OMDA Oil and Gas, Inc. Announces Chairman Adam Barnett's Recent Stock Purchases

Houston--(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 12, 2006

OMDA Oil and Gas, Inc. (OTC: OMOG) announced today that its Chairman Adam Barnett has recently purchased the company's common shares in the open market.

Mr. Barnett has purchased over eight million shares of OMOG since Thursday, July 6th, 2006. These shares are in addition to the 10 million announced in the prior week. This brings the total purchased by Mr. Barnett over the last two and half weeks to over 18 million shares. All shares were bought for personal investment purposes.

Adam Barnett, Chairman, stated, "As promised, I am releasing this additional announcement in an effort to be as open with the shareholders as possible. I bought these shares as a personal investment in our company in part due to my excitement over the potential developments outlined in yesterday's newsletter. I will continue to inform the public, either through additional press releases or company newsletters, of any additional purchases or any future personal retirement of company shares.

About OMDA Oil and Gas, Inc.

OMDA Oil and Gas, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, OMDA Oil & Gas Management, Inc. and Texas OMDA Drilling & Operating, Inc. and OMDA Oil & Gas, Inc. (Texas), are in the business of oil and gas production and lease acquisition. Currently, the Company owns average participation interests approaching 47%, in 355 producing and non-producing oil and gas wells in Louisiana and Texas, as well as well as a 75% working interest in an 1,116 acre, horizontal play in the Panola Field, Panola County, Texas. Current acreage interests include a Carried back-in working interest of at least 7.5% up to 37.5% in a 12 well work over play in the Concorde Dome Field in Andersen County, TX, and is currently partnered up with Young Oil Corp., the largest Oil and Gas producer in Tennessee on 46,000 acres in North Central Tennessee, with an initial 20% interest in a six well program and a first right of refusal on any other prospects on the Young leases.

This release includes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the impact of competitive products, the ability to meet customer demand, the ability to manage growth, acquisitions of technology, equipment, or human resources, the effect of economic and business conditions, and the ability to attract and retain skilled personnel. The Company is not obligated to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.

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