Triangle Petroleum announces date of second quarter fiscal year 2013 earnings and conference call

8/30/2012

RIANGLE PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES
DATE OF SECOND QUARTER FISCAL YEAR 2013 EARNINGS
AND CONFERENCE CALL

Denver, Colorado, August 29, 2012 - Triangle Petroleum Corporation ("Triangle" or the "Company") (NYSE MKT:TPLM) has scheduled the release of its second quarter fiscal year 2013 financial results for Thursday, September 6, 2012.

Triangle will host a conference call at 8:30 AM MST (10:30 AM EST) to provide an overview of the results and Triangle's current position, followed immediately by a question and answer session.

Interested parties may dial-in using the conference call number (866) 202-3048 (participant passcode # 82722184). International parties may dial-in using (617) 213-8843.

A recording of the conference call will be available through September 13, 2012 at (888) 286-8010 (participant passcode # 16942180). For international participants, the encore dial-in number is (617) 801-6888 (participant passcode # 16942180).

About Triangle:
Triangle Petroleum Corporation (NYSE MKT:TPLM) is a high-growth oriented energy company with a current strategic focus on developing the Bakken Shale and Three Forks formations in the Williston Basin of North Dakota and Montana. Triangle has acquired approximately 85,600 net acres in the Williston Basin. For more information, visit Triangle's Web site at www.trianglepetroleum.com.