East West Petroleum announced that Mr. Gregory Renwick has resigned from the Board and as Chief Executive Officer and President, of the company. The Board has appointed Mr. David Sidoo, as President and Chief Executive Officer following the resignation of Mr. Renwick. Mr. Sidoo, founder of the Company, is well suited to meet the needs of the Company at the current time.

Dr. Marc Bustin, currently a Director of the company and senior technical advisor, will extend his role to provide over sight in exploration and development. In addition, Dr. Amanda Bustin, currently a consultant with East West, has been engaged by the company to provide technical evaluation services. She is president of Bustin Consulting, and has worked on a variety of gas projects with the main focus on reservoir assessment and exploitation including projects throughout North America, Europe and India.