Sunset Pacific Petroleum Ltd. has invited Mr. Belkacem Aissaoui, who currently serves as a technical adviser to the company, to join the board of directors. Mr. Aissaoui has over 40 years of technical and management experience in onshore/offshore drilling operations. He recently completed a senior leadership role with Saudi Aramco DSV where he designed and executed several workover and regular offshore/onshore drilling programs. He has extensive onshore/offshore drilling experience including as a drilling supervisor in charge of an ONGC (Oil National Gas Company, India) offshore workover campaign. He has worked as a senior drilling manager for such companies as Schlumberger in Libya and Algeria, Halliburton in Algeria and Iraq, and Nabors Drilling in Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. This new director appointment remains subject to the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including the submission of a Personal Information Form and the approval of the TSX-V.