Touchstone Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce that effective March 5, 2014 Mr. Michael Loewen has been appointed as the new Country Manager for Touchstone's wholly owned Trinidad subsidiary company, Territorial Services Limited (Territorial).

Mr. Loewen is a Petroleum Engineer with over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and 9 years of experience internationally in Cuba, Argentina and Albania. Over the last 10 years Mr. Loewen has spent the majority of time working for Sherritt International and Petro Andina Resources in positions varying from Managing Director to Director, Operations.

Mr. Loewen has outstanding management and leadership skills, which were an integral part in increasing gross production from approximately 2,000 barrels per day to 28,000 barrels per day on a previous international project.

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