Trap Oil Group PLC announced that it has agreed to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Jersey Oil and Gas E&P Limited (JOG). Andrew Benitz and Ronald Lansdell will be appointed to the company's Board as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer respectively on completion of the proposed Acquisition. Mr. Benitz is a former CEO and Director of Longreach Oil and Gas Ltd. Mr. Benitz joined Longreach in 2009 as Chief Operating Officer.

He previously worked at Deutsche Bank within the Oil and Gas Corporate Finance team and within the Equity Capital Markets team. He is also founder and director of Titan Properties SL. Mr. Lansdell was Vice President of Exploration and Director at Longreach Oil and Gas Ltd. Mr. Lansdell has held a number of senior technical and commercial roles during a 15 year career at ENI S.p.a./Ag.