Aurora makes executive changes

Aurora Oil & Gas Corp. has added the responsibilities of president to Chief Financial Officer Ronald E. Huff.

June 1, 2007

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, June 1 -- Aurora Oil & Gas Corp. has added the responsibilities of president to Chief Financial Officer Ronald E. Huff. He succeeds William W. Deneau, who will focus on his duties as chairman and chief executive officer.

Huff has a diverse management background and more than 25 years of oil and gas industry experience. He has been serving as the company's CFO since June 2006.

Previously he served as president and as CFO of Belden & Blake Corp. and has worked for Transco, Sonat Inc., and Zilkha Petroleum.

Separately, John C. Hunter was named AOG's vice-president of exploration and production. He is a petroleum engineer with more than 30 years of industry experience. Prior to joining AOG in 2005, he worked for Wellstream Energy Services and Torch Energy Advisors, both in Houston.

Thomas W. Tucker, one of the founders of Aurora Energy Ltd., which merged with the company in 2005, will retire, effective June 30. The company will retain Tucker as a consultant through Dec. 31 to assist on various matters.