Chariot Oil & Gas today announced the appointment of  Pierre Raillard as Morocco Country Director.

Pierre brings to Chariot over 25 years' operational and management experience in the energy industry, with specific expertise in the development of natural gas projects in Africa.  Pierre has held senior positions within a number of leading energy firms. He joins the Company from Orca Energy Group, which he returned to as Head of Business Development having previously played a key role in the development of the Songo Songo gas field, located offshore Tanzania, which is analogous to Chariot's Anchois gas development project, located offshore Morocco. Pierre has also held leadership roles at African Petroleum Corporation, Perenco and OneLNG. 

Adonis Pouroulis, Acting CEO, commented:
"On behalf of everyone at Chariot, I am very pleased to welcome Pierre Raillard as Morocco Country Director. His considerable experience in driving forward, and helping to create value from natural gas projects across the African continent makes him extremely well qualified to help us advance the Lixus licence in Morocco. We are pleased to further strengthen the leadership team and look forward to his contribution at this exciting time for Chariot and all of our stakeholders."

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