Americas Petrogas Engages Ercosplan for Potash Brine Reservoir and Evaporite Deposit

CALGARY, ALBERTA, Jun 10 (MARKET WIRE) --
Americas Petrogas Inc. (TSX VENTURE: BOE) (the "Company" or "Americas")
is pleased to announce it has formally engaged The Ercosplan Group of
Companies ("Ercosplan") to prepare a Preliminary Brine Resources
Assessment Study ("Brine Resources Study") for Americas surface potash
brine reservoir and solid evaporate deposits located on the Company's
82,195 hectare (approximately 203,000 acres or 821 sq.km.) Bayovar
concession in the Sechura Desert in Northwest Peru.

About Ercosplan

Ercosplan is an independent consulting firm considered world leader in
the potash and mineral salts industry. With over 50 years experience in
the potash industry, Ercosplan provide support at all stages of
development from exploration concept studies, prefeasibility studies and
process design to capital cost assessment studies, market studies and
supervision of construction activities. Located in Central Germany, the
birthplace of the modern potash industry, the company employs
approximately 150 engineers, scientists, technicians, economists and
computer experts.

Qualified Person

EurGeol Dr. Henry Rauche, Managing Director and CEO of Ercosplan, serves
as the qualified person under National Instrument 43-101. Dr. Rauche has
a wide range of experience in mineral resource and reserve estimation for
solid ore as well as liquid brine mineral salt deposits and is
author/co-author of more than 60 relevant publications. Dr. Rauche is
responsible author of several reports according to National Instrument
43-101.

Barclay Hambrook, President and CEO commented:

"Dr. Rauche and Ercosplan are highly qualified and represent a valuable
engineering and geological resource for the Company, especially in
updating and verifying historical technical data and reports. During a
recent site visit, Dr. Rauche commented that the sun and wind conditions
at six degrees from the equator, offers the project the very unique
opportunity to employ solar evaporation processing. This, combined with
the existing infrastructure including nearby ports, highway system, and
labour force gives Americas competitive advantages including that of
becoming one of the lowest cost producers of potash fertilizers.

Mr. Hambrook added that an additional advantage is the close proximity to
the large and growing potash markets of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia and
neighbouring countries of Peru, as well as access to the Asia markets of
China and India.

About Americas Petrogas Inc.

Americas Petrogas is a Canadian company whose shares trade on the TSX
Venture Exchange under the symbol "BOE". The Company has oil and gas
exploration and development activities in Argentina and, in Peru, the
Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Americas Potash Peru SA, is
developing a surface potash brine reservoir and evaporite deposit at
Bayovar in the Sechura Desert, Northwest Peru.

Except for historical information, certain statements in this Press
Release constitute forward-looking statements under applicable securities
legislation. Such forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties
and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or
achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this press
release include but are not limited to references to future development
activities on the Bayovar potash concession. This forward-looking
information is subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and
other factors, which may cause actual results, levels and timing of
activity and achievements to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such information.

Neither the 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 the release.

Contacts:
Americas Petrogas Inc.
Barclay Hambrook, P. Eng., MBA
President and CEO
(403) 685-1888
(403) 685-1880 (FAX)
Email: inquiries@americaspetrogas.com
Website: www.americaspetrogas.com

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