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Aviva Petroleum Inc
30 June 2000

                                
                          AVIVA SIGNS AGREEMENT FOR                           
                          DEEP WELL AT BRETON SOUND                           

DALLAS, TEXAS (June 30, 2000) . . . Aviva Petroleum Inc. (OTCBB - "AVVPP.OB")
has, through Aviva America, Inc. ("AAI") its wholly-owned subsidiary, signed
a farmout agreement on its Breton Sound property, offshore Louisiana. Under
the terms of the agreement the farmee, a privately held oil and gas company
in New Orleans, Louisiana, has the right to drill a well to test the
Hollywood formation at 16,000 feet on or before December 31, 2000.

AAI owns a 65% working interest in this property and will retain its
proportionate share of a 3% overriding royalty interest during "payout" (the
period in which the farmee recoups its costs). At payout the 3% overriding
royalty interest is convertible into either a 5% overriding royalty or a 25%
working interest. All costs of the well will be borne by the farmee.

Aviva Petroleum is engaged in the exploration for and the development and
production of oil and gas in Colombia, offshore the United States and in
Papua New Guinea.

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements: Except for historical information
contained herein, the statements in this press release are forward-looking
statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause the
Company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from
forecasted results. These risks and uncertainties include, among other
things, general economic conditions, volatility of oil and gas prices, the
impact of possible geopolitical occurrences world-wide, imprecision of
reserve estimates, changes in laws and regulations, unforeseen engineering
and mechanical or technological difficulties in drilling, working-over and
operating wells, and other risks described in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

Further Information: Ron Suttill, Aviva Petroleum Inc., Dallas, Texas
                     214 691 3464 

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