DualEx Energy Announces Operational Update

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CALGARY, March 8, 2012 /CNW/ - DualEx Energy International Inc. ("DualEx, or "the Company") (TSX-V: "DXE") today announced that in northeast Hungary the Company and its partners are preparing to re-enter the PEN-105 wellbore and sidetrack it approximately 430 meters across a fault in order to access a second compartment on the structure, believed to be gas-bearing. The previously planned sidetrack ("PEN-105A") is based on the Company's 3D seismic data that was shot over the Penészlek field and production data from the PEN-105 well. A drilling rig has been contracted for this operation, which is scheduled to commence in mid-March 2012. DualEx holds a 40.44% interest in the PEN-105A well.

In Tunisia, field recording of the Bouhajla North 3D seismic survey has now been completed as planned. This 55 km2 survey was contracted to CGGVeritas Services SA, and was shot over the Bouhajla North prospect on the Bouhajla Permit, located onshore in the Pelagian Basin. Processing and interpretation will begin shortly.

DualEx Energy International Inc. is an oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the greater Mediterranean area. DualEx's common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "DXE".

Forward-Looking Statements

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Garry Hides, President & CEO
DualEx Energy International Inc.
200 - 521 3rd Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3T3
Tel: [phone] ext. 223
www.dualexen.com

Jeremy Dietz
Investor Relations, The Equicom Group
300 - 5th Avenue SW, 10th Floor 
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3C4
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