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US Oil Sands Appoints Seven Generations Founder to Board

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US Oil Sands Inc., a company focused on oil sands exploration and production in Utah , has announced the appointment of Mr. Mark H. Brown , P.Eng. to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Mr. Brown has over 30 years of experience in the energy and resource industries, 25 of which have been focused on the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) side of the oil & gas industry.

Most recently, Mr. Brown was one of the co-founders of Seven Generations Energy Ltd. and was employed from its inception as Director, Technology. Mr. Brown retired from full-time work with the company in 2012.

Prior to Seven Generations, Mr. Brown was one of the co-founders of North American Oil Sands Corporation where he acted as Vice President, EPC. In 2002, Mr. Brown co-founded and managed Acres Parsons Energy & Chemicals Ltd., an engineering and project management company whose legacy continues as part of Hatch Ltd.

Mr. Brown holds a B.Sc. in Geological Engineering from the University of Manitoba and is a practicing member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA).

Verne Johnson, Chairman of US Oil Sands, said: "It is with great pleasure that I welcome Mark to the Board of Directors. 

As our Company focuses on the project execution phase of the PR Spring Project, we look forward to leveraging Mark's wealth of experience. His extensive background in building world class engineering and project management teams that have developed the technology, engineering, design and management systems of large scale developments makes him a valuable addition to US Oil Sands as we progress towards commercial startup in 2015."

The Company also announced that pursuant to the Company's stock option plan, a total of 1,500,000 stock options were granted to Mr. Brown at an exercise price of $0.125 per share expiring April 15, 2019 , subject to regulatory approval.