– UK, London / BERMUDA – Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Maria Darby-Walker to the Board of the Company as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.
Ms Darby-Walker is a leading corporate and financial communications’ executive, who has counselled the boards of international firms including Rio Tinto and its Oyu Tolgoi copper project in Mongolia, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, Cadbury, Rolls-Royce, Allen & Overy and Barclays.
Commenting on today’s announcement, Simon Murray, Non-Executive Chairman of Gulf Keystone said: “We are delighted to further strengthen the Board with the appointment of Maria Darby-Walker as an independent Non-Executive Director. With a background of managing strategic corporate issues and communications and a strong corporate responsibility capability, Maria will bring a new and diverse skill-set to our Board. We welcome Maria and look forward to her contribution to Gulf Keystone.”
About Gulf Keystone Petroleum
- Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP) is an independent oil and gas exploration, development and production company focused on exploration in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
- Gulf Keystone Petroleum International (GKPI) holds Production Sharing Contracts for four exploration blocks in Kurdistan, the Shaikan, Sheikh Adi, Ber Bahr and Akri-Bijeel blocks.
- GKPI is the operator of the Shaikan Block, which is a major commercial discovery, with a working interest of 75% and is partnered with MOL Kalegran Limited (a 100% subsidiary of MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas plc.) and Texas Keystone Inc., which have working interests of 20% and 5% respectively. Texas Keystone Inc. holds its interest in trust for Gulf Keystone, pending transfer of its interest to the Company.
- Gulf Keystone is moving into the large-scale phased development of the Shaikan field targeting 100,000 bopd of production capacity during Phase 1 of the Shaikan Field Development Plan following its approval in June 2013.
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