Athlone Energy Ltd.
Suite 250, 1220 Kensington Rad NW
Calgary, AB Canada
T2N 3P5
Telephone: 403 261-4791
Fax: 403 266-4798

April 30, 2008  NEWS RELEASE    Trading Symbol: TSX-V.ATH

Athlone Energy Ltd. Announces Increasing Production
in Lloydminster Core Area

Athlone Energy Ltd. ("Athlone" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an operational update to April 30, 2008. For further information and an updated corporate presentation please visit the company's website at www.athlone.com.
In the Lloydminster core area two gas wells were recompleted and one new oil well was drilled.  On the Vermilion property a Dina gas well was successfully recompleted.  The Company plans to place the well on stream at rates of 300 - 400 mcf/d (50 - 60 boepd) depending upon pipeline capacity.  Internal reserves estimates for this well are between 0.4 and 0.6 Bcf.  The on stream date is expected to be around August 15, 2008.  A second Colony gas recompletion at South Lloydminster resulted in uneconomic flow rates. 
At Vermilion a new Sparky oil well was drilled and placed on production on April 10, 2008 and is currently producing at rates of approximately 60 boepd.  Four additional wells have been licensed in the Lloydminster area to be drilled after break up.  Athlone has a 100 % working interest in the Lloydminster core area.
At Grand Forks Athlone has committed to drill a Bow Island gas test prior to September 15, 2008 which will earn 2 sections of land.
Average sales production for March, 2008 was 700 boepd consisting of 95 % heavy oil and 5 % gas and light oil production. This does not include the recently completed wells mentioned above.
Heavy oil pricing has been particularly strong in recent months. The following is a summary of recent pricing for Hardisty 12 degree API:
Average 2007 - $ 44.77/bbl
January, 2008 - $ 61.95/bbl
February, 2008 - $ 64.46/bbl
March, 2008 - $ 83.75/bbl
The combination of strong production and high pricing will result in record revenue for the first quarter ending April 30, 2008.

About Athlone Energy Ltd.
Athlone Energy Ltd. is an active junior oil and gas exploration company with core assets in Alberta and Saskatchewan.  For further information, please refer to the Company's website: www.athlone.com or alternatively on www.sedar.com.
For further information, please contact:
Garry Lohuis
President & CEO
Athlone Energy Ltd.
Telephone: (403) 261-4791
Email: glohuis@athlone.com

The term barrels of oil equivalent "boe" may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation.  A boe conversion ratio of six thousand cubic feet (6 mcf) to one barrel (1 bbl) is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead.
The term "operating cash flow" does not have a meaning assigned under GAAP and represents cash flow generated from operations before deducting non-cash expenditures.
This information contains forward-looking statements (forecasts) under applicable securities laws.  Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon assumptions and judgments with respect to the future including, but not limited to, the outlook for commodity markets and capital markets, the performance of producing wells and reservoirs, and the regulatory and legal environment.  Many of these factors can be difficult to predict.  As a result, the forward-looking statements are subject to known or unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.
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