Octagon 88 Resources Provides Manning Project Update From CEC North Star Executive Summary Including New Potential Billion Barrel PIIP Resource & New Land Acquisitions

Octagon 88 Resources Inc., (OCTX) is pleased to provide an update from CEC North Star’s executive summary of the Plan Of Development (POD). The POD proposes a combined phased development of the "Manning Projects” which are located in the Peace River block of north-western Alberta, Canada. The land contains a projected 3+ billion barrels of Petroleum Initially in Place (PIIP), based on 3^rd. party oil engineering reports and management estimates.

For a complete review of the 8-K dated August 7, 2013, please click the following link below:

Executive Summary August 2013

The POD defines the first development to target the primary recovery methods of approximately 200 million recoverable barrels of 13 to 15 °API heavy oil in the Elkton Erosional Edge. The development plan provided in the POD, were based on forecasted recovery rates produced by the dynamic simulation testing recently conducted by Schlumberger Ltd on the first project.

First Project: Elkton Erosional Edge

• Eight-hundred and seventy plus (870+) million barrels PIIP (Third-Party Estimate).
• Primary recovery methods (cold flow) of oil in the Elkton Erosional edge, with an 8% to 14% recovery rate combined with staged and scalable 5,000 bbl/d to 10,000 bbl/d projects.
• Developed over 25+ years with peak oil production rate occurring near the end of year 4 (2018) at over 30,000 bbl/d and over 200 million barrels of recoverable oil using only primary production and waterflooding…
• Including the use of infill drilling and then subsequent pressure maintenance with an additional 8% recovery. Followed in later stages with EOR methods achieving a forecasted potential recovery rate of 40% + .
• Use of single vertical wells with 5 to 10 horizontal legs and single pumps to minimize capital and maximize recovery. Initial production is projected to be 175 bbl/d with a harmonic depletion curve.
• Findings down dip from the Erosional Edge Elkton and Debolt formations indicate a potential additional 1+ billion barrels PIIP (internal estimate) not previously identified or reported.

Additionally, 3’840 acres have recently been acquired as an expansion of the Elkton project to capture the balance of the Elkton sweet spot. The expansion of land base results in a 18-20% increase of the size of the Elkton Erosional Edge project which was originally estimated by 3^rd party engineers to hold 870+ million barrels.

The licensing process for drilling has begun to spud the first production wells; targeting initial oil sales to commence in the first quarter of 2014 as outlined in the POD from the Elkton Erosional Edge Project.

A new 3^rd party oil engineering report has been commissioned to confirm the updated larger PIIP estimates. This has been established by the core drilling and seismic acquired on all three projects: the Elkton, Debolt and Bluesky Gething which is expected to be received by the end of August 2013.

Octagon 88 Resources Inc.

Octagon 88 Resources, Inc. has acquired substantial light and conventional heavy oil assets in Northern Alberta. The CEC North Star Ltd project has been substantially de-risked which leads the company to emerge as a development stage oil and gas company. The current program schedule entails working with the operator of these properties to bring on production and cash flow through the company’s direct working interests, and indirect investments spread throughout the projects.

Octagon 88 Resources is the largest publicly traded shareholder of CEC North Star currently holding thirty-three percent (33%) of its shares.

CEC North Star Ltd.

CEC North Star Energy Ltd is a private Canadian Oil Company moving to production and cashflows in the near term. It holds substantial heavy oil oilsands leases in the Peace River block of north western Alberta Canada.

CEC North Star has acquired seventy-three (73) sections respectively 46,720 acres of leaseholds. The leases have been confirmed to hold multiple projects all independently developable, using existing proven production methods. Primary or cold flow production possibilities exist in the Elkton and Bluesky Gething projects substantially reducing the Capex costs of getting to full scale commercial development.

CEC North Star has entered into joint venture on adjoining properties consisting of 23 sections or 14,720 acres which may increase PIIP (Petroleum Initially in Place) to in excess of four (4) billion barrels.

CEC North Star goals of ultimately producing 200,000 bbl/d of bitumen from these lands and to create value for the shareholders by developing these oilsands properties using scalable project development targeting multiple 5-10,000 bbl/d facilities. Environment, Occupational Health and Safety are of paramount concern. Use of known technologies while remaining flexible to adopt new processes to maximize recovery of oil in place while reducing operating costs and a relatively quick schedule and lower capital costs compared to other oilsand projects resulting in maximum return on capital invested and quicker shareholder returns.

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