Bass Oil Limited has announced a further step-up in its growth strategy in onshore Sumatra with the appointment of a specialist project acquisition executive. Experienced petroleum geologist, Dr. Simon Brealey ­ whose career has spanned responsibilities across Egypt, Romania, Indonesia, the North Sea, and Australia's North West Shelf and Cooper and Otway Basins ­ has been appointed Bass' Staff Geologist ­ New Ventures. He was most recently Cooper Energy's staff geologist for Indonesia and Australia, including being the lead geologist on the drilling of the two development wells at Bass' Bunian oil field. Dr. Brealey will have specific responsibilities for the assessment of and negotiating the potential acquisition of oil and gas projects presenting particularly in the vicinity of Bass' long life producing Tangai-Sukananti KSO in Indonesia's prolific South Sumatran area.