Vortex Energy Corp. announced that it has selected Major Drilling Group International Inc. (?Major Drilling?) as the drilling contractor for the fully-permitted drilling program at the Company?s property, the Robinsons River Salt Project (the ?Property?). Vortex?s primary consultant partner, RESPEC Consulting Inc. (?RESPEC?), selected Major Drilling after a rigorous and competitive analysis and qualification process.

Major Drilling will mobilize one diamond core VD-5000 drill rig and an operating crew to the Property for the purpose of drilling the two permitted core wells, which is expected to begin in November, 2023. The drilling program is designed to verify the depth of the salt rock formations previously identified at the Property and acquire geological data pertaining to both salt and non-salt rocks at the Property.