Colombia Energy Resources, Inc. to Present at the Merriman Capital Investor Summit 2012

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Colombia Energy Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: CERX.OB), (the "Company" or "CERX") announced today that the Company's management team will present at the upcoming Merriman Capital Investor Summit 2012 taking place on Wednesday, February 1st at the InterContinental New York Hotel in Times Square, New York City.  

Management's presentation will provide an update on the Company and their goals for 2012.  A copy of the powerpoint presentation will be made available on the Company's website www.ColombiaEnergyResources.com upon conclusion of the live presentation.

Merriman Capital's Investor Summit 2012 is a premier conference dedicated to fast-growing companies in industry sectors like cleantech, biotechnology, consumer, natural resources, and technology. Company presentations will be attended by portfolio managers and institutional investors, and followed by research analyst-led Q&A sessions on emerging investment themes.The date, time and location of CERX's presentation at the conference are as follows:

Conference participants and investors who wish to meet with CERX's management at the conference may contact Merriman Capital directly at (415) 248-5600.

About Colombia Energy Resources, Inc.

Colombia Energy Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: CERX.OB) is exploring coal deposits and developing coal mines at Company controlled mining concessions along with developing coal coking operations, utilizing advanced technologies, in the Republic of Colombia. The Company currently controls mining concessions underlying 25,000 acres of land. The Republic of Colombia is the world's tenth largest producer and sixth largest exporter of coal. It also has the largest reserve base in South America with an estimated 7 billion metric tons ("MT") of recoverable reserves and 17 billion MT of potential reserves.

The Company is focused on metallurgical coal exploration and development activities. We plan to import international mining best practices and proven, advanced and environmentally-friendly coke processing technologies to Colombia as we become a leading consolidator in the Colombian metallurgical coal market. The Company's team of executives, advisors and partners is comprised of experienced entrepreneurs and business professionals in the U.S. and Colombia with a breadth of experience in coal mining and clean coal technologies as well as substantial industry relationships.

For more information, visit www.ColombiaEnergyResources.com

This release contains forward-looking statements regarding Colombia Energy Resources, Inc. future plans and expected performance based on assumptions the Company believes to be reasonable.  A number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements, including, without limitation, the success rate of business development efforts, exploration efforts and the timeliness of development activities, fluctuations in coal and energy prices, and other risk factors described from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the SEC.  In addition, the Company operates in an industry sector where securities values are highly volatile and may be influenced by economic and other factors beyond the Company's control. Colombia Energy Resources, Inc. undertakes no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  

Company Contact: Daniel Carlson
Email:  dcarlson@colombiaenergyresources.com
Telephone +1 (415) 460-1165 

www.colombiaenergyresources.com

SOURCE Colombia Energy Resources, Inc.