Nextraction Energy Corp. announced that in conjunction with the Cowboy acquisition, William Pedersen has joined the Nextraction management team as Vice President of Exploration. Mr. Pedersen is a geoscientist with over 29 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and has been the President & CEO of Cowboy for the past 8 years.

Mr. Pedersen has a track record of growing production and creating shareholder value in a number of junior oil and gas companies.