MX Oil has appointed Mr Nigel Bruce McKim as Non-executive Director with immediate effect. Nigel will replace Patrick Mendoza, who is stepping down from the Board to pursue other business interests.

Nigel, aged 53, has 28 years of experience in field development planning and production in the oil and gas industry. His most recent role was Chief Operations Officer for Nobel Upstream Group where he was responsible for the company's technical capabilities and participated in the building of a portfolio of assets in Texas, the UK and Azerbaijan.

Previously, Nigel was Subsurface Manager for Business Development activities and the Liverpool Bay Project at BHP Billiton Petroleum Limited. He also held the position of Director Pre-Developments for Hess Services (UK) Limited, based in London, with global responsibilities for appraisal and early field development planning in Hess' conventional oil and gas business.

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