas, primarily in Texas.
Since 2008, Aztec has focused most of its drilling on oil wells in Texas. In addition to its initial three small Appalachian drilling partnerships mentioned above, Aztec has sponsored and closed five other drilling/production partnerships (all of the latter focused on drilling 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 turnkey drilling contractor and operator for such partnerships. Through its own contributions, Aztec owns a 30% interest in all of its drilling/production partnerships. In general clarification of its activities, in addition to direct corporate participations in industry partner wells, Aztec sometimes sponsors low risk, development drilling/production programs which include significant tax benefits, all of which are sold through FINRA Registered Broker Dealers and Registered Investment Advisors to Accredited Investors. Aztec's sponsored drilling/production programs focus primarily on shallow oil/gas drilling, are very 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, the 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 the forward-looking statements. As a result, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements included in this release, the 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/document, the Memorandum, or the Aztec Website might not occur. Accordingly, investors should not rely upon forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Also, Aztec Oil & Gas, Inc., its officers, principals, employees, affiliates and consultants, and the other parties, partnerships and partners involved in any properties and programs have conflicts of interests. The price received for the oil and natural gas produced from any properties may be less than quoted NYMEX prices at any given time. 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.