Orca Energy Limited announced the appointment of Nathan Rayner to the Board of Directors, effective immediately, following the resignation of Jeremy King. Mr. Rayner is a Petroleum Engineer with over 15 years of experience, specialising in resource and project evaluations, field development planning and production optimisation. Mr. Rayner is the current Technical Director of Sunbird Energy Ltd. and oversees the development of the company's South African offshore gas project.

Mr. Rayner has also worked on African projects for Addax Petroleum Ltd, managing its appraisal programs and resource portfolio. Prior to joining Sunbird, Mr. Rayner was the Chief Operating Officer of Dart Energy Ltd, managing its exploration and production operations in Asia and Europe. Between 2008 and 2010, Mr. Rayner was the General Manager of Petroleum Engineering for Arrow Energy Ltd, where he was responsible for the field development planning for the company's proposed LNG project.

Mr. Rayner has also worked for both Origin Energy Ltd. and Santos Ltd. as a petroleum engineer on multiple Australian oil and gas projects.