Appointment

RNS Number:7641T
CDS Oil & Gas Group PLC
06 May 2008


                                                               126 Brompton Road
                                                          London, United Kingdom
                                                                         SW3 1JD
                                                         E-Mail: [e-mail]
                                                        Web Site: www.cdsogg.com


NEWS RELEASE
                                                                     May 6, 2008


                       CDS APPOINTS VP & COO FOR PARAGUAY


LONDON, England: 6 May 2008 - CDS Oil & Gas Group plc ("CDS" or the "Company"),
the AIM-quoted oil and gas explorer (CDS.L), is pleased to announce the
appointment of Bernard Verdu as Vice President and COO responsible for CDS' oil
& gas exploration project in Paraguay.


Mr. Verdu earned a degree in Geophysical Engineering from CEFOGA in Massey,
France and a Master of Earth Sciences in Geology and Geophysics from the
University of Sciences and Technic of Languedoc in Montpellier, France.  During
a career of more than 33 years he has gained field and general corporate
management experience in the international petroleum and natural gas industry
where he has worked extensively in Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.


Patrice Roman, CEO of CDS stated: "We are pleased with the appointment of Mr.
Verdu as he will add a broad understanding of seismic and other exploration
methods as well as general management expertise to our management team in
Paraguay."


CDS is a UK registered company which, through its Paraguayan subsidiary, CDS
Energy S.A., has a 98.1% working interest in three large blocks with substantial
oil and gas exploration potential.  The blocks are located in the prospective
eastward extension into north-west Paraguay of the productive Bolivian Chaco
Basin.



For further information:



CDS Oil & Gas Group Tel: [phone]
Patrice Roman, Chief Executive Officer


Hanson Westhouse Tel: 0+44 (0)20 7601 6100
Louis Castro / Richard Baty


UK Enquiries:


Hudson Sandler Tel: [phone]
Jessica Rouleau / Sandrine Gallien



Other Enquiries:



B4 Communication Tel: [phone]
Claude Baumann / Frederic Jacquemoud




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