ODYSSEY PETROLEUM CORP. NEWS RELEASE (April 27, 2010) – Odyssey Petroleum Corp. (FSE: YQN; TSX-V: ODE) (“Odyssey”) announces that Odyssey Petroleum Corp. US its wholly owned Mississippi subsidiary has filed under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code for protection from its creditors, in order to give the Company the time to work through its present financial difficulties. Odyssey is currently in negotiations with several parties to obtain funding to move the Company forward, as well as deal with its present liabilities, contingent or otherwise. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD Forward-Looking Statements Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. |