ReconAfrica Appoints Former BP Geophysicist, Shiraz Dhanani, to the Board of Directors
Feb 18, 2020
February 18, 2020 – Vancouver, BC – Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (the “Company” or “ReconAfrica”) (TSX-V: RECO) (OTC: LGDOF) (Frankfurt: 0XD) is pleased to announce Shiraz Dhanani has joined the Board of Directors of the Company.
Shiraz Dhanani’s expertise is concentrated in new country access, initiating new field oil and natural gas plays, project and executive management, with a strong focus in Africa. Mr. Dhanani has gained this expertise over the course of 40 years while, for the most part, working with major oil companies including BP and ExxonMobil.
While at BP, Shiraz was the Technical Director of BP in Libya where he played an integral role in negotiating a multi-billion dollar exploration and appraisal contract comprising 54,000 square kilometres (over 13,000,000 acres) in the Libyan onshore Ghadames basin and deep offshore Sirt basins. Shiraz was also part of the BP team which commenced the world’s largest seismic operation both onshore and offshore Libya, as well as initiating an extensive exploration drilling program to develop the assets.
Shiraz is also credited for, through a successful drilling and appraisal program, proving the viability of the Silurian black shales in Northern Africa (Tunisia), joint venturing and monetizing the asset to Anadarko in 2011.
“With ReconAfrica’s discovery of a new rift-sedimentary basin in Namibia, I’m delighted to join the Company in its formative stage of development,” stated Shiraz Dhanani. “After reviewing the data, I believe the Kavango basin is optimally conducive to host a resource rich and active petroleum system that must be drilled.”
“I am pleased to welcome Shiraz Dhanani to the Board,” said Jay Park, ReconAfrica CEO. “I also want to thank Chet Idsizsek for his service to the Company as a director and for the shepherding the Company through the reverse takeover that has brought the Company to its current form. Chet will continue as a consultant to the Company providing ongoing advice.”
The Company further announces that, pursuant to the Company’s stock option plan, it has granted to directors, officers, consultants, and employees of the Company options to purchase an aggregate of 1,050,000 common shares of the Company at a price of C$0.76 per share for a period of up to five years, subject to regulatory approval.
ReconAfrica is a junior oil and gas company engaged in the development of the newly discovered Kavango Sedimentary Basin, in northeast Namibia, where the Company holds a 90% working interest in a petroleum license, comprising approximately 6.3 million contiguous acres.
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J. Jay Park, CEO | Tel: +44 7748 354 555 Carlos Escribano, CFO l Tel: +1 (604) 961-9992
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