Sirius Petroleum appoints Peter Gregory as COO

Oil and gas investor Sirius Petroleum has appointed Peter Gregory as chief operating Officer with responsibility for all operational areas of the Ororo oil field in Nigeria.

Gregory has over 40 years experience in drilling and operations in the oil and gas sector, holding senior roles with a number of companies including with Lasmo, Premier Oil and BG Group, and has also been in involved in several projects in West Africa.

He has also previously worked with several of Sirius' consortium partners.

Chief executive Bobo Kuti said: "We are very pleased to have recruited someone of Peter's experience and ability as COO to head-up the drilling and operational side of the company's Ororo project."

Shares in Sirius Petroleum were up 5.2% to 0.910p at 0930 BST.