Duma
Hydrocarb Energy Corporation (OTCQB:DUMA) has announced the
appointment of G. M. Byrd Larberg as an independent director to the
Board of Directors. He will serve as the Chairman of the Compensation
Committee, bringing the total number of independent directors to three
on the 5-person board which fulfills for an up listing to an exchange.
Mr. Larberg is a geologist and oil company executive with over 30 years
of experience in domestic and international oil and gas exploration and
development. Mr. Larberg began his career with Shell Oil Company working
the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. In 1993 he was named Vice President of E&P
for Pecten International, later becoming Business Development Manager
for Royal Dutch Shell’s Worldwide Deepwater effort. He joined Burlington
in 1998 as Executive VP and CEO of Burlington Resources International;
was President of Burlington subsidiaries in China, Peru, Ecuador, and
Algeria; and retired as Vice President of Geosciences from Burlington
Resources in 2006 following the company’s acquisition by ConocoPhillips.
Mr. Larberg has consulted with a number of E&P Companies including
Maersk and ONGC. He is currently under contract to PEMEX.
Kent Watts, Duma Hydrocarb’s Chairman stated, “Mr. Larberg’s expertise
in international E&P is extensive. While at Shell he worked development
exploration opportunities along the whole of Africa’s West Coast and
took part in the early evaluation of the Kudu Gas field in offshore
Namibia. His insight will be instrumental in maximizing value of our Namibia
concession and ongoing opportunities in the African Rift. His
longstanding industry relationships will help guide our international
growth strategy and we are honored to have Mr. Larberg accept a position
on our board of directors.”
Mr. Larberg holds a B.S. in Geology from Trinity University and an M.S.
in Geology from Texas A&M University and is a member of AAPG.
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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