Irvine, Calif., March 30, 2010

New Western Energy Corp., an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, development, production, and exploration of oil and gas in North America, today announced that the Company has retained Salberg & Company, P.A. as its independent auditor. Salberg & Company will immediately initiate an audit of New Western Energy and its operations with the results to be included with the Company’s filings with the SEC.

“The Company has been working diligently for months to organize all of the corporate and financial information to become a fully reporting company in compliance with the SEC requirements,” said Javan Khazali, President of New Western Energy Corp.  “We are pleased to announce our relationship with Salberg & Company. They have a great reputation and a track record of helping companies like New Western Energy.”

Salberg & Company, P.A. is a PCAOB registered certified public accounting firm focused on providing high-quality services to a wide range of publicly-held companies and securities broker/dealers.

About New Western Energy Corp.

New Western Energy Corp. is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, development, production, and exploration of oil, gas and coal primarily in North America.