Offshore staff

LONDON -- Keith Williams has retired from the board of Rockhopper Exploration effective immediately and will be succeeded by David Hamilton Bodecott as exploration director.

"We would like to thank Keith for his help in the development of Rockhopper since the early stages of the company," says Sam Moody, managing director of Rockhopper. "The last 12 months in particular have been a busy period of data acquisition and processing, covering 2D, 3D, and CSEM, and the board wish him well for the future.

"We are also delighted that Dave is joining the board at a time when we will begin focusing more on technical work than on data acquisition. We have been working with Dave for some time and his considerable experience and specialist knowledge of the Falklands will help us push forward to the next stage in our development."

02/01/2007