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BARON ENERGY, INC.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                  BARON ENERGY, INC. CEO ACQUIRES COMMON STOCK

NEW BRAUNFELS,  Texas, September 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Baron Energy, Inc.
(OTCBB:BROE)  ("Baron" or the  "Company"),  an independent  oil and gas company,
today announced that its President and CEO, Ronnie L.  Steinocher,  has acquired
420,168 shares of stock in the Company in a private transaction.

ABOUT BARON ENERGY

Baron  Energy,  Inc.  (OTCBB:BROE)  is an  independent  oil and gas  production,
exploitation, and exploration company headquartered in New Braunfels, Texas with
producing assets in the prolific oil producing Permian Basin of West Texas.

Baron owns  production  that is 99% oil,  both operated and  non-operated,  with
working  interest  ranging  from 5% to 100% in oil  and gas  fields  located  in
Baylor, Borden, Garza, Jones, Runnels, Scurry and Taylor Counties, Texas.

Baron's growth strategy centers on making accretive property acquisitions in its
core operating  area. The Company  targets  properties  that have oil production
with upside developmental potential.

For more information, please visit www.baronenergy.com

Forward-Looking Statement

Certain  statements  in this press  release  that are not  historical  facts are
"forward-looking  statements"  within  the  meaning  of the  Private  Securities
Litigation  Reform Act of 1995.  Such statements may be identified by the use of
words  such as  "anticipate,"  "believe,"  "expect,"  "future,"  "may,"  "will,"
"would,"  "should,"  "plan,"  "projected,"  "potential,"  "intend,"  and similar
expressions.  Such forward-looking statements,  involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties  and other factors that may cause the actual results,  performance
or achievements of Baron Energy, Inc. (the "Company") to be materially different
from  those  expressed  or  implied  by  such  forward-looking  statements.  The
Company's  future operating  results are dependent upon many factors,  including
risk factors discussed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission,  which are available for review at www.sec.gov,  including
the  Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K filed on  October  29th,  2009.  The
Company  undertakes  no  obligation  to update  any  forward-looking  statement,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

CONTACT: Baron Energy, Inc.
         Investor Contact:
         Brad Holmes
         (713) 654-4009
         b_holmes@att.net