Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Ltd Appoints Filippo Ricchetti as Additional Director

Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Limited is an India-based oil and gas company. The Company is engaged in the exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas in India, both onshore and offshore. Its asset portfolio consists of approximately 10 oil and gas blocks of discovered resources and one exploratory block. The Company's operations include Dirok, Kharsang, Umatara, Greater Dirok, B-80, PY-1, Asjol, North Balol, and Palej. The Dirok project produces approximately 50 billion cubic feet (BCF) of natural gas and approximately 1 million barrels (MMBBL) of condensate. The PY-1 field is in the offshore platform in Cauvery Basin with eight slots and four wells drilled. The Asjol Petroleum Mining License Block lies 25 km South-West of Mehsana town in Gujarat State covering area of about 15 square kilometers (km2). Its subsidiaries include Hindage Oilfield Services Limited, Geopetrol International Inc., Geopetrol Mauritius Limited and GeoEnpro Petroleum Limited.