CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Aug. 28, 2012) - Aveda Transportation and Energy Services Inc. ("Aveda" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:AVE), a leading provider of oilfield hauling services and equipment rentals to the energy industry, announces that pursuant to the terms and conditions of its incentive stock option plan, it has granted, in the aggregate, 121,138 incentive stock options (the "Options") to purchase Common Shares of Aveda to certain officers and employees of the Company.

The Options are exercisable for a five year period at a price of $2.80 per share. One third of the Options will vest in the second quarter of 2013, one third of the Options will vest on the first anniversary of the first vesting date, and one third of the Options will vest on the second anniversary of the first vesting date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Bharat Mahajan, CA
Aveda Transportation and Energy Services Inc.
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
(403) 264-5769
bharat.mahajan@avedaenergy.com

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