James Smith Email & Phone Number

Broad range of experience in exploration, development and production in the Africa, Middle East the North Sea, Russia & now the Caribbean. Significant exploration success in Gabon, Tanzania and most recently Russia, Senegal, Italy & Romania. Successful 13-year career with Chevron, then involved with independent oil and gas companies: details: - Currently:• Owner and Director of Cadence Energy Ltd.• Subsurface advisor to PanAfrican Tanzania Ltd and to Orca Exploration Inc.• Director of Bajan Hydrocarbons Inc• Non-Exec Director Prospex Energy PLC• Non-Exec Director Helium One PLCPreviously:• Non-Executive Director for Australian listed African Petroleum Corp, an exploration focused company exploring in the conjugate margin of West Africa.• CEO of PetroAsia, a Hong Kong based, privately owned oil exploration company.• • Director of Petrogrand AB, Swedish listed company with operations in Russia• Director of Exploration for Toronto listed Orca Exploration Group (formerly named EastCoast Energy) ($120 million mkt cap): Exploring and Producing in Tanzania. During my time I was responsible for overseeing all subsurface G&G from development thru to exploration. As well as leading the corporate reserves audit process. Have generated a 3 fold increase in Proved reserves.• Non-Executive Director of Canoro Resources. Exploring and Producing in India.• VP Exploration PanOcean Energy. Responsible to managing all aspects of subsurface G&G for this multi asset onshore and offshore company. Focus was Gabon sub-salt exploration, development and production. Increased market cap from $20mm to $1,400mm when sold to Addax Petroleum.• Chevron: New Ventures manager for Chevron in Africa and the Middle East. Particular focus on Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen, Iran, Iraq & Oman in the Middle East and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Namibia, Algeria & Libya in Africa. SpecialtiesReserves Audits. Small cap M&A as well as A&D. Successful proven track record in sub-salt exploration and development, through utilisation of specialist seismic imaging.

Listed skills include Federation and Russian.