Previously Mr. Hill was founder, President and CEO of Valkyries Petroleum Corp., a publicly traded oil and gas company which was the subject of an $750 million takeover. Mr. Hill previously served as General Manager of Lundin Oil AB's operations in Malaysia and Sudan. Mr. Hill has over 27 years experience in the oil industry including international new venture management and senior exploration positions at Occidental Petroleum and Shell Oil Company. In addition, Mr. Hill was a senior director of Tanganyika Oil which was the subject of a $2 billion takeover by Sinopec. His education includes a Master of Science degree in Geology and Bachelor of Science degree in Geophysics from Michigan State University as well as an MBA from the University of St. Thomas in Houston.

Mr. Dingley has 14 years of oil industry experience including 12 years with Talisman Energy Inc. where he served as Vice President, Middle East Operations as well as General Manager, Peru; Manager, Corporate Security & Surface Risk; and Manager, Government Affairs & Deputy General Manager, Sudan. Prior to entering the oil industry Mr. Dingley spent 4 years working in the mining industry in various locations through Africa and he also served in the British Military for 12 years. His education includes both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Law from Canterbury, UK and he has also completed an Executive MBA at Harvard Business School. Mr. Dingley was born and educated in Kenya.

Before joining Africa Oil Mr. Phillips was Vice President Exploration Africa and Middle East for Lundin Petroleum AB. Mr. Phillips is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and San Diego State University where he obtained BS and MS degrees, both in Geology. He has over 25 years of experience in the oil industry including senior positions with Shell Oil company and Occidental including heading up Oxy's African exploration ventures.

Mr. Grellman has over 39 years of international experience in the oil industry, including 30 years with Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation. He has managed and headed up operations throughout Africa, the Middle East, Central America, as well as Asia during his highly successful career. Mr. Grellman has a BA, Geology and Economics, from Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.

Mr. Walker has 27 years of industry experience including 17 years with Talisman Energy Inc. where he served as Executive Vice-President of International Operations West as well as country manager positions in the UK and Malaysia/Vietnam. He started his career as a petroleum engineer with BP plc. and also worked in senior management positions at Bow Valley Energy Inc. Nick is a Non-Executive Director of 2Co Oil Limited and is also Vice-Chair of the Lindsay Park Sports Society that manages the Talisman Centre, a not for profit sports facility. He previously served on the Board of Oil & Gas UK, the trade association representing the UK oil and gas business. His education includes a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mining Engineering from Imperial College in London, a Master of Science Degree in Computing Science from University College in London and an MBA from City University Business School, also in London.

Before joining Africa Oil Alex Budden served as a Diplomat for the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office for 21 years. His international experience has seen him serve in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Russia, the Balkans and North America. Throughout his career he has focused on international security, conflict, governance, human rights, energy and environment issues and specializes in government & security relations, complex stakeholder management and strategic communications work.

Dr. Martinez, most recently Director of International Business Development with Occidental Petroleum Corporation, has over 20 years of domestic US and international senior management experience in oil and gas exploration and development, including projects in the Texas Gulf Coast, Permian Basin, Rockies, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, and Russia. He has held overseas management positions for Oxy in Libya, Oman and Peru. Dr. Martinez holds a doctorate in petroleum geology from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Martinez will be based in the Africa Oil Calgary technical office and will be responsible for all geological and geophysical activities of the Company.

Ian Gibbs is a Canadian Chartered Accountant and a graduate of the University of Calgary where he obtained a bachelor of commerce degree. Ian Gibbs has held a variety of prominent positions within the Lundin Group of Companies; most recently as CFO of Tanganyika Oil where he played a pivotal role in the recent $2 billion acquisition by Sinopec International Petroleum. Prior to Tanganyika Oil, Mr. Gibbs was CFO of Valkyries Petroleum which was the subject of an $750 million takeover.