February 16, 2010 - Options Granted to an Officer

Cirrus Energy Corporation (TSXV: CYR) ("Cirrus") announced today that it has granted options to an officer of Cirrus to acquire up to 140,000 Common Shares having an exercise price of $1.70 per share, vesting evenly over a three year period and expiring two years after vesting, pursuant to the Cirrus stock option plan.

Cirrus Energy Corporation is an international oil and gas company headquartered in Calgary with operations in The Netherlands, Trinidad and the U.K. and currently has 87.9 million Common Shares outstanding (93.1 million fully diluted following this granting of options).

For further information, please contact:

David Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer
Pamela Orr, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Cirrus Energy Corporation
Suite 208, 5 Richard Way S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T3E 7M8,
Canada

Website : www.cirrusenergy.ca
Telephone: (403) 216-5030
Facsimile: (403) 265-9530

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