Zenith Energy Regulatory News (ZEN)

July 24, 2017 

ZENITH ENERGY LTD.

("Zenith" or the "Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Zenith Energy Ltd. ("Zenith" or the "Company") (LSE: ZEN; TSX.V: ZEE), the dual listed international oil & gas production company operating the largest onshore oilfield in Azerbaijan, is pleased to announce that Sergey Borovskiy has been appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director.

The appointment of Sergey Borovskiy to the position of Non-Executive Director is subject to the review and approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Information on Sergey Borovskiy

Sergey Borovskiy, aged 45, has over 25 years of experience in business management in China and Hong Kong. He has lived and worked in China since 1991 and is fluent in Russian, English and Mandarin.

Sergey is CEO of Sanju Environmental Protection (Hong Kong) Limited, overseeing the international projects of controlling shareholder Sanju Group (sanju.cn), a company specialised in energy purification and environmental protection technologies listed on the Shenzen Stock Exchange. He is CEO and Chairman of General Transactions Inc., an oil & gas consulting, engineering, trading, seismic research and exploration services company. Sergey also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Petro Chemical Solutions and South China Heavy Industries Group.

Sergey studied in both China and Russia and holds a degree in economics.

Zenith Chief Executive Officer, Andrea Cattaneo, commented:

"I am delighted to welcome Sergey Borovskiy to Zenith's Board of Directors. Sergey's extensive connections in the Chinese business community and high-level industry experience will be an invaluable addition to the Board's skillset. More specifically, he will provide knowledge and exposure to one of the world's most liquid financial markets and introduce the Company to internationally established Chinese oil technology and equipment manufacturers.

I look forward to his contributions and to achieving Zenith's success together."

For further information, please contact:

Zenith Energy Ltd.

José Ramón López-Portillo

Chairman

Andrea Cattaneo

CEO & President

Email: info@zenithenergy.ca

Telephone: +1 (587) 315 9031

Telefax: +1 (403) 775 4474

Allenby Capital Limited - (Joint Broker)

Nick Harriss

Nick Athanas

Richard Short

Telephone:   + 44 (0) 203 328 5656

Optiva Securities - (Joint Broker)

Christian Dennis

Telephone: + 44 (0) 203 137 1903

Abchurch (Financial PR/IR)

Tim Thompson

Telephone: +44 (0) 200 7398 7700