HOUSTON, Sept. 1, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Index Oil and Gas Inc. ("Index") ("the Company") (OTCBB:IXOG) today announced that John G. Williams has joined Index as Executive Vice President, Exploration and Production, based in Index's offices in Houston, Texas.
John's appointment adds a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Company's skill base, particularly regarding the Company's planned expansion of exploration activities.
John has thirty-one years of global oil and gas exploration and business development in various technical and managerial roles with Exxon, Conoco and ConocoPhillips. Latterly, John held positions including Manager of Exploration Geoscience and Global Chief Geophysicist at ConocoPhillips and General Manager of Exploration (Aberdeen) at Conoco.
He has worked basins in over twenty five countries and conducted business in more than ten countries, having managed successful exploration programs in Alaska, the United Kingdom, Indonesia and Venezuela.
John is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the Society of Exploration Geophysicists and the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He is certified by the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
Lyndon West, Chief Executive of Index, said, "The recruitment of an executive exploration geologist of John Williams' pedigree to the board in a very competitive environment demonstrates recognition of the potential for Index. I expect that John's experience of portfolio management, the development of unproven plays and reservoir characterization will add considerable value to our activities."
About Index
Index is a gas biased oil and gas exploration and production company, with activities in Kansas, Texas, Alabama and Louisiana. It has offices in Houston, Texas and Bath, England. Index is focused on efficiently building a broad portfolio of producing properties with what it believes to be significant upside potential and intends to grow its existing asset base and revenues through further investment in the U.S. The company seeks to develop its activities in areas containing prolific petroleum systems set in stable political and economic environments.
To find out more about Index Oil and Gas (OTCBB:IXOG), visit our website at www.indexoil.com.
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