The Board of directors of Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Limited announced the resignation of Mr. Xie Wenyan ("Mr. Xie") as Executive Director of the Company with effect from 11 October 2019 due to a concern raised as to Mr. Xie's suitability to act as an Executive Director. Mr. Xie's resignation as an Executive Director of the Company does not affect his employment by the Group as the Chief Executive Officer of the upstream business of the Group.