Michael Frenkel appointment (5431Z)

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Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping PLC

17 January 2011

PRESS RELEASE

17th January 2011

Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping plc ("OHM")

Appointment of Dr. Michael Frenkel as V.P. of Research & Development

Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping plc (AIM: OHM) announced today the appointment of Dr. Michael Frenkel as V.P. of Research and Development, based in Houston, Texas. Previously Dr. Frenkel was V.P. of Geosciences at EMGS Americas.

During the last three years, Dr. Frenkel has been managing a spectrum of large-scale marine CSEM exploration projects and also served as a co-chair of the non-seismic committee of SEAM (SEG Advanced Modeling Corporation). While working at the Houston Technology Center of Baker Hughes from 1992 to 2007, he led research and development of cutting--edge well logging data acquisition and inversion-based interpretation technologies. In the 80s, Dr. Frenkel published pioneering works in the areas of CSEM data processing and subsurface imaging, which advanced the idea of back propagating or migrating the scattered EM field.

Commenting on the appointment, Dr. Lucy MacGregor, OHM's Chief Technology Officer, stated:

"Dr. Frenkel brings to the company over 30 years of theoretical and practical experience in 3D surface and borehole electromagnetics, and we are delighted to welcome him to our growing team in Houston. Dr. Frenkel shares our passion and vision regarding integrated interpretation using the shared earth model and has unique experience and skills to accelerate our progress and market penetration."

 
  Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping plc             www.ohmrsi.com 
  Richard Cooper - Chief Executive Officer     0870 429 6581 
  Bob Auckland - Finance Director              0870 429 6581 
  Peter Reilly - Non Exec Chairman             07881 920542 
 
  Peel Hunt LLP (NOMAD and Broker) 
  Julian Blunt/Simon Brown                     020 7418 8900 
 

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