(PRWEB) August 22, 2006 -- West Hawk Development Corp. (WHD-TSX –V) (H5N-Frankfurt) (the "Company") announces that an agreement has been signed with Salman Partners, as lead agent, to raise up to $15 million CDN, with an oversubscription allotment for up to an additional $5 million CDN. http://www.westhawkdevelopment.com/newsrelease/2006/60/



West Hawk Signs a Drilling and Development Agreement

August 8, 2006. West Hawk Development Corporation is pleased to announce that it has formally entered into a Drilling and Development Agreement for a 5120 acre property located in the center of the Piceance Basin, Colorado. Under the Drilling and Development Agreement, the Company has committed at a minimum to drill 4 wells in year 1, 8 wells in year 2, and 12 wells in year 3. The Resource Evaluation Report, in compliance with the Canadian securities commissions’ National Instrument 51-101 criteria for oil and gas properties, has been completed by Gustavson Associates, Independent Qualified Reserve Evaluators, and is being filed with the TSX Venture Exchange and is viewable on SEDAR and the Company website. http://www.westhawkdevelopment.com/newsrelease/2006/59/

West Hawk Tests Coal-to-Gas with LURGI SA (Pty) Limited

July 19, 2006 – Vancouver, B.C.     West Hawk Development Corporation is pleased to announce the advancement of both social processes and technical evaluation for its Mackenzie Valley Coal-to-Gas Project in Northwest Territories, Canada. Successful, preliminary meetings with Elders and Business Executives followed by public meetings with residents of Tulita and Norman Wells, NWT, have recently been conducted. Simultaneously, the Company has signed a Non-Disclosure and coal testing Agreement (NDA) with LURGI of South Africa, in order to advance negotiations on developing this historically identified coal resource. http://www.westhawkdevelopment.com/newsrelease/2006/58/

Oil and Gas Geophysicist joins West Hawk Board - U.S. Energy subsidiary formed

July 11, 2006, Vancouver, B.C., West Hawk Development Corp is pleased to announce that Dr. John A. Reeves, Jr., P.E. has agreed to join the board of West Hawk Development Corp. and its newly-formed, wholly owned subsidiary, West Hawk Energy (USA) LLC. Dr. Reeves has a Ph.D. in Mineral Economics, MS, Metallurgical Engineering, and a BS, Physics/Geophysics from the Colorado School of Mines. http://www.westhawkdevelopment.com/newsrelease/2006/57/