HOUSTON, June 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hydrocarb Energy Corporation (OTCQB:HECC) announced today that it has officially promoted Dr. Tobie Aupindi as the President of the company's US based subsidiary, Hydrocarb Corporation.  Hydrocarb Corporation, also a Nevada corporation (herein referred to as "HCN") with its corporate office in Houston, Texas, focuses on international business growth through systematic global strategies in order to obtain growth by establishing relationships with foreign countries and negotiating for and obtaining oil and gas concessions. In addition to Dr. Aupindi's international responsibility of growing Hydrocarb Corporation, he will be working with HECC and HCN's boards to fully develop its business plan including financing activities to support the exploration for world class reserves.

Dr. Tobie Aupindi named President of Hydrocarb Energy's internationally focused Exploration Subsidiary

When asked to comment, Mr. Charles Dommer, Director and CEO for HCN said, "Dr. Tobie Aupindi is a prime example of the entrepreneurial spirit.  It is truly refreshing and we feel very fortunate to have such a highly trained and educated professional working with us."

Commenting on his new appointment, Dr. Aupindi stated, "We have a tremendous opportunity to build a global enterprise that will bring real value to our stakeholders.  I am passionate regarding our exploration work in the Owambo basin, a critically important area of Namibia.  In addition to the success we have had performing in our initial exploration period, we have developed a tremendous working relationship with the dynamic Namibian Government, in particular with the Ministry of Mines and Energy."  He went on to say, "It will also be exciting to working with Mr. Chuck Dommer who has extensive experience working on many major foreign exploration ventures over the years."

About Hydrocarb: 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 and domestic production in Galveston Bay, we maintain offices in Houston, Texas, and Windhoek, Namibia. For further information: www.hydrocarb.com.  

About Dr. Tobie Aupindi: Dr. Tobie Aupindi is a Namibian national. He holds a PhD in Global Corporate Strategies from CIM in the British Virgin Islands and an MBA from the world renowned MSM in the Netherlands.

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