Flint Energy Services Ltd. Announces Appointment to Board of Directors

(TSX: FES.TO)

CALGARY, May 27 /CNW/ - John Geddes, Chairman of the Board of Flint Energy Services Ltd. ("Flint") announced that Mr. Philip C. Lachambre has been appointed to Flint's Board of Directors effective May 13, 2008. Mr. Lachambre has over 36 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, including a 31 year career with Syncrude Canada where he most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1994 until his retirement in February 2007. Mr. Lachambre, a resident of Edmonton, Alberta, is currently the President of PCML Consulting Inc., a private consulting firm. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta; is a Certified Professional Purchaser (CPP); and is a graduate of the Executive Management Program of the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Lachambre is a Director of GLM Industries Inc; Director of PowerComm Inc; and Director of the University of Alberta Hospital Foundation.

Mr. Geddes said, "Philip brings specific industry experience and senior management oversight that will certainly complement the strengths and depth of our existing board of directors."

Flint is a market leader providing an expanding range of integrated products and services for the oil and gas industry including: production services; construction; oilfield transportation; process equipment design and manufacturing; and tubular management services. Flint provides this unique breadth of products and services through over 62 strategic locations in the oil and gas producing areas of western North America, from Inuvik in the Northwest Territories to Mission, Texas on the Mexican border. Flint is a preferred provider of infrastructure construction management, module fabrication, and maintenance services for upgrading and production facilities in Alberta's fast growing oil sands sector. Flint Energy Services Ltd. is a publicly traded company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "FES".

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this news release are "forward-looking statements", which reflect current expectations of the management of Flint regarding future events or Flint's future performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this news release may be forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Flint believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements should not be unduly relied upon. The forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release and Flint assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances, except as expressly required by applicable securities law. Further information regarding risks and uncertainties relating to Flint and its securities can be found in the disclosure documents filed by Flint with the securities regulatory authorities, available at www.sedar.com.

Contacts

W.J. (Bill) Lingard
President & Chief Executive Officer

Paul M. Boechler
Chief Financial Officer

or Guy Cocquyt
Director of Investor Relations
Telephone: (403) 218-7100
Fax: (403) 215-5481
Website: www.flintenergy.com