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Cuba does'nt pay its debts

www.pebercan.com/en/press_releaseInfo.asp?pressID=199">http://www.pebercan.com/en/press_releaseInfo.asp?pressID=199

June 25, 2008
INFORMATION

Montreal, Quebec, June 25th, 2008 - PEBERCAN INC. (The "Company"), (TSX: PBC) -Given the difficult economic situation and the general context of increases in the cost of raw materials and food staples, Cupet has been unable to make April and May 2008 payments, as provided for in the November 2007 agreement which rescheduled the terms of payment of an outstanding debt.

Of the $39,136M owed to the Company, only $2M has been paid so far. For the record, this agreement stipulated the terms and conditions of monthly payments, of which $118,9M was payable from November 2007 to November 2008 and was partially guaranteed by the Banco Nacional of Cuba. Amounts previously stated relate to 100 % of Block 7, of which approximately 55 % is attributable to the Company.

Discussions are ongoing with Cupet, the Banco Nacional of Cuba as well as with Cuban authorities; however, these have not yet been conclusive but should, as in past, lead to a positive outcome.

As well, works on the Canasi 100 well were interrupted after numerous attempts to selectively isolate an important water gush. Both the logs and a few hours of testing have confirmed the presence of oil; therefore, the Company is contemplating drilling a second well in the same zone after detailed analysis of all relevant information.

Finally, the daily production of Block 7 is, since the beginning of the year,
20,004 barrels versus 19,650 barrels for the same period in 2007.

Pebercan�?fs interim consolidated financial statements and management report for the period ended December 31, 2008 are available on our Web site at www.pebercan.com, as well as on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Pebercan is involved in the exploration, development and exploitation of oil reserves in the Republic of Cuba. Pebercan sells its entire production to the Cuban government but is not bound by any restrictions regarding the sale of its oil. The Company�?fs shares are listed on the TSX and trade under the symbol PBC.

Legal Notice „Ÿ Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements contained in this press release involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We consider that these forward-looking statements are reasonable given the hypothesis on which they are based and which the Board of Directors of the Company has reviewed and ascertained as being well founded. Pebercan disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Important additional information identifying risks and uncertainties is contained in the Company�?fs most recent annual and interim reports and forms filed with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities.

For more information, please contact:

Renmark Financial Communications Inc.
Henri Perron: hperron at renmarkfinancial.com
Dan Symons : dsymons at renmarkfinancial.com
Tel: 514 939-3989
Fax: 514 939-3717
www.renmarkfinancial.com

PEBERCAN Inc.
Christophe Ranger - cranger at pebercan.com
750 Marcel-Laurin Blvd., Suite 106, Saint-Laurent, Quebec H4M 2M4 - Canada
Tel.: 514 286-5200; Fax: 514 286-5177

By morphus on Jul 9, 2008, 09:45 in Cuba.

morphus says on Jul 9, 2008, 09:49:

Another good reason for the US to keep the embargo against Cuba. The Castro regime lacks business sense.

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ronaldo says on Jul 11, 2008, 19:01:

Who does?

Ronaldo

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morphus says on Jul 14, 2008, 04:23:

US farmers....they make Cuba pay up front....LOL

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