Press Release
Source: Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc.


Avalon Oil & Gas Furthers Latin American Expansion with the Appointment of Global Project Development Expert

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (PR Newswire) – July 25, 2007-- Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc., (OTCBB: AOGN) Avalon announces the addition of an expert advisor to drive the company’s expansion program in Latin America. Stephen T. Newton joins Avalon as an independent energy consultant to provide senior business development and international project evaluation support in the Latin American region.

“Given the strategic priority that Latin American investment plays in our company’s future, we welcome Mr. Newton’s executive experience in international energy project development,” commented Kent A. Rodriguez, Avalon’s President and CEO. “Developing our interests in promising Latin American properties is aligned with Avalon’s strategy to acquire oil and gas producing properties with multiple expansion opportunities,” Rodriguez added.

Mr. Newton remarked, “While our current initiative is to acquire an interest in a producing concession in Columbia, I will be developing a long term strategy to expand Avalon’s production and exploration portfolio throughout the region.”
In addition to his exploration and production expertise, Mr. Newton also brings financial market credibility, having led initiatives in listing a public company on London’s AIM exchange.

His industry expertise spans the range of energy venture expansion activities, including operations, finance, exploration, new business development, with most recent focus on growing and rationalizing the exploration and production portfolio in Colombia for Solana Resources, Limited (TSX-V: SOR, AIM: SORL). For Solana, Mr. Newton served as CEO and President of Solana Petroleum Exploration Colombia and Solana Resources Limited. Prior to Solana, Mr. Newton managed Alberta Energy Company (now ENCANA), and was President and General Manager for AEC Ecuador and AEC Colombia. Mr. Newton’s prior career includes 24 years with Occidental Petroleum, where he was VP, Worldwide Engineering and Technical Services, and held operations and engineering management positions in Latin America, U.S., Australia, Europe, North Sea, and Southeast Asia.

Mr. Newton holds a M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of London, and a B.E. in Mining and Petroleum Engineering from the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. He is the Founding President of the Colombian Petroleum Association, and Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers since 1974.

Please see the company’s website: www.avalonoilinc.com for additional information on Mr. Newton’s background and Avalon’s growth initiatives.

About Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc.
Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc. is an oil and gas company engaged in the acquisition of oil and gas producing properties. In addition, Avalon's technology group acquires and develops oil production enhancing technologies. Through its strategic partnership with UTEK, Inc, (UTK: ASE) a transfer technology company, Avalon is building an asset portfolio of innovative technologies in the oil and gas industry to maximize enhancement opportunities at its various oil and gas properties.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, please visit the company’s website at www.avalonoilinc.com, or contact:

Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc., Minneapolis Kent Rodriguez, 952-746-9655 Fax 952-746-5216