HOUSTON, Aug. 4, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hyperdynamics Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE AMEX:HDY) today announced that management will be hosting a conference call with interested parties to introduce the Company's new CEO, Ray Leonard, and to discuss the Company's business strategy moving forward on Tuesday, August 11, 2009, at 4:15 p.m. EDT. The call will begin with a 15-minute web presentation followed by a Q&A session.
Mr. Leonard recently joined Hyperdynamics as a seasoned oil industry professional with a 32-year career focusing on exploration and business development. Leonard most recently served as the Vice President of Eurasia & Exploration for Kuwait Energy Company, the first private Arab oil company. Prior to his Kuwait Energy position, Mr. Leonard held executive positions with MOL, the Hungarian national oil company, YUKOS, in Russia, and was Vice President of Resource Acquisitions with Amoco.
Participation in the call is open to all interested parties. Participants may use the following phone numbers to take part in the call. Within the U.S. dial (Toll Free): 877-548-7912. International participants can dial: 719-325-4864.
The update will be broadcast live over the Internet. To register for the update, please go to http://investors.hyperdynamics.com and look for the CEO, Ray Leonard, Update under the events and presentation section. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes early to register, and download and install any necessary audio software.
An archive of the presentation and Q&A session and an English and French transcript will be posted at http://investors.hyperdynamics.com/events.cfm under the Archived Events section a few days after the event.
About Hyperdynamics
Hyperdynamics Corporation provides energy for the future by exploring and producing sources of energy worldwide. The company's internationally active oil and gas subsidiary, SCS Corporation, owns rights to explore and exploit 31,000 square miles offshore the Republic of Guinea, West Africa. To find out more about Hyperdynamics Corporation, visit the corporate website at http://www.hyperdynamics.com.
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