Birchcliff Energy Ltd. announced that as part of the Corporation?s leadership succession process, Myles Bosman, Executive Vice President, Exploration, and David Humphreys, Executive Vice President, Operations, have chosen to retire effective December 31, 2023. They have agreed to stay on as executive advisors to the Corporation for a period of time, to help ensure a seamless transition. Theo van der Werken, currently Vice President, Engineering of Birchcliff, has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer effective January 1, 2024.

Mr. van der Werken has been with Birchcliff since 2011 and has served as Vice President, Engineering since January 2022, responsible for overseeing Birchcliff?s Montney asset, subsurface engineering, reserves and strategic planning teams. Prior to January 2022, he was the Asset Manager for the Corporation?s Pouce Coupe assets. Duane Thompson, currently the Corporation?s Production Manager, has been appointed as Vice President, Operations effective January 1, 2024. Mr. Thompson has served as Birchcliff?s Production Manager since May 2017, working closely with the Corporation?s facilities, drilling and completions and health and safety teams, all of which has provided him with an in-depth understanding of Birchcliff?s operations.

The other current members of the Corporation?s Executive Team, Bruno Geremia, Robyn Bourgeois and Hue Tran, will continue in their current roles. Effective January 1, 2024, Birchcliff?s Executive Team will be as follows: Chris Carlsen ? President and Chief Executive Officer; Bruno Geremia ?

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Theo van der Werken ? Chief Operating Officer; Robyn Bourgeois ? Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary; Duane Thompson ?

Vice President, Operations; Hue Tran ? Vice President, Business Development and Marketing. New Board Appointment: In addition, Birchcliff announced that Cameron Proctor has been appointed to the Board effective October 4, 2023.

Mr. Proctor is an executive and lawyer with over 20 years of experience in the energy industry. Mr. Proctor was most recently the Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Secretary of PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (?PrairieSky?) from its inception in April 2014 to August 2023. Prior to joining PrairieSky in 2014, Mr. Proctor was the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Sinopec Canada (?Sinopec?) and worked for Sinopec and its predecessor companies since 2010, including as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Daylight Energy Ltd. Prior thereto, Mr. Proctor was a barrister and solicitor at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, specializing in corporate, securities and mergers and acquisitions law.

Mr. Proctor holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Calgary.