HOUSTON, TEXAS--(Marketwire - July 30, 2009) - EnerGulf Resources Inc. SX VENTURE:ENG)(FRANKFURT:EKS) (EnerGulf or the Company): EnerGulf is pleased to report Dr. Joseph Davis has re-joined Digital Prospectors, Inc. ("Digital") to manage EnerGulf's geoservices. Digital has been consulting to EnerGulf for the past 4 years on Block 1711 in Namibia and the Lotshi Block in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Dr. Davis, will be coordinating the upcoming seismic program on the Lotshi Block and related geology requirements. He will also be responsible for the geophysics/geology work program concerning Block 1711.
Dr. Davis has more than twenty years of experience in oil and gas exploration, with significant involvement and success in new ventures around the world including deepwater plays in the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa. His specialties include seismic stratigraphy, regional studies and play analysis. He has worked for the U.S. Geological Survey (1974-1980), Arco Oil and Gas (1980-1987), Strategic Petroleum (1987-1989), Maxus Energy (1990-1992), Davis Exploration Consulting and Hyperion Resources. Dr. Davis has consulted with Digital Prospectors since 2001. He was team leader for the exploration work program, offshore West Africa, which resulted in the United Meridian/Mobil discoveries in Equatorial Guinea. Dr. Davis has earned an A.B. in Earth Sciences from Dartmouth University, a M.S. in Geology from Southern Methodist University, and a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Texas.
EnerGulf is also pleased to report that Dr. Albert Ongendangenda has joined the Company as Director General of EnerGulf Congo SARL, a subsidiary of the Company located in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo ("DRC"). Dr. Ongendangenda will manage EnerGulf's upcoming seismic program on the Lotshi Block and general operations in the DRC.
Dr. Ongendangenda served as the Advisor to the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo for Mines, Energy and Infrastructure from 2002 until recently. He is currently also a Professor at the University of Kinshasa, Faculty of Science, Department of Earth Sciences.
Dr. Ongendangenda has a Ph. D. with honors in Geology from the University of Aix-Marseille III, France, a Diploma of Advanced Studies Geochemistry-Petrology from the Universite des Sciences et Techniques de Montpellier II (France), a Masters de Geologie Fondamentale et Appliquee, and Bachelor of General Geology from the University Paul Sabatier Toulouse (France). He also has a degree in business management from the University of Aix-Marseille I.
Jeff Greenblum, EnerGulf Chairman of the Board and CEO states, "We are very pleased that Dr. Albert Ongendangenda and Dr. Joseph Davis, highly skilled and experienced oil and gas exploration professionals, are working with EnerGulf. We anticipate they will add extraordinary value to the success of our exploration programs."
EnerGulf Resources Inc. is a publicly traded international oil and gas exploration company focused on maximizing shareholder value by targeting high impact opportunities in the world's most prospective hydrocarbon regions.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors of EnerGulf Resources Inc.
Jeff Greenblum, Chairman and CEO
