Nomination Committee for the Annual General Meeting 2008


Nomination Committee for the Annual General Meeting 2008

In accordance with a resolution at the Annual General Meeting in 2007, West
Siberian Resources Ltd's nomination committee shall be appointed by the four
largest shareholders in the company. The four largest shareholders in West
Siberian Resources Ltd are Alltech Investments Ltd, Meadowlane Holding Ltd,
Repsol Exploracion S.A. and Investors Life Insurance Corp who together hold
approximately 42% of the shares and the votes in the company. 

These four shareholders have appointed the following representatives together
with the company's chairman of the board, to constitute the nomination committee
for the Annual General Meeting 2008:
Christer Sandberg, Chairman of the nomination committee representing Alltech
Investments Ltd and Meadowlane Holding Ltd.
Hernán Luis Dayen, representing Repsol Exploracion S.A.
Fred Boling, representing Investors Life Insurance Corp.
Eric Forss, Chairman of the board West Siberian Resources Ltd

The Nominating Committee shall present a proposal for election of the Board of
Directors as well as related questions for adoption at the Annual Shareholders'
Meeting and complete the tasks and consider the independence of the Directors as
set out in the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance.

The Annual General Meeting will be held in Stockholm on May 21, 2008.

Shareholders who would like to submit proposals to the Nomination Committee can
do so via e-mail: info@westsiberian.com or by ordinary mail to Advokat Christer
Sandberg, Advokatfirman Björn Rosengren, Birger Jarlsgatan 73-75, 113 56
Stockholm, not later than March 31, 2008.







For further information:
Christer Sandberg, Chairman of the nomination committee, phone +46-70-666 10 30
Eric Forss, Chairman, West Siberian Resources Ltd., phone +46 8 613 00 85

Also visit www.westsiberian.com

West Siberian Resources Ltd is an independent oil company active in Russia. West
Siberian´s depository receipts are traded at the Stockholm Stock Exchange under
the symbol WSIB.

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