Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 1577P

San Leon Energy PLC

24 May 2018

 

24 May 2018

San Leon Energy plc

("San Leon" or the "Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

San Leon Energy plc, the AIM listed company, focused on oil and gas development and appraisal in Africa and Europe, is pleased to announce the appointment of Bill Higgs as Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect.

Bill Higgs (53) has nearly 30 years of global exploration, development and operations experience, including over five years in executive roles for independent Exploration and Production companies. He is a qualified geologist with extensive expertise in all engineering and other technical and commercial aspects of hydrocarbon development and production.

Bill has been COO of Genel Energy plc since November 2017 where he is responsible for managing the global exploration and production portfolio. Prior to that he was Executive Director and COO for Ophir Energy plc and before Ophir, he was CEO of Mediterranean Oil and Gas, overseeing the successful sale of the company in 2014. Bill also spent 23 years at Chevron across a number of global roles, including responsibility for reservoir management of the giant Tengiz oil and sour gas field in Kazakhstan and asset manager of the BBLT development in Block 14 while resident in Angola.

Oisin Fanning, CEO of San Leon, commented:

"It gives me great pleasure to welcome Bill onto the board of the Company.  His extensive career in the oil & gas industry and particularly his senior operational roles at other listed companies will provide valuable expertise to us as we continue to work with the operator, Eroton, in developing our core asset of OML 18 in Nigeria."

Enquiries:                                                                                                                                                            

San Leon Energy plc                                                       

Oisin Fanning, Chief Executive (+ 353 1291 6292)

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (Nominated adviser, financial adviser and joint broker to the Company)

Nick Tulloch ([phone])

David Porter ([phone])

Whitman Howard Limited (Financial adviser and joint broker to the Company)

Nick Lovering ([phone])

Francis North ([phone])

Brandon Hill Capital Limited (Joint broker to the Company)                       

Oliver Stansfield ([phone])             

Jonathan Evans ([phone])   

Vigo Communications (Financial Public Relations)                                         

Chris McMahon ([phone])               

Kate Rogucheva ([phone])               

Plunkett Public Relations                                                                                           

Sharon Plunkett ([phone])              

Regulatory Disclosures

The following disclosures are required regarding Bill Higgs's appointment pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:

Current directorships and partnerships:

Genel Energy Africa Exploration Limited

Genel Energy Gas Company Limited

Genel Energy Miran Bina Bawi Limited

Taq Taq Drilling Company Limited

Taq Taq Operating Company Limited

Past directorships and partnerships held over the last 5 years:

Taq Taq Petroleum Refining Company Limited

Mediterranean Oil & Gas plc

Ophir Energy plc

Ophir Energy Indonesia Limited

Ophir (Indonesia South East Sangatta) Limited

Ophir Indonesia (Bontang II) Limited

Ophir Indonesia (Kutai) Limited

Ophir Indonesia (South Sokang) Limited

Ophir Thailand (E&P) Limited

Salamander Energy (Bualuang Holdings) Limited

Salamander Energy (Holdco) Limited

Salamander Energy (JS) Limited

Salamander Energy (S.E. Asia) Limited

Salamander Energy Group Limited

Salamander Energy plc

Ophir Holdings & Services (UK) Limited

Ophir Holdings & Ventures Limited

Ophir Mexico Limited

Ophir Global New Ventures Limited

Ophir Asia Limited

Ophir East Africa Holdings Limited

Ophir East Africa Ventures Limited

Ophir Equatorial Guinea (Block R) Limited

Ophir Equatorial Guinea Holdings Limited

Ophir Gabon (Manga) Limited

Ophir Gabon (Mbeli) Limited

Ophir Gabon (Ntsina) Limited

Ophir Gas Marketing Limited

Ophir Holdings Limited

Ophir LNG Limited

Ophir Mexico Holdings Limited

Ophir Myanmar (Block AD-3) Limited

Ophir Pipeline Limited

Ophir Seychelles (Areas 1, 2 and 3) Limited

Ophir Tanzania (Block 1) Limited

Ophir Tanzania (Block 3) Limited

Ophir Tanzania (Block 4) Limited

Ophir Gabon (Nkawa) Limited

Ophir Gabon (Nkouere) Limited

Ophir Indonesia (Bangkanai) Limited

Ophir Indonesia (North East Bangkanai) Limited

Ophir Indonesia (West Bangkanai) Limited

Ophir Thailand (Bualuang) Limited

Salamander Energy (Glagah Kambuna) Limited

Salamander Energy (Malaysia) Limited

Salamander Energy (North Sumatra) Limited

Dominion Oil & Gas Limited

Ophir Malaysia (Block 2A) Limited

Ophir Cote d'Ivoire (CI-513) Limited

Ophir Energy Indonesia (Aru) Limited

Ophir Energy Indonesia (Kofiau) 1 Limited

Ophir Energy Indonesia (North Ganal) Limited

Ophir Energy Indonesia (West Papua IV) 1 Limited

Ophir Indonesia (Kofiau) 2 LLC

Ophir Indonesia (West Papua IV) 2 LLC

Ophir Indonesia (Central Kalimantan) Limited

Salamander Energy (Canada) Limited

Dominion Acquisitions Limited

Dominion Uganda Limited

Dominion Somaliland Limited

Salamander Energy (Bengara) Limited

Salamander Energy (Glagah Kambuna Holdings) Limited

Salamander Energy (Philippines) Limited

Ophir Indonesia (Simenggaris) Limited

Salamander Energy (Vietnam) Limited

Ophir Ventures (Jersey) Limited

Ophir Ventures (Jersey) No.2 Limited

Ophir Congo (Marine IX) Limited

Ophir JDZ Limited

Ophir AGC (Profond) Limited

Ophir Somaliland (Berbera) Limited

Ophir Indonesia (North Makasar Strait) Limited

Ophir Ghana (Accra) Limited

Salamander Bualuang & Kambuna Limited

Bill has no direct or indirect interest in the Company's ordinary shares.

No further disclosure is required pursuant to AIM Rule 17 and paragraph (g) to Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 

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