CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Jan 14, 2014) - Amarok Energy Inc. ("Amarok" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:AMR) announces the appointment of Samuel Ingram, Q.C. and Dennis Nerland, Q.C. as directors of the Corporation following discussions with certain shareholders of the Corporation. Messrs. Ingram and Nerland join the board of directors of the Corporation (the "Board") consisting of Robert J. Dales, Danny Geremia, Massimo Geremia and William C. Guinan.

The appointments of Messrs. Ingram and Nerland follow the resignations of Robin C. Day and Tim de Freitas as directors of the Corporation effective as of January 13, 2014. In addition, the Board also accepted the resignation of Dale Swanson as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation effective as of January 13, 2014. The Corporation would like to thank each of Messrs. Day, de Freitas and Swanson for their services during their tenures as an officer and directors of the Corporation.

Mr. Ingram is currently the President and a director of Durango Oils Ltd., a private oil and gas investment company. Mr. Ingram has over 35 years of management experience in senior legal, corporate and business matters for internationally diversified resource and energy companies involved in the exploration and production of oil and gas, thermal coal, nickel, cobalt and electricity.

Mr. Nerland is a partner with Shea Nerland Calnan LLP, practicing primarily in the areas of tax and trust law. Mr. Nerland is also a director of several public companies in the oil and gas and oilfield services sector.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.