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United Hunter Oil & Gas has appointed Dr. Arthur Halleran to the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
Dr. Halleran obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Calgary, Department of Geology & Geophysics and has over 30+ years of domestic and international experience in petroleum exploration and development. In addition, Dr. Halleran has extensive experience in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects. Previously, Dr. Halleran was a consulting geologist for Rally Energy Corp. and initiated the companies drilling program which discovered the prolific producing fractured reservoir trend and provided scientific data for a successful EOR recovery project. Dr. Halleran was part owner and Vice President Exploration for Canacol Energy Ltd., a company with interests in Colombia, Guyana and Brazil. During Dr. Halleran's tenure as VP, Canacol Energy acquired producing assets in Colombia and Brazil and participated in the discovery of one of the largest oil fields in Colombia in several years.
Since leaving the Corporation as CEO, in 2013, Dr. Halleran served as Vice President of Exploration & Development for United Hydrocarbon International Corp., a company with oil interests in African Rift System in Chad. Concurrently, Dr. Halleran has been reviewing and providing prospect consulting services to the Corporation on various prospective prospects in both North and South America.
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