ERHC Energy Inc. announced the appointment of Gertjan van Mechelen as Exploration Manager. Van Mechelen will oversee exploration activities at the Company's growing portfolio of onshore and offshore assets in Africa. Van Mechelen brings more than 35 years experience in oil and gas exploration.

He worked previously in Africa, Southeast Asia, China, Europe and North America with ConocoPhillips and TransAtlantic Petroleum. He joins an impressive ERHC technical team, which already consists of Senior Petroleum Engineer Dr. Ken Seymour, Senior Geoscientist Michael Shafie, Geologist and Geochemist Dr. Peter Thuo and Geoscientist Martin Wensrich.