Houston, Tx., USA - July 8, 2009, Houston, Tx., USA - Savoy Energy Corporation announced that William F. Howell, Raymond A. Crabbe and Charles J. Jacobus are new members of the board of directors.
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Mr. Howell's oil and gas experience spans 47 years, both onshore and offshore. Mr. Howell has worked as a geologist domestically in Oklahoma, Texas and the Gulf of Mexico and internationally in Libya. Mr. Howell received a BS degree in Geology from the University of Oklahoma in 1954. His previous experience includes 13 years (1955 - 1968) as an exploration geologist at Continental Oil Company followed by 6 years (1968 - 1974) as Gulf Coast Exploration Manager for Mesa Petroleum. Mr. Howell originated prospects and organized a bidding group for participation in the Gulf of Mexico Shelf Exploration when he founded Paragon Petroleum, Inc. in 1978. Roberts Oil and Gas benefited from his services from 1981 to 1988 when he served as an Exploration Vice President. Mr. Howell also served on the Board of Directors of Roberts Oil and Gas, Inc., from 1989 to June 2000, he served as a Senior Exploration Advisor to Hardy Oil & Gas and participated in the transition of Hardy to the new company, Mariner Energy, Inc. which is primarily active in the Gulf Coast. Since 2000, Mr. Howell continues to serve as the President of Paragon Petroleum, Inc.
Mr. Crabbe has had a 35 year career with extensive knowledge and experience in oil and gas. This experience includes pipeline, chemical, petrochemical, refining and offshore. Mr. Crabbe has both domestic and international expertise in oil and gas gathering, pipeline, storage, transmission and loading facilities. His domestic experience covers all fifty of the United States and his international experience includes South America, Russia, Asia, Middle East, Indonesia, Canada, Africa and the Virgin Islands. In the past five years, Mr. Crabbe has been employed by Chevron (2005 - 2006); STV Inc. in 2007; and Mustang Engineering from 2007 to present. Mr. Crabbe has never served on the board of a publicly traded company. Mr. Crabbe received an AS, in Engineering Technology from San Jacinto College in 1970, a BS in Engineering Technology from the University of Maryland in 1973, a BS in Construction Management from Almeda University in 2000 and an MBA in Management from Almeda University in 2003. ■