MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS--(Marketwired - May 23, 2013) - Rango Energy Inc. (OTCBB:RAGO), an oil and gas exploration and development company, is very pleased to announce that Vincent Ramirez, the CEO of Hangtown Energy Inc. ("HEI") and successful oil and gas industry professional, has formally joined Rango Energy's Advisory Board. On May 21, 2013 Rango announced that it has entered into a joint venture with HEI to drill the three project areas: Kettleman Middle Dome (KMD), the Elk Hills projects in the San Joaquin Valley, and the South Tapo Canyon project located in Simi Valley. All three project areas are located within producing oil fields. Hangtown Energy will be the operator at each of the areas.
Harp Sangha, Rango CEO stated, "Rango is opportunistically developing joint venture relationships on select projects and we are thrilled to have Vince join our team. His deep industry experience, expertise and track record will significantly strengthen our team's ability to successfully launch our initial projects, as well as the future projects that we are currently exploring. Vince will be a tremendous resource to Rango as we move forward."
Mr. Ramirez brings over 30 years of exploration and development experience to the team. As part of the Lundin Group and the former Chairman of Eastern Transnational Company in Russia (AOIL: Swedish Stock Exchange), he managed all financial, development and production activities of an 80-million barrel, 300 staff oil company in Siberia, from acquisition through drilling and construction of pipeline and processing facilities. As Operations Geologist for Shell Oil Company in Yemen, he oversaw exploration and development operations where his team raised production from zero to 400,000 barrels per day (ultimately yielding 320 MMBO). At Shell Western E&P he supervised asset exploration and development activities in California, helping raise production levels to 140,000 barrels per day. Mr. Ramirez has been involved in dozens of exploration efforts worldwide, with several notable discoveries.
Mr. Ramirez added, "I am very happy to join Rango's advisory board. We have a shared enthusiasm as we all look forward to developing these important resources together efficiently and expeditiously. Leveraging Rango's platform to fund our drilling efforts and with three exceptional development projects ready, we are confident that the results of our mutual efforts will be impressive."
About Rango Energy
Rango Energy, Inc. is an exploration stage oil and natural gas company with a strategy to identify, evaluate, explore, and develop new opportunities for oil and natural gas production across North America.
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