The Directors of LGO Energy plc announced the appointment of Mr. Fergus Jenkins to the Board of the company with immediate effect. Mr. Jenkins has been working for the company as Chief Operating Officer since March 2012. He is a Chartered Engineer with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mining Engineering and a Master of Engineering degree in Petroleum Engineering.

He has over 20 years of experience working in industry, initially in mining before moving to petroleum. Mr. Jenkins worked in a variety of technical and increasingly senior managerial positions in mid-sized independent oil companies, including Enterprise Oil, LASMO, OMV (UK) Ltd. and Afren plc. Mr. Jenkins serves currently as Technical Director of the AIM-traded Solo Oil plc.