CALGARY, Oct. 7 /CNW/ - Blackpool Exploration Ltd. (BPX.A - TSX Venture Exchange) announces that John Kuhn has joined the company as Vice-President, Exploration. Mr. Kuhn is a professional geologist and a graduate of the University of Calgary. He has 15 years of experience throughout the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, including the Peace River Arch area where Blackpool maintains a substantial prospect inventory. Mr. Kuhn will oversee all of the Corporation's exploration activities and is scheduled to commence his employment with Blackpool on October 10, 2005. The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.