Dejour Enterprises Ltd. (TSX-V: DJE, TSX-V: DJE.WT, OTC: DJEEF) Shares Issued: 45,683,276 Last Close: 3/20/2006 - CDN $1.55 VANCOUVER, March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Robert L. Hodgkinson, Chairman & CEO, is pleased to announce the commencement of the drilling program and other updates on the Company's 100% owned uranium exploration projects in the Athabasca Basin, Northern Saskatchewan Canada. The Company reports that the winter exploration program in the Basin is on schedule. The Company is the Operator. Hy-Tech Drilling of Smithers, BC has mobilized their drill to the site. Hy-Tech is contracted to carry out 5000 metres of drilling scheduled to begin by April 1st, 2006. The drill holes will test targets defined by Dejour's airborne and ground geophysical work carried out in 2005 and 2006, and will test anomalous radioactivity and sandstone alteration intersected in drilling by previous operators. Fuel for the helicopter supported drilling program has been hauled to the Dejour camp site. Sufficient aviation fuel and diesel has also been brought in and stored on site to carry out additional drilling and ground geophysics during Dejour's summer exploration program. Geophysical surveying is currently being conducted by crews from Patterson Geophysics Inc. of La Ronge, Saskatchewan who have worked in the Athabasca Basin for over 20 years. The Patterson crews are testing selected portions of the 250 line kilometers of EM conductors detected by Dejour's 2005 airborne surveys. This ground work is scheduled for completion by month end. Field data is available on a daily basis and is checked and interpreted by Dejour's geophysical consultant in Vancouver. The results from these geophysical surveys will guide the winter drill program. Dejour is also planning an aggressive summer exploration program consisting of: - Ground geophysics to follow up airborne EM anomalies, - 3000+ kilometres of airborne EM surveying to test properties not surveyed in 2005 and to test and extend the anomalies on ground that Dejour staked in 2005 as a result of the 2005 deep penetrating Megatem surveys, - Boulder lithogeochemical surveys to follow up on anomalous results from the 2005 sampling program - State of the art deep penetrating ground geophysics to test the prospective but deep Virgin Trend North property, and - Additional diamond drilling As previously noted Dejour has hauled to and stored on site sufficient avgas and diesel to carry out this exploration program. J. Allan McNutt, P. Geo., M.A. Sc., is the qualified person for Dejour's uranium projects. About Dejour Dejour Enterprises Ltd. is a micro-cap Canadian energy company developing high impact exploration opportunities in the current energy super cycle. The Company's focus is uranium and oil & gas. The Company is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol (DJE.V). Refer to http://www.dejour.com/ for company details or contact the Office of Investor Relations at . The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. Robert L. Hodgkinson, Chairman & CEO, DEJOUR ENTERPRISES LTD. Suite 1100 - 808 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 2X4 Phone: 604.638.5050 Facsimile: 604.638.5051 Email: DATASOURCE: Dejour Enterprises Ltd. CONTACT: Robert L. Hodgkinson, Chairman & CEO, DEJOUR ENTERPRISES LTD., Suite 1100 - 808 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 2X4, Phone: (604) 638-5050, Facsimile: (604) 638-5051, Email:

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