AUG 31, 2011 - 08:30 ET

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Aug. 31, 2011) - C&C Energia Ltd. ("C&C Energia" or the "Corporation") (TSX:CZE) is pleased to announce that Mr. Tyler Rimbey recently joined the Corporation as its Vice President of Business Development. This position was recently created by the Corporation to augment and enhance C&C's strong technical team as well as to develop additional commercial opportunities in Latin America.

Mr. Rimbey has had an impressive record over the past 20 years in the Oil and Gas Industry. He was most recently the Senior Vice President of Global Oil Trading at BP Canada, as well as President of BP Canada Energy Trading Company. Mr. Rimbey started his career at Shell Canada in refining and marketing and was promoted to Head Trader of North Sea and West African Crude Oil with Shell International Trading in London. In addition, Mr. Rimbey served as an Executive Director for Crude Trading at Goldman Sachs (J. Aron) in London.

Mr. Rimbey received both an Undergraduate and a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Calgary.

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