Petrel Resources Regulatory News (PET)

14th June 2019

Petrel Resources PLC

("Petrel Resources" or the "Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Petrel Resources is pleased to announce the appointment to the Board of Riadh Hameed as Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

Riadh Mahmoud Hameed (aged 38) is a quality control engineer working for an aerospace component company based in the USA. Prior experience has included over a decade of working in the oil and gas sector, to include six years working for Petrel as a co-ordinator for its projects in Iraq.

David Horgan, Managing Director writes: "I am delighted to welcome Riadh to the Board of Petrel Resources, and look forward to working with him again, and to renew our connections on the ground in Iraq."

There is no further information to be disclosed in relation to the appointments pursuant to AIM Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR"). The person who arranged for the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company was David Horgan, Director.