Terry Allen Not to Stand for Re-Election as Director of ShaMaran Petroleum Corp

ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. is a Canada-based independent oil and gas company with production from two adjacent blocks in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The Company is engaged in the business of oil and gas exploration and development and holds interests in production sharing contracts: 27.6% participating interest in the Atrush Block, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), through its wholly owned subsidiary General Exploration Partners, Inc. (GEP) and 18% participating interest (22.5% paying interest) in the Sarsang Block, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, through its wholly owned subsidiary ShaMaran Sarsang A/S. The Company is also focused on developing the considerable reserve and production upside potential of its projects.