Pétrolia has appointed a new board member as well as the restructuring of its management team in order to continue the implementation of its business plan. These decisions will improve resource allocation and help the Corporation to better fulfill its role as operator of the Anticosti project while also pursuing its objectives in the Haldimand and Bourque projects.

The Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Martin Bélanger as a Director of Pétrolia. Mr. Bélanger is currently Director of Oil Pipelines and Commercial Operations Engineering at TransCanada Pipelines. The experience acquired by Mr. Bélanger over the last 24 years in the oil and gas industry will be extremely valuable to the board of directors.

In addition, as major activities will take place on our Haldimand and Anticosti projects in particular, the board of directors has approved certain changes to the team that will plan and implement the next phases of all its projects. To this end: Mr. Mabrouk Ouederni, Eng., P. Geo. has been promoted to Operations Manager and Mr. Jean-Yves Laliberté, Eng., M.Sc., has been appointed Manager of Health, Safety, Environment, and Regulatory Affairs.

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