CanWest Petroleum Corporation Receives Approval for Listing of Shares on the American Stock Exchange.

(From Hugin)

CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- August 18, 2006 -- The American Stock Exchange ("Amex") has approved the application by CanWest Petroleum Corporation (the "Company") (OTCBB: CWPC) for the listing of the Company's common stock on Amex under the trading symbol "BQI". T. Murray Wilson, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of CanWest Petroleum Corporation, said, "We are very excited about our listing on the American Stock Exchange. We hope to benefit from the array of support the Exchange provides to its listed companies, and to enhance shareholder value as a result of the listing." CanWest Petroleum has selected AGS Specialist Partners as its …