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ReconAfrica Appoints Former BP Geophysicist, Shiraz Dhanani, to the Board of Directors
ReconAfrica Appoints Former BP Geophysicist, Shiraz Dhanani, to the Board of Directors ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nReconAfrica Appoints Former BP Geophysicist, Shiraz Dhanani, to the Board of Directors\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nVANCOUVER, Feb. 18, 2020\n\n\n\n/NOT FOR DISSEMINATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, ANY STATES OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA./\n VANCOUVER, Feb. 18, 2020 /CNW/ - Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (the \"Company\" or \"ReconAfrica\") (TSX-V: RECO) (OTC: LGDOF) (Frankfurt: 0XD) is pleased to announce Shiraz Dhanani has joined the Board of Directors of the Company.  \n\n \n \n\n \nShiraz Dhanani's expertise is concentrated in new country access, initiating new field oil and natural gas plays, project and executive management, with a strong focus in Africa. Mr. Dhanani has gained this expertise over the course of 40 years while, for the most part, working with major oil companies including BP and ExxonMobil.\nWhile at BP, Shiraz was the Technical Director of BP in Libya where he played an integral role in negotiating a multi-billion dollar exploration and appraisal contract comprising 54,000 square kilometres (over 13,000,000 acres) in the Libyan onshore Ghadames basin and deep offshore Sirt basins. Shiraz was also part of the BP team which commenced the world's largest seismic operation both onshore and offshore Libya, as well as initiating an extensive exploration drilling program to develop the assets.\nShiraz is also credited for, through a successful drilling and appraisal program, proving the viability of the Silurian black shales in Northern Africa (Tunisia), joint venturing and monetizing the asset to Anadarko in 2011.\n\"With ReconAfrica's discovery of a new rift-sedimentary basin in Namibia, I'm delighted to join the Company in its formative stage of development,\" stated Shiraz Dhanani. \"After reviewing the data, I believe the Kavango basin is optimally conducive to host a resource rich and active petroleum system that must be drilled.\"\n\"I ...