Petrolia Energy Corporation announced the appointment of Mr. Ivar Siem to its Board of Directors. Mr. Siem fills the vacancy left following the recent passing of Mr. Lee Lytton. Ivar Siem is the Chairman of privately held American Resources Inc. ("American") and served as CEO of American from January 2013 until August 2017. Mr. Siem has broad experience from both the upstream and the service segments of the oil and gas industry. Mr. Siem previously served as the Chairman, CEO and Director of Blue Dolphin Energy from January 1990 to May 2014. The Company also announced that having served as Chairman of the Board since 2014, Mr. Leo Womack has decided to relinquish the Chairman's position. Mr. Womack will continue to provide valuable leadership as a Director and head of the Audit Committee of the Company. Mr. James E. Burns has been selected as the new Chairman of the Board. Mr. Burns will resign as President to take on the role of Chairman effective May 1, 2018. Mr. Khan will take on the role of President in addition to his role as the CEO.