Ms. Lisa Ottmann reports

TRINIDAD DRILLING LTD. TO RELEASE SECOND QUARTER 2014 RESULTS AND TO HOLD CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST

Trinidad Drilling Ltd. will release its second quarter 2014 results after market close on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. The news release will provide consolidated operating and financial information. The full management's discussion and analysis and consolidated financial statements will be posted on the investor relations section of Trinidad's website and will also be filed on SEDAR.

A conference call and webcast to discuss the results will be held for the investment community on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, beginning at 9 a.m. MT (11 a.m. ET). To participate, please dial 888-231-8191 (toll-free in North America) or 647-427-7450 approximately 10 minutes prior to the conference call. An archived recording of the call will be available from approximately 12:30 p.m. MT on Aug. 7, 2014, until 10 p.m. MT on Aug. 14, 2014, by dialling 855-859-2056 or 416-849-0833 and entering replay access code 70477681.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available via the investor relations page of Trinidad's website.