Bill Barrett Board Member Resigns

- Bill Barrett Board Member Resigns

Monday, August 29, 2011
Bill Barrett Corp.

Bill Barrett announced that Randy A. Foutch resigned from the Company's Board of Directors in order to focus his time on his duties as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Laredo Petroleum, Inc., an exploration and production company founded by Mr. Foutch in 2006.

Chairman, CEO and President Fred Barrett commented, "Randy has a long and successful history in the oil and natural gas industry and has provided our Company with valuable leadership and insight through his position on our Board of Directors. We are grateful for his contributions to our success over the years and wish him continued success at Laredo Petroleum."

Mr. Foutch joined the Bill Barrett Corporation Board of Directors in July 2006. His resignation from the Company was effective August 25, 2011.

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GL Noble Denton Adds Member to Management Team

- GL Noble Denton Adds Member to Management Team

Monday, August 22, 2011
GL Noble Denton

GL Noble Denton has appointed Peter Russell-Smith to its Management Team as Executive Vice President for Business Development, General Manager.

A qualified engineer and certified management accountant, Peter brings considerable energy industry and business consultancy experience to GL Noble Denton, where he will play a lead role in developing the company's product and service offerings, business development activity and management systems during a period of significant growth.

Peter joins GL Noble Denton from global engineering software provider Intergraph, where he was Senior Vice President for the Asia Pacific region. He has also held international leadership positions at Hewlett Packard and PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he fostered successful business expansion in the divisions for which he was responsible.

Commenting on Peter's appointment, GL Executive Board Member Pekka Paasivaara said, "We are delighted to welcome Peter to the GL Noble Denton Management Team. He has a strong track record in managing business growth, and will make a significant contribution to expanding the company's global operations and client base.

"GL Noble Denton continues to experience exceptional demand for its services, particularly from our growing portfolio of clients in Asia,
Australia, West Africa and the Middle East, where the sector is looking to develop complex oil and gas infrastructures quickly to address rapid growth in the demand for energy. Peter's role will be particularly crucial in helping us further develop business opportunities across the globe."

Added Peter, "This is an exciting time to be joining GL Noble Denton. The company has a strong reputation for providing expert technical
advice and software solutions to the oil and gas industry's elite, and the company is in an excellent position to continue to take advantage of a rapidly expanding market."

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Vast Exploration Adds Member to BOD

- Vast Exploration Adds Member to BOD

Thursday, August 04, 2011
Vast Exploration Inc.

Vast Exploration announced the appointment of General (Ret'd) Jay Garner as Chairman of the board of directors.

Mr. Stan Bharti, commented, "We are delighted to add General Garner back to the board of directors. Jay has been recently serving as an advisor to the Company, and his guidance has been invaluable over the past several years. We look forward to Jay's leadership and distinguished experience as we move forward to the next phase of the Kurdistan project."

General Garner's military career culminated with his being Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army. In January 2003, General Garner was appointed by the Secretary of Defense to organize and direct the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) for post-war Iraq. In 1991, General Garner was appointed Commanding General, Joint Task Force Bravo for Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq. Under his leadership, a coalition of American, British, French and Italian forces provided humanitarian relief assistance to the Iraqi Kurds.

The Company is also pleased to announce that it has appointed Neil Said as the Corporate Secretary of the Company. Mr. Neil Said is a corporate securities lawyer who works as a legal consultant to various TSX and TSX Venture listed companies in the mining and oil & gas industries. Mr. Neil Said previously worked as a securities lawyer at a large Toronto corporate law firm. He obtained his JD degree from the University of Toronto and received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University. In connection with his appointment, Mr. Said has been granted 200,000 stock options to purchase the same number of common shares of the Company at a price of $0.16 per option exercised. The stock options, and any shares issued on exercise thereof, will be subject to a four month statutory hold period.

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Petrobras Elects New Board Member

-  Petrobras Elects New Board Member

Friday, July 22, 2011
Petrobras


Petrobras has elected the Brazilian Minister of Planning, Miriam Belchior, as a new member of the Company's Board of Directors.

This election, as provided in the Brazilian Corporation Law and the Petrobras By-Laws, is valid until the next General Shareholders' Meeting

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Diamond Offshore Welcomes New Member to Board

- Diamond Offshore Welcomes New Member to Board

Friday, July 22, 2011
Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.

Diamond Offshore has appointed Ambassador Clifford M. Sobel to the Company's Board of Directors.

Ambassador Sobel served as U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands from 2001 until 2005 and U.S. Ambassador to Brazil from July 2006 until August 2009. He is presently the Managing Partner of Valor Capital Group LLC, an investment group investing in Brazil. Previously he served as Chairman of Net2Phone, an Internet provider listed on the NASDAQ.

Ambassador Sobel is a member of the Millennium Promise Board, a non-governmental organization supporting the UN Millennium Development Goals, and also serves on the Advisory Boards to the American Military Commander of Europe and NATO, as well as the Command for American Forces for Central and South America.

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Candian Energy Appoints Member to BOD

- Candian Energy Appoints Member to BOD

Friday, July 22, 2011
Canadian Energy Exploration Inc.

Canadian Energy announced effective immediately, Mr. John C. McGilvary has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Mr. McGilvary has been the President of Oilbank Exploration Inc., a private company since 2004. Mr. McGilvary graduated from the Laurentian University with his B. Sc. in Geology in 1973 and began his career as a mining geophysicist with Shell Canada Resources Limited, and went on to hold the positions of Chief Geologist - Exploration Manager at Trans-Canada Resources Ltd., Vice President and Director at Baca Resources Group, President and Director at Futurity Energy Corporation and was Chief Operating Officer of Viking Energy Royalty Trust through to 2004. Mr. McGilvary is a member of A.P.E.G.G.A. as a professional geologist and has a penchant for and history of assisting small oil and gas firms with strategic and technical advice.

Canadian Energy also granted Mr. McGilvary incentive options to acquire up to 500,000 common shares of the Company for a period of five years ending July 21, 2016 at an exercise price equal to the closing price of the common shares on the last trading day before July 22, 2011, one third to vest immediately and one third to vest every 18 months thereafter.

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Quetzal Appoints New Board Member

- Quetzal Appoints New Board Member

Thursday, July 07, 2011
Quetzal Energy Ltd.

Quetzal announced the appointment of Andrew DeFrancesco ("Andy") to the Board of Directors effective July 7, 2011.

Mr. DeFrancesco ("Andy") is Chairman & CEO of Delavaco Capital Inc, a private equity and merchant banking group with a primary focus on natural resources. He is also Founder, Chairman and CEO of Colcan Energy, Executive Chairman of Tolima Gold Corp a Colombian gold company, Co-Founder and Former Chairman & CEO of Colombian oil companies APO Energy and P1 Energy which combined in 2010 in a merger valued at approximately $445 million. Andy was also Founder and Executive Chairman of Delavaco Energy a Colombian oil company which was sold to Allange Energy in 2009 for $100 million.

Bob Szczuczko, Quetzal Chairman and CEO stated "Andy and I were a very good team at Delavaco Energy and I look forward to working closely with him again; in his formal role as a director, Andy will provide Quetzal with strong capital markets guidance to fully exploit the significant underlying value in Quetzal."

Mr. Cameron Dow has resigned as the CFO of Quetzal effective immediately. The Board of Directors would like to thank Mr. Dow for his contributions and wish him well in his future endeavors.

Mr. John Martin CA has joined Quetzal as CFO effective July 7, 2011. John was the founding and senior partner of EvansMartin LLP, a midsize firm of Chartered Accountants. John has many years experience in finance, merger and acquisition activities, including assisting clients in establishing and integrating operations in the U.S., Europe and for the past two years, primarily in the oil and gas industries in Colombia. Through his role as CFO of APO Energy Inc. and other Colombian assignments, John has developed extensive banking, legal and accounting contacts in Colombia. John has been a CA for 37 years and is a graduate from the University of Western Ontario.

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Marathon Oil Welcomes New Member to Board

- Marathon Oil Welcomes New Member to Board

Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Marathon Oil Corp.

Marathon Oil announced that Linda Z. Cook has been elected to the Company's board of directors, effective July 1, 2011.

Cook, whose career in the oil and gas industry spanned 29 years, retired in 2009 from Royal Dutch Shell PLC where she was a member of the executive committee and the board of directors, serving as executive director of Shell Gas and Power based in Den Haag, Netherlands.

"Marathon is delighted to welcome Linda Cook to Marathon Oil's board of directors," said Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr., chairman, president and CEO. "Linda's extensive global experience in oil and gas exploration and production, her keen business insights and knowledge of other key elements of the upstream business, and her proven track record as a leader make her an outstanding addition to the Marathon Oil board."

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Transocean Board Member Resigns

- Transocean Board Member Resigns

Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Transocean Ltd.

Transocean announced that W. Richard Anderson has resigned from its Board of Directors, effective immediately, due to the demands of his duties as Chief Financial Officer of Eurasia Drilling Company Limited.

Transocean Ltd. President and Chief Executive Officer Steven L. Newman said, "We greatly appreciate the many contributions that Rich Anderson has made to our Board of Directors and our company, in particular his financial insights. We will miss Rich and wish him all the best."

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CGX Welcomes New Board Member

- CGX Welcomes New Board Member

Tuesday, June 28, 2011
CGX Energy Inc.

CGX announced that Mr. David Christian has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors.

Mr. Christian has had an impressive 30-year career in the international E&P industry. He is a lawyer registered with the Texas and Oklahoma Bar Associations, providing strategic and operational consulting for domestic and international petroleum Companies. Until its takeover in 2006, he was the Vice President, Land and Negotiations for Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corporation. With the American Petroleum Institute, he has been a member of the Executive Committee for Exploration Access; with the American Association of Professional Landmen he has been a member of the Outer Continental Shelf Committee; and with the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, a member of its Board of Directors. Mr. Christian graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Arizona State University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa.

"David's knowledge as a lawyer and experience as an officer of a major international oil and gas company will be invaluable in guiding our management team in our interactions with industry partners and our host government in Guyana. We look forward to his participation on our Board," stated Kerry Sully, Chairman of CGX.

"I am extremely pleased to join the Board of CGX. CGX has an exciting portfolio of oil and gas opportunities and I look forward to contributing to the success of the Company," said David.

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Caza Board Member to Resign

- Caza Board Member to Resign

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Caza reported that John Rooney, non-executive director of the Company, has informed the Company of his intention not to stand for re-election and to resign from the Board. His resignation will be effective as of July 12, 2011. The Board of Directors of Caza Oil & Gas has nominated David McManus to stand for election as a non-executive director of the Company. Subject to shareholder approval, David McManus' election will become effective at the Company's annual general meeting currently scheduled for July 12, 2011.

David McManus, aged 57, is a petroleum engineer with over 35 years experience in the Oil and Gas industry. In this time, he has worked for companies including Shell, Ultramar, ARCO and BG group. He has extensive Project Management and commercial expertise at a high level, and is currently a Director of Cape plc, Pioneer Natural Resources UK and Rockhopper Exploration plc. David has a first class honours degree in Civil Engineering from Heriot Watt University.

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Atwood Mourns Loss of Board Member

- Atwood Mourns Loss of Board Member

Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Atwood Oceanics Inc.

Atwood Oceanics announced the untimely death of its Board member Mr. Robert W. "Bob" Burgess, who passed away this past weekend in Massachusetts at the age of 69. Bob joined Atwood's Board of Directors in 1990 and has served as Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2008. Bob was the former Chief Financial Officer (Senior Vice President) of CIGNA Investment Division, CIGNA Companies, a diversified financial services company with major businesses in insurance, health care, pensions and investments.

Mr. George S. Dotson, Chairman of the Atwood Board of Directors, commented, "for over twenty years, the Board relied on Bob's experience and incisive mind in financial matters. He was a great friend to all on the Board, and we will miss his counsel and presence going forward."

Atwood's President and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Robert J. Saltiel added, "we have lost a valuable member of our Board who made many contributions to Atwood's success throughout his years of dedicated service. On behalf of all Atwood employees, I extend my deepest sympathies to Bob's family and many friends."

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Maple Board Member Resigns

- Maple Board Member Resigns

Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Maple Energy plc

Maple Energy announced the resignation of Mr. Antonio Villa Mardon from his position as an independent non-executive director of the Company's Board of Directors ("Board") with effect from June 6, 2011. Mr. Villa Mardon is resigning his position on the Board to continue to pursue his other personal business interests in Peru. The Nomination Committee of the Board will commence its search for a new independent non-executive director to replace Mr. Villa Mardon. The Company intends to announce the appointment of a new director as soon as such director has been nominated and properly installed.

Mr. Villa Mardon commented, "It has been my great pleasure to serve Maple and its shareholders, and I look forward to following the Company's progress as it executes both its strategy and business plan which I firmly believe the Company is pursuing in a very professional manner."

Nigel Christie, Chairman of the Board, also commented on Mr. Villa Mardon's retirement, "The entire Board and management would like to thank Antonio for his contribution and commitment to the Company, and we wish him well for the future."

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Sevan Marine Board Member Resigns

- Sevan Marine Board Member Resigns

Thursday, May 26, 2011
Sevan Marine ASA

Sevan Marine has received a letter of resignation from Jan Erik Tveteraas, advising that he resigns from the Board of Directors of Sevan Marine ASA for personal reasons. The Company will discuss replacement plans and alternatives with major shareholders and the Nomination Committee.

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Tombstone Exploration Welcomes New Member to Board

- Tombstone Exploration Welcomes New Member to Board

Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Tombstone Exploration Corp.

Tombstone Exploration announced that Mr. Laird Cagan has been appointed to the TMBXF Board of Directors.

Mr. Cagan is Managing Director and co-founder of Cagan McAfee Capital Partners, LLC, ("CMCP"), a private investment firm and merchant bank, as well as its predecessor firm, Cagan Capital, LLC. In the '90's, Cagan Capital invested in and helped build 15 high tech companies with over $500 million of equity capital invested in those companies. Since 2000, CMCP has founded, funded and taken public 10 companies in a variety of industries including energy, alternative energy, healthcare, information technologies and environmental. CMCP portfolio companies have raised over $600 million of equity capital and over $2 billion of capital has been invested in those companies or their projects.

Mr. Cagan was the Founder/Chairman of Evolution Petroleum Corporation (EPM), which develops mature oil & gas fields with advanced technologies, and is a former founding director of AE BioFuels (AEBF) and Pacific Asia Petroleum (PAP). He is also a Registered Representative of Colorado Financial Services Corporation (Member FINRA/SIPC) and holds Series 7, 63 and 24 licenses. CMCP is not affiliated with CFSC.

Mr. Cagan previously worked for two of the largest investment banks in the world, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Drexel Burnham Lambert. In all, he was involved in over 30 transactions valued at more than $15 billion. Mr. Cagan attended M.I.T. and received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in engineering and his MBA from Stanford University. He is also a graduate of the UCLA Director's Training Program.

Cagan stated, "Tombstone controls the mineral resources under a large acreage in an historically prolific mining area in Southern Arizona. Existing testing results show significant promise for a potentially large mineral resource. It is an exciting opportunity for me to be involved at this point in the development of this project. I see parallels with several of the companies I co-founded which developed into AMEX-listed companies. These companies had energy resources with significant initial potential and after accessing development capital, entered into development deals with a large strategic partner to build out the resource."

Alan Brown, President of TMBXF, stated, "We are extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Laird to our Board of Directors. His past experience will be an asset to our company and we look forward to working with him. Laird has had considerable success helping and advising previous firms that he was associated with in raising expansion capital. This experience will be of great value to TMBXF, as we move to the next stage."

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