Mr. Oden is a Canadian citizen and was educated at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada with a B.Sc. (Geophysics). He has twenty years of experience in domestic and international exploration. Mr. Oden started his career in 1984 as an Exploration Geophysicist with Suncor Inc. in Calgary. He relocated to Melbourne, Australia in 1991 to join BHP Petroleum (later BHP Billiton Petroleum). Mr. Oden progressed through a number of technical roles with BHPB Billiton, primarily working in offshore basins in Australia, the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa. Mr. Oden returned to Australia in 2001 as Australian Operated Asset Team Leader, and in 2003 became Team Leader for Trinidad and Tobago Operated Exploration. In 2005 he joined Gulfsands Petroleum as the Exploration Manager. He is the Senior Technical Officer in the organization and is currently based in Houston Texas, USA.

Mr. Mugharbel is a Syrian National and holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkley. He has spent the last 16 years working with Schlumberger Oilfield Services throughout the Gulf Region and East Asia. Most recently Mr. Mugharbel was Schlumberger's General Manager -- V.P. of Arabian Geomarket before joining Gulfsands Petroleum in July 2009. Mr. Mugharbel is GPSL's Operations Manager and also General Manager of DIJLA Petroleum, the group's joint venture with the Syrian National Petroleum Company and responsible for developing and operating the Khurbet East Field, Block 26, Syria. Mr Mugharbel is based in Damascus.

Mr. Bresler is an American citizen. He earned his B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kansas. He has twenty eight years of experience in project management, project engineering, and business development for both onshore and offshore oil and gas facilities. Mr. Bresler's career started in 1979 at Phillips Petroleum Company as a Staff Process Engineer. In 1984 he moved to Arco Oil And Gas Company as the Senior Facilities and Business Development Engineer until 1991. From 1991 -1993 he was the Project Manager for Tech Transfer Inc. In 1993 -- 1998 he served as the Project Manager and Engineer with Paragon Engineering Services Inc. Mr. Bresler then continued working as a Project Manager for Worley International Inc from 1998 until 2001 where he began at ABB Lummus Global as a Project Manager and Manager of Project Engineering. Mr. Bresler joined Gulfsands Petroleum 2007 and holds the position V.P. Project Engineering.

Mr Conway is a British citizen and holds a BA and MA in Physics from Oxford University, and an MSc in Finance from London Business School. He has 22 years of experience in petroleum/reservoir engineering, technical leadership and commercial roles.

Mr Conway has worked extensively on reservoir development studies in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. He started his career with BP Exploration in 1985, progressing through a number of technical, commercial and operational roles. In 1993 he joined Maersk Oil International as a Senior Reservoir Engineer. Following a period as an independent consultant, he joined ExxonMobil International Ltd in 2002, reaching the position of Lead Reservoir Advisor for the UK and Netherlands. Mr Conway joined Gulfsands Petroleum in 2009 and is currently based in London.