Mr. Paul Sparkes reports

VORTEX ENERGY ENGAGES MARKET MAKER

Vortex Energy Corp. has engaged Independent Trading Group Inc. (address: 420, 33 Yonge St., Toronto, Ont., Canada, M5E 1G4; website: www.itg84.com; contact: Chris Kaplan; e-mail: chriskaplan@itg84.com) (ITG) as a market-maker for its common shares traded on the Canadian Securities Exchange (the CSE).

ITG, as Vortex's market maker, aims to ensure a fair and efficient market for the company's common shares, adhering to CSE policies. This involves buying and selling Vortex's shares on the CSE and other alternative Canadian trading venues. In exchange for these services, ITG will receive a monthly fee of $5,500 from the company.

About Vortex Energy Corp.

Vortex Energy is an exploration stage company engaged principally in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in North America. The company is currently advancing its Robinson River salt project comprising a total of 942 claims covering 23,500 hectares located approximately 35 linear kilometres south of the town of Stephenville in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Robinson River salt project is prospective for both salt and hydrogen salt cavern storage. The company is also currently advancing its Fire Eye uranium property in the Athabasca basin, a region renowned for its uranium deposits.

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