VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 20, 2021 /CNW/ - (TSX: AOI)
(Nasdaq-Stockholm: AOI) – Africa Oil Corp. ("AOI", "Africa
Oil" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the addition of two
key staff members to its management team. View PDF version.
Mr. Craig Knight has joined Africa Oil as the
Company's Vice President Production, based in Africa Oil's
London office. Mr. Knight is a
Petroleum Engineer with over 16 years of experience in field
appraisal, development, reservoir management, brownfield production
optimization and well interventions. He has worked on both onshore
and offshore assets across Australia, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands and the UK. Prior to joining
Africa Oil, Mr. Knight held roles in Asset Management, Subsurface
Team Leadership, and Production, Reservoir and Completion
Engineering. Most recently, he was the Production Director at
Spirit Energy where he was responsible for the Company's production
management, hydrocarbon accounting and establishing the company's
carbon emissions reporting processes.
Ms. Amy Bowe has been appointed
as the Company's Vice President ESG. Ms. Bowe has almost 20 years
of experience in the oil and gas industry, with a focus on ESG and
climate risk and strategy specifically. Ms. Bowe joins Africa Oil
from Wood Mackenzie, where she held various positions within the
Upstream Consulting team and most recently served as Head of Carbon
Research. In that capacity, she launched Wood Mackenzie's suite of
Emissions Benchmarking Tools, which provide transparency into
emissions performance and risks associated with Oil & Gas and
Metals & Mining operations down to the asset level. Prior to
Wood Mackenzie, Ms. Bowe served as an Environmental Affairs Advisor
at Hess Corp. and helped to develop the company's inaugural climate
change strategy as a member of the Corporate Strategy team.
Keith Hill, President and CEO of
Africa Oil, commented, "I am very pleased that Craig and Amy
have joined Africa Oil. Craig will be able to use his strong
knowledge of production optimization to manage the Company's Prime
Oil & Gas Coöperatief U.A. portfolio and drive Africa Oil's
search for new accretive acquisition opportunities. With the
Company's ongoing commitment to its ESG transition, reporting, and
goals, Amy will be a very valuable addition to the Africa Oil
team."
Africa Oil Corp. is a Canadian oil and gas company with
producing and development assets in deepwater Nigeria; development assets in Kenya; and an exploration/appraisal portfolio
in Africa and Guyana. The Company is listed on the Toronto
Stock Exchange and on Nasdaq Stockholm under the symbol
"AOI".
All dollar amounts are in United
States dollars unless otherwise indicated.
This information is information that Africa Oil Corp. is obliged
to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The
information was submitted for publication, through the agency of
the contact person set out below on September 20, 2021 at 2:00
a.m. Eastern Time.
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the Company's future performance, business prospects or
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update these forward-looking statements, except as required by
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SOURCE Africa Oil Corp.