Offshore staff

LONDON -- The board of Afren Plc. has accepted the resignation of Brian O'Cathain as Chief Executive and has appointed one of the company's founders, Osman Shahenshah in his place.

The board also appointed Evert Jan Mulder as an executive director and COO and Didier Lechartier as head of new ventures.

Mulder has worked in the international oil and gas industry for almost 25 years, holding positions within Addax Petroleum, Shell, Weatherford, and Halliburton. Mulder has Nigerian experience, having worked with both Addax Petroleum and Shell in Nigeria. He was most recently COO of Addax Petroleum, Nigeria's largest independent oil producer. Mulder spent more than 10 years with the Shell group holding various senior positions including head of commercial planning in Nigeria and head of production technology for Shell Expro in the UK. He was also formerly the business development manager and the global manager of reservoir description for Halliburton.

Lechartier has more than 18 years of experience in the international oil and gas industry and has particular experience in Congo Brazzaville, where Afren recently acquired a stake in the onshore La Noumbi exploration permit. Lechartier was formerly the business development director for Maurel et Prom, France's largest independent oil company. He was responsible for the production startup of the M'boundi field, one of Africa's largest onshore fields.

2/28/2007