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Dynamic Oil & Gas, Inc. Announces a Plan of Arrangement with Sequoia Oil & Gas Trust

Business Wire, July 21, 2005

CALGARY, Alberta -- Dynamic Oil & Gas, Inc. ("Dynamic") (TSX:DOL)(NASDAQ:DYOLF) is pleased to announce that it has entered into agreements whereby Sequoia Oil & Gas Trust ("Sequoia") (TSX:SQE.UN) will acquire all of Dynamic's Alberta oil and natural gas assets, and whereby Dynamic will reorganize all of its British Columbia and Saskatchewan oil and natural gas assets into a new exploration company (the "Transaction"). The Transaction will be completed by way of Plan of Arrangement (the "Plan").

Under the Plan, Dynamic will establish Shellbridge Oil & Gas, Inc., as a new exploration-focused, Canadian publicly-traded subsidiary, ("Shellbridge") and will transfer into Shellbridge effective May 1, 2005, all of the benefits and obligations of Dynamic's producing assets and undeveloped land located in the provinces of British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Dynamic will retain all of its Alberta properties. Sequoia will purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Dynamic for a cash payment to Dynamic's shareholders of C$72.9 million less approximately C$28.9 million in certain benefits, liabilities and obligations that are being assumed by Sequoia. As a result of the Plan, each Dynamic shareholder of record at closing, will receive C$1.71 in cash and one share of Shellbridge for each share they hold of Dynamic common stock. Shellbridge will be managed by Dynamic's current management team and Board of Directors.

Consummation of the Plan is subject to certain closing conditions including, without limitation, Dynamic shareholder approval, judicial determination of fairness, regulatory approval and the conditional listing of Shellbridge shares for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) or the TSX Venture Exchange.

Wayne Babcock, President and CEO of Dynamic, added "This transaction represents an excellent opportunity to realize value for Dynamic shareholders. In addition to receiving a cash payment, Dynamic shareholders will receive shares in a new, focused junior oil and natural gas producer with a balanced portfolio that includes a blend of heavy oil development in Saskatchewan and exploration upside potential for new natural gas discoveries in British Columbia."

The Plan has the unanimous support of the boards of directors of both Dynamic and Sequoia. The Plan includes a break fee of C$2.16 million payable by either party if the transaction is not completed under certain circumstances.

An Information Circular detailing the Plan is anticipated to be mailed to Dynamic shareholders in August 2005 and Dynamic's shareholders will be asked to approve the Plan at a special meeting expected to be held in September 2005, with closing to follow shortly thereafter.

Impact of the Transaction on Dynamic Shareholders

Dynamic's management and board of directors believe that the transaction will enhance value for their shareholders by providing the following strategic and financial benefits:

- A cash payment to shareholders of C$1.71 per share; and

- For each Dynamic share held at closing, shareholders will receive one share of Shellbridge, a newly-formed company with existing assets and upside exploration potential.

Attributes of Shellbridge

- Experienced and motivated management team;

- Initial net asset value (NAV) of $30.9 million;

- Total proved plus probable reserves estimate of 2.4 mmboe;

- Established initial production base of 900 boe/d;

- Initial commodity mix - 80% heavy crude oil, 20% natural gas;

- Large land position (190,716 gross acres; 92,515 net) - 90% undeveloped, 71% in northeastern B.C.

- High working interest on operated properties;

- Large inventory of drilling opportunities - 15 in Saskatchewan and 10 in British Columbia; and

- Large 3D seismic database.

Shellbridge's management will consist of key senior members of the current Dynamic management team, led by Wayne Babcock. Mr. Babcock, who founded Dynamic and who has spearheaded Dynamic's growth over the past 25 years, will assume the role of President and CEO of Shellbridge. The other senior executive roles will be assumed by Don Umbach, Vice President and COO, Mike Bardell, CFO, and David Grohs, Vice President, Production. The Board of Directors of Shellbridge will be comprised of five members of the current Dynamic board, including three independent directors and two directors from management.

Shellbridge will operate 80% of its production base and own an average working interest of 54% in 127,184 gross acres in three core properties at Cypress and Orion, British Columbia and Mantario East, Saskatchewan. The balance of Shellbridge's acreage is located in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia and southwestern Saskatchewan.

At Cypress and Orion, Shellbridge will own a significant seismic database from which an inventory of ten exploration and development drilling locations has already been identified. Target formations, all of which are natural gas, are Baldonnel, Halfway and Charlie Lake at Cypress, and Jean Marie, Bluesky and Slave Point at Orion. At Mantario East, Shellbridge will have an inventory of 15 development drilling locations targeting Basal Manville heavy crude oil. In addition, Shellbridge expects to complete a facilities upgrade at Mantario, engineered to handle up to 2,500 barrels of heavy oil per day.


 

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