Bonterra Oil & Gas Ltd. Announces Cash Dividend for September Payable October 30, 2009

CALGARY, Oct. 1 /CNW/ - Bonterra Oil & Gas Ltd. (www.bonterraenergy.com) (TSX: BNE) announces that the September monthly cash dividend will be $0.16 per share (a two cent increase from the previous month) and will be paid on October 30, 2009. The record date for the dividend is October 15, 2009, and the ex-dividend date is October 13, 2009. The dividend is paid monthly and is subject to commodity prices and production levels.

Bonterra Oil & Gas Ltd. is a conventional oil and gas corporation with operations in Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. The shares are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "BNE".

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For further information: George F. Fink, CEO or Garth E. Schultz, Vice President - Finance, and CFO or Kirsten Kulyk, Manager, Investor Relations, Telephone: (403) 262-5307, Fax: (403) 265-7488, Email: info@bonterraenergy.com