OIL CITY, LA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/20/07 -- Black Dragon Resource Companies (PINKSHEETS: BDGR) management today announced the hiring of Mike Ellis as Head Engineer.

Mr. Ellis is confident he can help increase current production in the near future. He has spent several months researching all of Black Dragon's geology and engineering and is anxious to get started with the Company. After weighing many different opportunities, Mr. Ellis found Black Dragon best met his criteria and decided to join the team.

"We are excited such an experienced and innovative engineer has signed on with us. We foresee Mike making a difference right away," commented Joe Lanza, CEO of Black Dragon. He added, "this is an important time for Black Dragon, and I want to assure everyone we have not lost a lawsuit and are not insolvent. In fact, we expect a significant receivable in the near future." Mr. Lanza also pointed out he has recently been working on a project in Washington, DC. "It's too early to give details, but I am confident my trip to Washington, DC will prove to be extremely beneficial to Black Dragon and its shareholders."

About Black Dragon:

Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. is an oil and gas Production Company focused on the acquisition of mature, producing and existing U.S. oil and gas fields. The Company's focus on mature, domestic oil fields eliminates exploration risk, reducing costs, and provides immediate generation of income in a niche market where larger independent and major oil companies are not positioned to compete.

The statements in this press release regarding any implied or perceived benefits from existing oil and gas field properties, actual reserves and revenues to be derived from the reserves, plans to drill additional oil and gas wells, anticipated revenues, the acquisition of additional oil or gas leases, maintaining mineral lease rights, and any other such effect resulting from any of the above are forward-looking statements. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the continued production of gas at historical rates, costs of operations, delays, and any other difficulties related to producing minerals such as oil and gas, continued maintenance of the oil field and properties, price of oil or gas, marketing and sales of produced minerals, risks and effects of legal and administrative proceedings and governmental regulation, future financial and operational results, competition, general economic conditions, and the ability to manage continued growth.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain information discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the federal securities laws. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions at the time made, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to unpredictable and unanticipated risks, trends and uncertainties such as the Company's inability to accurately forecast its operating results; the Company's potential inability to achieve profitability or generate positive cash flow; the availability of financing; and other risks associated with the Company's business. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

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