NASDAQ Changes Trading Halt Status of South Texas Oil Company

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Mon Nov 9, 2009 9:26am EST 

NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ Stock Market(R)
(Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that the trading halt status in South Texas Oil
Company (Nasdaq:STXX) was changed to "additional information requested" from the
company. Trading in the company's stock had been halted on Friday, November 6,
2009 at 7:00:02 a.m. Eastern Time for "news pending" at a last sale price of
$0.22. Trading will remain halted until South Texas Oil Company has fully
satisfied NASDAQ's request for additional information.

For news and additional information about the company, please contact the
company directly or check under the company's symbol using InfoQuotes(SM) on the
NASDAQ Web site.

For more information about The NASDAQ Stock Market, visit the NASDAQ Web site at
http://www.nasdaq.com.

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          Wayne Lee
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          Wayne.D.Lee@NASDAQOMX.com
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