BAAR, Switzerland (ACCESSWIRE) 8/20/2013 6:30:00 AM - - Manas Petroleum Corp. ("Manas") (TSX-V: MNP; OTCBB: MNAP) has filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for its second quarter ended June 30, 2013 on EDGAR and on SEDAR. The report is available on the Manas website at http://www.manaspetroleum.com/ and at http://www.sedar.com/ or http://www.sec.gov/.

About Manas Petroleum Corp.

Manas is an international oil and gas company with primary focus on exploration and development in Central Asia and Mongolia. Through its 14.4% equity interest in Petromanas Energy Inc., a Canadian public company, Manas participates in exploration projects in Albania, France and Australia. In the Kyrgyz Republic, Manas has a 25% working interest in the Tuzluk exploration block. In Tajikistan Manas owns 90% working interest in a Production Sharing Agreement covering the license areas Zapadnyi and Severo-Zapadnyi in the Soughd region through its wholly-owned subsidiary DWM Petroleum AG. In Mongolia, Manas owns 74% working interest in two Production Sharing Contracts covering Blocks XIII and XIV through its wholly-owned subsidiary DWM Petroleum AG.

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CONTACT:

For further information please contact:

Peter-Mark Vogel

Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary

Manas Petroleum Corp.

Bahnofstr. 9, P.O. Box 155

CH-6341 Baar, Switzerland

Phone: +41 44 718 1030

Fax: +41 44 718 1039

Email: info@manaspete.com

Web: http://www.manaspete.com/

SOURCE: Manas Petroleum Corp.