Strata X Energy : X Receives Preliminary Environmental Approval

DENVER, COLORADO USA, BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA and VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA - 2 October 2018 (Pacific Time - Canada) (TSX-V:SXE) (ASX:SXA)

Highlights:

• Botswana Environmental Department approves Environmental Management Plan subject to 30 day final public review.
• Serowe CSG Project is a 100% owned coal seam gas project in Botswana.
• Funding secured for low cost, two well appraisal program to commence in December 2018.

The directors and management of Strata-X Energy Ltd. ('Strata-X' or the 'Company') (TSX-V:SXE) (ASX:SXA) are pleased to announce that the Company has received conditional approval of the Environmental Management Plan (EMP). Final approval of the EMP is expected following a 30 day public review. The Company held community meetings prior to submitting the EMP and does not expect any issues arising from the public review.

The EMP covers approximately 273,000 acres and includes the original leases which were purchased from a third party. Following final approval, the Company will firm-up the timetable and secure the services it requires for its two well drilling program currently scheduled for December 2018.

The drilling program will target coal seams over a high-graded area which flowed or bubbled free gas. Generally, free gas indicates 100% saturated coal seams. The primary targets are bright coal seams with one seam interpreted to be in excess of 10 meters thick. Secondary targets are deeper coals in excess of 20 meters thick. The Company plans to conduct flow tests on one or both wells pending the results of a wireline, nuclear resonance logging program (BMR). BMR is a new wireline tool which can be used to estimate relative gas contents and permeabilities of the target coals.

As previously announced, the Company has secured the financing for the two, low cost, vertical pilot wells. The wells will be located within the high-graded area on Strata-X leases that are 100% owned and have an average net revenue interest of 96%.

Following receipt of conditional approval of the EMP, Strata-X Chairman Ron Prefontaine stated, 'I am very pleased Strata-X now has substantially completed the permitting process that will allow us to finalise our drilling timetable, and secure the drilling rig and equipment to commence our fully-funded two well appraisal program. The wells will be located within our high-graded area over the Botswana CSG fairway. Having successfully taken greenfield CSG projects through to commercial gas sales with other CSG ventures, our path is clear. The Company plans to create sufficient momentum on our Serowe CSG project to fast track appraisal and prove sufficient gas reserves to justify development of a foundation project as soon as possible.'

About Strata-X
Strata-X is a Denver, Colorado (USA) based company and is engaged in the business of oil and gas exploration and development with a variety of exploration opportunities in the States of California and Illinois in the United States of America and the Republic of Botswana. Strata-X has 81,201,984 common shares outstanding and trades under the symbol 'SXE' on the TSX-V and 'SXA' on the ASX.

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This announcement was made in Canada for the TSX.V and in Australia for the ASX.

Public documents for Strata-X Energy Ltd. can be found at SEDAR (Canada) (www.sedar.com) andASX.com.au (Australia).

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