First Sahara Energy Inc. announced that John Duckett has been appointed to the company's Board of Directors. Dr. Duckett is a Professional Engineer with 35 years of petroleum engineering and management experience in the oil and gas industry, having worked domestically and internationally on exploration and production operations in Cuba, Indonesia, the North Sea and the Canadian Arctic. Most recently, he managed Husky Energy's Tucker Thermal Project.

First Sahara also announced that Tatiana Kovaleva has been appointed Chief Financial Officer.