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Decentralisation Tech MGMT
Decentralisation Tech MGMT.
About this update from Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited
[{"type":"text","content":"\n Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ld\n07 March 2008\n\n\nNot for release, publication or distribution in or into jurisdictions other than\n the United Kingdom and Bermuda where to do so would constitute a contravention\n of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction\n\n\n\n GULF KEYSTONE PETROLEUM LIMITED\n (\"Gulf Keystone\" or \"the Company\")\n\n DECENTRALISATION OF TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT\n\nGulf Keystone Petroleum Limited (AIM: GKP) an independent oil & gas exploration\ncompany operating in Algeria and Kurdistan, today announces that it has\nimplemented a new policy decentralising its technical capabilities to its\ncountries of operation, to be led by the respective Country Manager. The\npurpose of this policy is to place the Company's significant technical\ncapability at the points of operation where its skills and expertise are of\ngreatest value to those responsible for implementing the Company's exploration,\ndevelopment and production strategy.\n\nGulf Keystone's Country Managers are technically highly qualified with\nsignificant oil & gas experience in addition to their country expertise.\n\nMr. Mohamed Messaoudi, Gulf Keystone Country Manager for Algeria, is a petroleum\ngeologist with 27 years experience in the oil & gas industry. Mr. Messaoudi\njoined SONATRACH, the Algerian National Oil Enterprise in 1979, becoming Chief\nGeologist for the Hassi Messaoud basin in 1996 and then consecutively, Regional\nExploration Manager of the North Algeria Area / Onshore and Offshore Basins and\nRegional Exploration Manager for the South East Algeria Area (Illizi, Berkine,\nHassi Messaoud & Oued Mya basins). He has had responsibility for the most\nimportant hydrocarbon area in Algeria and has led more than 25 exploration\nprojects and teams. He has also published a number of technical papers.\n\nMr. Adnan Samarrai, Gulf Keystone Country Manager for Kurdistan, is a petroleum\ngeologist with over 45 years oil & gas exploration and development experience in\nIraq. Mr Samarrai understands the petroleum geology, drilling technology and\nother disciplines relating to exploration activities within Iraq. He has held a\nnumber of positions in several companies including Chief Exploration Geologist\nand Senior Geologist at the North Oil Company and Iraq National Oil Company.\nPrior to joining Gulf Keystone, Mr Samarrai was Director ...