Duma Hydrocarb Energy Corporation (OTCQB:DUMA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul C. Schillmoller as an additional independent director to the Board of Directors. He will serve as Chairman of the Nominating Committee, fulfilling a corporate governance requirement for an exchange listing.

Paul Schillmoller is a businessman and geophysicist with a comprehensive understanding of the energy sector. With over 34 years of experience in all facets of oil and gas, he specializes in seismic acquisition projects for major oil companies both domestic and internationally. Along with technical strengths, he is an industry expert in contract, licensing and copyright issues. Currently President and Senior Geophysicist at Shearwave, Inc., Mr. Schillmoller also founded Seismic Specialists which owns and licenses seismic data in the United States; US Seismic, focused on seismic data acquisition; and worked for Input/Output of Stafford, TX in seismic data acquisition and technology sales and marketing.

Duma Hydrocarb’s Chairman Kent Watts commented, “I am looking forward to working with Paul. He brings relevant and valuable skill sets to our team and is a highly respected professional in the oil and gas industry. He will be a great asset as we plan a seismic program on our 5.3 million acre Namibia concession and as we develop our Abu Dhabi-based services company. We are honored to have him serve on our board of directors.”

Mr. Schillmoller is a graduate of Northern Arizona University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Geology. He is actively involved in many industry associations including AAPG, SEG, GSOKC, GSH, DGS, HGS.

About Duma Hydrocarb Energy

Duma Hydrocarb Energy Corporation is a publicly-traded Domestic and International energy exploration and production company targeting major under-explored oil and gas projects in emerging, highly prospective regions of the world. With exploration concessions in Africa, production in Galveston Bay, and Oil Field Services in the United Arab Emirates, we maintain offices in Houston, Texas, Abu Dhabi, UAE and Windhoek, Namibia.

For further information: www.duma.com and www.hydrocarb.com.

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Duma Hydrocarb Energy Corp.Pasquale Scaturro, 1-281-408-4880CEOinfo@duma-hydrocarb.com