CALGARY, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - (TSXV: PFC) -
PetroFrontier Corp. ("PetroFrontier") is pleased to announce that
effective February 1, 2012 it has
appointed Earl Scott, P. Eng., as
Chief Operating Officer of PetroFrontier and President of its two
wholly-owned Australian subsidiaries, PetroFrontier (Australia) Pty. Ltd. and Texalta (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
Mr. Scott brings extensive knowledge of drilling, completions,
production operations, project management and facilities through 25
years of experience in the oil and gas industry. From 2010
until present, Mr. Scott was a consultant employed as
Vice-President, Operations for Red Rock Energy in Calgary, Alberta, and Kurdistan Project Manager for Western Zagros,
also of Calgary, Alberta.
Prior to 2010, Mr. Scott held various roles including
Vice-President, Engineering and Operations with BG Canada
Exploration Inc., and as a technical consultant to Exxon Mobil
Canada based in Calgary,
Alberta. Mr. Scott has held a range of increasingly
progressive technical leadership roles in Malaysia, France, Venezuela, Ecuador and Canada with companies such as Exxon,
Schlumberger, AEC International and BG Group. Mr. Scott is a
professional engineer and has a Bachelor of Science degree in
Mechanical Engineering from the University of
Calgary.
Based in Adelaide, South Australia, Mr. Scott will be responsible
for all operations of the two Australian subsidiaries. It is
expected that he will relocate by the beginning of March 2012.
In connection with his appointment, PetroFrontier has granted
Mr. Scott options to purchase 500,000 common shares at a price of
$1.99 per share.
About PetroFrontier Corp.
PetroFrontier is an international oil and gas company engaged in
the exploration, acquisition and development of both conventional
and unconventional petroleum assets in the Southern Georgina Basin
in the Northern Territory, Australia, where it has an approximate 85.5%
working interest in 13.6 million gross acres in four exploration
permits. PetroFrontier's head office is in Calgary, Alberta and operations office is in
Adelaide, South Australia.
PetroFrontier's common shares are listed on the TSX Venture
Exchange under the symbol "PFC".
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation
Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the
TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
SOURCE PetroFrontier Corp.