Tim Crawford, 614-310-1614

tcrawford@capcityenergy.com

Capital City Energy Group, Inc. (OTCBB: CETG) or "Capital City" announced today that it has appointed Joseph Sites to its Board of Directors and the position of Executive Vice President and has promoted Charles Kendall from the position of Director of Business Development and Land Management to president of Avanti Energy Partners, the Company's oil & gas operating company which is a wholly owned subsidiary. Mr. Sites is president of Hotwell Services, an oil field services company recently acquired by Capital City.

"I am pleased that Joseph has joined our Board of Directors and that Charles has assumed an expanded role," said Timothy Crawford, CEO of Capital City Energy Group. "Each has extensive experience in helping developing oil and gas companies grow, and we look forward to the role that each will play as we grow our operations."

Mr. Sites founded Hotwell Services in November of 2007. He has a record of achievement in both publicly held (Schlumberger Limited) and privately held (J-W Wireline Company) oilfield service firms. Mr. Sites possesses domestic and international experience in all facets of the wireline business including field engineering, operations management, personnel development and business development. Throughout his professional career, Mr. Sites has been routinely recognized as a leader in service quality and safety - the two cornerstones of successful oilfield operations. He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.

Mr. Kendall began his career with Giant Petroleum Corp. in Tulsa, OK as a landman and was quickly promoted to Head of Operations. He later formed Petroleum Land Services, which became PetroSearch, Inc., a company that provided land related services to oil and gas companies throughout the Appalachian basin. Prior to joining Capital City, Mr. Kendall managed all Ohio lease acquisitions for Schreiner Oil & Gas, Inc. and was responsible for surveying, land title work, and permitting. These include supervision of an 80,000 acre lease acquisition program for Belden & Blake Corp. He brings over 30 years of experience in the oil & gas industry.

About Capital City Energy Group Inc.

Based in Columbus, Ohio, Capital City is a diversified oil and natural gas company with three separate divisions. Capital City has evolved from being an innovative leader in the design, management and sponsorship of retail and institutional direct participation energy programs to become one of the few vertically integrated independent oil and natural gas companies, which is publicly- traded.