CORRE Announces Closing of Financing and Debt Retirement

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 17, 2015) - Canadian Oil Recovery and Remediation Enterprises Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:CVR) ("CORRE" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has received final approval from the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") and has closed its previously announced private placement financing (the "Financing") of units (each a "Unit") at a price of $0.05 per Unit and the retirement of $1,003,000 of indebtedness owing under previously provided shareholder loans (the "Shares for Debt Transaction"). An aggregate of 35,877,960 Units have issued under the Financing for gross proceeds of $1,783,898 and a further 20,060,000 Units have issued under the Shares for Debt Transaction. Each Unit consists of one common share of CORRE (a "Common Share") and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional Common Share at a price of $0.075 for a period of 4 years from closing. All of the Common Shares and warrants issued in connection with the Financing and the Shares for Debt Transaction are subject to a statutory four-month hold period in accordance with applicable securities laws, which will expire on July 17, 2015. The capital raised under this Financing will be utilized by CORRE to pursue new revenue generating opportunities, to formalize new partnerships and agreements, and for working capital.

About CORRE

CORRE is a Canadian-based oil services company which trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol CVR. CORRE provides full cycle oil waste management solutions to the petroleum industry. CORRE's customers are primarily in the upstream petroleum sector (oil production and drilling companies) and downstream petroleum sector (oil refinery, transportation and distribution companies). CORRE's operating lines include remediating oil-contaminated soil; treating sludge, oil based muds and drilling waste, oil recovery; automated oil storage tank cleaning, oil and gas engineering, and project management. CORRE provides its advanced environmental solutions through strategic operating partnerships with some of the most distinguished companies throughout the world.

Forward Looking Statements

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Forward-looking information is based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made, and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking information. Some of the risks and other factors that could cause the results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking information include, but are not limited to: commodity price volatility; general economic conditions in Canada, the United States, the MENA region and globally; industry conditions, governmental regulation, including environmental regulation; unanticipated operating events or performance; failure to obtain industry partner and other third party consents and approvals, if and when required; the availability of capital on acceptable terms; the need to obtain required approvals from regulatory authorities; stock market volatility; competition for, among other things, capital, skilled personnel and supplies; changes in laws; and the other risk factors disclosed under our profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned that this list of risk factors should not be construed as exhaustive.

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