Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

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Savannah Petroleum PLC
12 December 2019
 

12 December 2019

 

Savannah Petroleum PLC

("Savannah" or "the Company")

 

Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

Savannah Petroleum PLC, the British independent oil & gas company focused on activities in Niger and Nigeria, is pleased to announce the appointment of Antoine Richard as the Company's Chief Operating Officer, with effect from 12 December 2019.

Antoine has over 20 years' experience in the oil & gas industry, including over 10 years' experience of working in West Africa. Antoine previously acted as VP Operations for Savannah between 2016 and 2018, and prior to this had worked for both major (Total) and independent (Perenco) oil and gas companies. He has a strong operational background, with a focus on production optimisation, onshore facilities design and operation, management of drilling campaigns and seismic acquisition programs.  Previous positions at Perenco included Global HSE Manager, Country Manager roles for DR Congo, Egypt and Venezuela and Area Manager for Egypt & North Africa.

Antoine will be based in Lagos, and is replacing David Clarkson who, having served as Chief Operating Officer since June 2018, will be returning to his role on Savannah's Board as a Non-Executive Director.  

Andrew Knott, CEO of Savannah Petroleum, said:

"I would like to warmly welcome Antoine back to the Company. He brings a significant amount of operational experience to the Savannah team and joins at a very exciting time for the Company. I would also like to thank David for his significant contribution as we executed on our Niger operational campaign and conducted the integration of our Nigerian assets."

 

For further information contact:

 

 

 

Savannah Petroleum 

+44 (0) 20 3817 9844

 

Andrew Knott, CEO

 

 

Isatou Semega-Janneh, CFO

 

 

Jessica Ross, VP Corporate Affairs

 

 

 

 

 

Strand Hanson (Nominated Adviser)

+44 (0) 20 7409 3494

 

Rory Murphy     

 

 

James Spinney

 

 

Ritchie Balmer

 

 

 

 

 

Mirabaud (Joint Broker)

+44 (0) 20 7878 3362

 

Peter Krens

 

 

Ed Haig-Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

Numis Securities (Joint Broker)

+44 (0) 20 7260 1000

 

John Prior

 

 

Emily Morris

 

 

Alamgir Ahmed

 

 

 

 

 

Jefferies International Limited (Joint Broker)

+44 (0) 20 7029 8000

 

Tony White

 

 

Will Soutar

 

 

 

 

 

Celicourt Communications    

+44 (0) 20 8434 2754

 

Mark Antelme

 

 

Jimmy Lea

Ollie Mills

 

 

 

The information contained within this announcement is considered to be inside information prior to its

release, as defined in Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation No.596/2014, and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of those Regulations.

 

Notes to Editors:

 

About Savannah Petroleum

 

Savannah Petroleum PLC is an AIM listed oil and gas company with exploration and production assets in Niger and Nigeria. Savannah's flagship assets include the R1/R2 and R3/R4 PSCs (which cover c.50% of the highly prospective Agadem Rift Basin ("ARB") of South East Niger) and interests in the cash flow generative Uquo and Stubb Creek oil and gas fields and Accugas midstream business in South East Nigeria.

 

Further information on Savannah Petroleum PLC can be found on the Company's website: http://www.savannah-petroleum.com/en/index.php

 


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