28 May 2014
ASX Code: RRS and AIM Code: RRL
Range Resources Limited
("Range" or "the Company")
Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
Range is pleased to announce with immediate effect the appointment of Mr. Nick
Beattie as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), to be based in London.
Nick Beattie, aged 40, has over twenty years of experience in finance working
with a range of international banks. Most recently Nick was a Managing
Director in the BNP Paribas Upstream Oil and Gas team in London where he was
responsible for leading the bank relationships with UK focused independent E&P
companies. He has approximately ten years' experience specifically financing
the E&P sector and whilst at BNP Paribas, Nick structured and led numerous
reserve based loans, development financings and other debt facilities. Prior
to working with BNP Paribas, Nick worked as a Director within the Oil and Gas
finance team at Fortis Bank covering Europe, Middle East and Africa and in a
variety of roles with National Australia Bank Group. Nick is an Associate
Member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers and a Fellow of the Chartered
Institute of Bankers in Scotland.
Rory Scott Russell, CEO, commented:
"I am delighted to announce the appointment of Nick Beattie as our new CFO,
which further enhances the Company's senior management team. Nick brings a
wealth of highly valuable knowledge, as well as an extensive range of finance
skills and commercial experience in international financing of Oil and Gas
projects. This will add invaluable experience to complement the skills of the
existing executive team, as the Company continues to develop and grow in the
years ahead."
Yours faithfully
Rory Scott Russell
Chief Executive Officer
Contacts
Range Resources Limited Buchanan (Financial PR - UK)
Rory Scott Russell Ben Romney / Helen Chan
T: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
E: rangeresources@buchanan.uk.com
GMP Securities Europe LLP (Broker) RFC Ambrian Limited (Nominated Advisor)
Rob Collins / Liz Williamson Samantha Harrison / Trinity McIntyre
T: +44 (0) 207 647 2800 T: +44 (0) 20 3440 6800 / +61 (8) 9480 2500
PPR (Financial PR -Australia) Cowen Group(Principal American Liaison)
David Tasker OTCQX International Market (U.S.)
T: +61 (8) 9388 0944 Christopher Weekes / Stephen Nash
E: david.tasker@ppr.com.au T: +1 646 562 1000
Range Background
Range Resources Limited is a dual listed (ASX:RRS; AIM:RRL) oil & gas
exploration company with oil & gas interests in Trinidad; Puntland, Somalia;
the Republic of Georgia; Guatemala; Texas, USA, and Colombia.
* In Trinidad Range holds a 100% interest in holding companies with three
onshore production licenses and a fully operational drilling subsidiary.
Independently assessed Proved (P1) reserves in place of 17.5 MMBO with 25.2
MMBO of proved, probable and possible (3P) reserves and an additional 81
MMBO of unrisked prospective resources. Range also has a farm in with Niko
Resources giving it exposure to circa 280,000 acres of prospective onshore
and offshore acreage.
* In the Republic of Georgia, Range holds a 45% farm-in interest in onshore
blocks VIa and VIb, covering approx. 7,000sq.km. The Company is focussing
on a revised development strategy that will focus on low-cost, shallow
appraisal drilling of the contingent resources around the Tkibuli-Shaori
("Tkibuli") coal deposit, which straddles the central sections of the
Company's two blocks, along with attracting potential farm-in partners
across the license areas given the recent review performed across the
licenses.
* In Puntland, Range holds a 20% working interest in two licenses
encompassing the highly
prospective Dharoor and Nugaal valleys. The operator and 60% interest
holder, Horn Petroleum
Corp. (TSXV: HRN) has completed two exploration wells and will continue
with a further seismic and well program over the next 12-18 months.
* Range has the option to earn a 65% (option to move to 75%) interest in
PUT-6 block in Putumayo Basin in Southern Colombia, which the Company is
currently reviewing.
* Range has taken a strategic stake in Citation Resources Limited (ASX: CTR)
and Latin American Resources (LAR) which hold interest in two oil and gas
development and exploration blocks in Guatemala with Canadian NI 51-101
certified proved plus probable (2P) reserves of 2.3 MMBBL (100% basis).
Range has a direct and indirect 32% interest in the Guatemalan Project.
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