3 January 2013
Petrel Resources plc
("Petrel" or the "Company")
Board Change
It is with great regret that the board reluctantly accepts the resignation with immediate effect of Guy Delbès. Following his 84th birthday Guy is seeking to reduce his business interests.
A former French diplomat, Guy Delbès has served with distinction on the Board of Petrel Resources plc since 2000. His energy and optimism belie his five decades of Middle East experience.
A fluent Arabic speaker, Guy facilitated the Company's entrance into the Iraqi Oil Industry. Throughout the period of sanctions and conflict, he operated in hazardous and challenging environments without complaint and displayed a quiet courage that calmed everyone he worked with. He led from the front, travelling in Baghdad and elsewhere during the worst of the issues in-country. He was always courteous, exuding an air of experience and agreeable authority that calmed nervous young militia at check-points.
The Company will be appointing a replacement non-executive Director on or before 8th February 2012.
Petrel Resources is a diversified oil and gas exploration and production company, with interests in Ghana, Ireland and Iraq. The company has a signed petroleum agreement in Ghana, holds two licences in offshore Ireland and recently completed an exploration and production joint venture contract in Iraq.
Enquiries:
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Petrel Resources Plc |
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David Horgan, Managing Director |
+353 (0)87 292 3500 |
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John Teeling |
+353 (0)1 833 2833 |
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Northland Capital Partners Limited |
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John Henry-Wickes / Alice Lane Gavin Burnell |
+44 (0)20 7796 8800 |
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Blythe Weigh Communications |
+44 (0) 20 7138 3204 |
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Tim Blythe |
+44 (0) 781 692 4626 |
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Robert Kellner Kawthar Badda |
+44 (0) 7800 554 377 +44 (0) 7534 508 647 |
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Pembroke Communications |
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David O'Siochain |
+353 (0) 1 649 6486 |
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