16 Jul 2013 07:00
For immediate release
16 July 2013
Frontier Resources International Plc
("Frontier'' or the "Company'')
Appointment of Exploration Manager
The Board of Frontier (AIM Ticker: FRI), the AIM-traded international oil and gas exploration company with assets in Oman, Zambia and Namibia, is pleased to announce that Mr. Tim Wright has joined the Company as International Exploration Manager.
Mr. Wright has over 20 years of experience in worldwide exploration operations and project management. From 1989 to 1999, he worked in senior exploration roles with AMOCO Production Company on projects in the North Sea, Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. In 2000, he joined Occidental Oil and Gas Company in Houston, Texas and worked as a senior geophysical advisor working on new venture projects in Africa. Mr. Wright joined El Paso Corporation in 2005, working on various exploration and development projects offshore Brazil. Mr. Wright holds a Master's Degree in Exploration Geophysics from the University of Leeds.
Commenting on today's appointment, Jack Keyes, Frontier's CEO, said: "We are delighted to have an individual with the technical expertise and diversified industry experience of Tim joining our team at such an exciting time for the Company following its successful recent admission to AIM. We look forward to working with Tim to develop our projects."
Frontier Resources International Plc
Jack Keyes, Chief Executive Officer Tel: +1 (713) 962 0887
Barbara Spurrier, Finance Director Tel: 020 3475 8108
Beaumont Cornish Limited
Nominated Adviser Tel: 020 7628 3396
Michael Cornish/Roland Cornish
Beaufort Securities Limited Tel: 020 7382 8418
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About Frontier
Frontier Resources International Plc, which was founded in April 2008, is focused on onshore oil and gas exploration and development in the Middle East and Southern Africa where the Company has technical knowledge and expertise. The Company currently has three exploration projects in Oman, Zambia and Namibia.
Frontier's immediate objectives are to continue developing its core exploration projects towards first production particularly in Oman where the Company's knowledge base is most advanced because of the proximity to producing oil and gas fields and the availability of existing seismic and well data.
The Company is incorporated in the United Kingdom with its registered office in London. It also maintains a technical and commercial office in the United States in Houston, Texas. Additionally, to support its regional operations in Southern Africa and the Middle East, offices are maintained in Namibia, Zambia and Oman.
For further information please visit www.friplc.com or contact:
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