CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blacksands Petroleum, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BSPE) today announced that it acquired 75% of privately-held Access Energy Inc. effective August 3, 2007. Access is engaged in oil and gas exploration and development in Western Canada and the United States. The complete terms of the transaction are set forth in BSPE's Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2007.
"We are excited about the opportunity of working with Access and its partners, the Buffalo River Dene Nation," Darren Stevenson, Chief Executive Officer of Blacksands, said. "Access has formed a truly unique business partnership with the Dene, which allows for the exclusive and binding surface access rights to explore for oil and gas on their traditional territories in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada."
As part of the transaction, Blacksands' existing directors joined the Board of Directors of Access and Paul Parisotto, an existing Director of Access, joined the Board of Blacksands.
About Blacksands
Blacksands Petroleum is engaged in the business of exploring for, developing and operating unconventional oil and gas projects. Such projects may include oil produced from tar sands, also referred to as oil sands, or bituminous sands, which are a combination of clay, sand, water, and bitumen.
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