Nigeria: Ophir founders Stein and Taylor join Sirius Petroleum

AIM-listed Sirius Petroleum has appointed Ophir Energy founders Alan Stein and Jonathan Taylor to a new technical advisory committee to help it bring its Ororo field in block OML95 offshore Nigeria into production. The appointments form part of a broader technical advisory agreement with Perth-based natural resources investment company Havoc Partners, which was co-founded by Stein and Taylor. Sirius acquired 40% of OML 95 through a financial and technical services agreement with Ondo state-owned Owena Oil & Gas Limited and Guarantee Petroleum Company in 2011.