Appointment of CFO by Black Marlin Energy Holdings Limited

Black Marlin Energy Holdings Limited (TSX VENTURE:BLM) has appointed Mr. William
Evaroa as the Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Mr.
Evaroa is a chartered accountant who brings to the company 25 years of oil and
gas industry experience, gained while working in 12 international locations. His
experience includes setting up operations, systems implementation, policies and
procedures and reporting as well as working in a head office environment. It
includes 7 years with Nexen beginning with in country Finance Manager for
Vietnam, then transferring to Indonesia before being posted to the Calgary head
office where he managed the reporting of Nexen's international division, it's
annual budget and implementation of Sarbanes Oxley. More recently Mr. Evaroa was
a key member of Tanganyika Oil's Syria based operation at times heading up
Finance, HR, IT and Admin., before the company was acquired by Sinopec. Mr.
Agarwala will assume the position of VP Finance with the company.