PETROTEQ ANNOUNCES ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., March 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Petroteq Energy Inc. (“Petroteq” or the “Company”) ‎‎(TSXV:PQE; ‎OTC:PQEFF; FSE:PQCF), an integrated oil ‎company focused on the development and implementation of its proprietary oil-‎extraction and remediation technologies, announces that it has issued to an arm’s length lender a US$417,000 principal amount (including a 20% original issue discount) secured convertible debenture, and warrants exercisable for up to ‎4,906,250‎ common shares of the Company at US$0.15 per share for 48 months. The purchase price (US$392,500) for the securities, less fees and expenses, was advanced by the subscriber to Petroteq between December 13, 2019, and February 14, 2020. The debenture has a term of 48 months and bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum payable quarterly. At the option of the holder the principal amount of the debenture is convertible into ‎4,906,250 common shares of the Company at US$0.08 per share, and at the option of the Company is convertible at US$0.08 per share in the event the closing price of the common shares on the TSXV is above US$0.40 for twenty (20) consecutive trading days, with average daily volume greater than 1,000,000 common shares over such twenty (20) day period. The net proceeds of the above financing have been used by the Company on its extraction technology in Asphalt Ridge, Utah, and for working capital.
In addition, in connection with the foregoing, the Company has paid Cantone Research, Inc., a New Jersey based, FINRA regulated brokerage firm and registered investment adviser, $31,400 and issued them broker warrants exercisable for up to 392,500 common shares of the Company at $0.08 per share for 48 months.The foregoing securities have been, and underlying shares will be, issued in reliance on exemptions from the U.S. Securities Act, and applicable state securities laws, and are and will be subject to resale restrictions as “restricted securities”. In addition, such securities are subject to a Canadian four-month hold period.About Petroteq Energy Inc.Petroteq is an integrated clean technology company focused on the development and implementation of a new proprietary technology for oil extraction. The Company has an environmentally safe and sustainable technology for the extraction and reclamation of heavy and bitumen from oil sands, oil shale deposits and shallow oil deposits. Petroteq is engaged in the development and implementation of its patented environmentally friendly heavy oil processing and extraction technologies. Petroteq is currently focused on developing its oil sands resources and expanding production capacity at its Asphalt Ridge soil remediation and heavy oil extraction processing facility located near Vernal, Utah.For more information, visit www.Petroteq.energy.Forward-Looking StatementsCertain statements contained in this press release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the ‎U.S. and Canadian securities laws. Words such as “may,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “potential,” “will,” “seek,” ‎‎“intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect” and similar expressions as they relate to the ‎Company, including, closing of the transactions noted herein, are intended to identify forward-looking ‎information. Readers are cautioned that there is no certainty that it will be commercially viable to produce any ‎portion of the resources. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking ‎information. Such statements reflect the Company’s current views and intentions with respect to future events, ‎based on information available to the Company, and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, ‎including, without limitation, receipt of final TSXV approval for the transactions. Material factors or assumptions ‎were applied in providing forward-looking information. While forward-looking statements are based on data, ‎assumptions and analyses that the Company believes are reasonable under the circumstances, whether actual ‎results, performance or developments will meet the Company’s expectations and predictions depends on a ‎number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results, performance and financial condition of the ‎Company to differ materially from its expectations. Certain of the “risk factors” that could cause actual results to ‎differ materially from the Company’s forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation: ‎failure by the TSXV to provide final approval of the transactions; uncertainties inherent in the estimation of ‎resources, including whether any reserves will ever be attributed to the Company’s properties; since the ‎Company’s extraction technology is proprietary, is not widely used in the industry, and has not been used in ‎consistent commercial production, the Company’s bitumen resources are classified as a contingent resource ‎because they are not currently considered to be commercially recoverable; full scale commercial production may ‎engender public opposition; the Company cannot be certain that its bitumen resources will be economically ‎producible and thus cannot be classified as proved or probable reserves in accordance with applicable securities ‎laws; changes in laws or regulations; the ability to implement business strategies or to pursue business ‎opportunities, whether for economic or other reasons; status of the world oil markets, oil prices and price ‎volatility; oil pricing; state of capital markets and the ability of the Company to raise capital; litigation; the ‎commercial and economic viability of the Company’s oil sands hydrocarbon extraction technology, and other ‎proprietary technologies developed or licensed by the Company or its subsidiaries, which currently are of an ‎experimental nature and have not been used at full capacity for an extended period of time; reliance on suppliers, ‎contractors, consultants and key personnel; the ability of the Company to maintain its mineral lease holdings; ‎potential failure of the Company’s business plans or model; the nature of oil and gas production and oil sands ‎mining, extraction and production; uncertainties in exploration and drilling for oil, gas and other hydrocarbon-‎bearing substances; unanticipated costs and expenses, availability of financing and other capital; potential ‎damage to or destruction of property, loss of life and environmental damage; risks associated with compliance ‎with environmental protection laws and regulations; uninsurable or uninsured risks; potential conflicts of interest ‎of officers and directors; and other general economic, market and business conditions and factors, including the ‎risk factors discussed or referred to in the Company’s disclosure documents, filed with United States Securities and ‎Exchange Commission and available at ‎www.sec.gov (including, without limitation, its most recent annual report ‎on Form 10-K ‎under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), and with the securities ‎regulatory ‎authorities in certain provinces of Canada and available at www.sedar.com.‎Should any factor affect the Company in an unexpected manner, or should assumptions underlying the forward- ‎looking information prove incorrect, the actual results or events may differ materially from the results or events ‎predicted. Any such forward-looking information is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement. ‎Moreover, the Company does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such forward-looking ‎information. The forward-looking information included in this press release is made as of the date of this press ‎release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information, ‎other than as required by applicable law. Unless otherwise specified, all references to $ refer to lawful currency of ‎the United States.‎The securities referred to in this news release have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent U.S. registration or an applicable exemption from the U.S. registration requirements. This news release does not constitute an offer for sale of securities, nor a solicitation for offers to buy any securities. Any public offering of securities in the United States must be made by means of a prospectus containing detailed information about the company and management, as well as financial statementsNeither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.CONTACT INFORMATIONPetroteq Energy Inc.
Alex Blyumkin
Executive Chairman
Tel: (800) 979-1897