Board Appointment

For Immediate Release 3rd February2011

LENI GAS & OIL PLC

("LGO" or the "Company")

Board Appointment

The Board of Leni Gas & Oil plc (LGO), the AIM listed international Oil and Gas Production, Development and Exploration Company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Steve Horton as a Non Executive Director with immediate effect. Mr. Horton has extensive experience in the energy sector with a record of delivery in drilling and production operations, HSE, major construction projects, M&A transactions, and business management.

Mr. Horton has over 30 years experience working in the energy industry, including 27 years with BP plc where he held several executive roles including worldwide Director of Drilling. During his career Mr. Horton has lived and worked in the UK, Brazil, USA, South Korea, China, Papua New Guinea, Alaska and Venezuela.

In 2005, Mr. Horton co-founded Silverstone Energy Limited, a North Sea focused exploration and production company, which grew from start-up through operated exploration and development to production within four years, before its sale in late 2008.

Chairman David Lenigas, commented:

"I am delighted to welcome Steve to the Board of LGO. His appointment as a Non Executive Director adds to our existing leadership capability. He brings wide experience and a distinguished track record of delivery that will greatly enhance our ability to develop and grow theCompany." 

Mr Stephen (Steve) Thomas Horton, aged 57,is managing director of NewDevCo Limited an energy sector consulting business, and has been a director of the following companies during the previous five years: 

As part of his remuneration, Mr. Horton will receive options to subscribe for 5 million Ordinary Shares in the Company at an exercise price of 5 pence. These options will vest today and expire on 31 January 2014.

No further information is required to be disclosed in respect of the above appointment pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.

Enquiries: 

Leni Gas & Oil plc 

David Lenigas, Executive Chairman 

Neil Ritson, Chief Executive Officer

Tel +44 (0) 20 7016 5103

Beaumont Cornish Limited 

Roland Cornish / Rosalind Hill Abrahams 

Tel +44 (0) 20 7628 3396

Pelham Bell Pottinger 

Mark Antelme 

Tel + 44 (0)20 3178 6242

NOTES TO EDITORS

Leni Gas & Oil Plc is an international oil and gas exploration, development and production company headquartered in London, trading on the London Stock Exchange's AIM index. LGO's strategy is to acquire projects and businesses within the oil and gas sector that contain a development premium which can be unlocked through a combination of financial, commercial, and technical expertise.

LGO operates a low risk portfolio of production expansion assets in the US Gulf of Mexico, Spain and Trinidad with significant play upside using similar strategies to leverage technologies and proven production enhancement techniques.LGO specifically targets near termproduction with upside exploitation potential and manages its portfolio to ensure all assets have accelerated incremental reserves and production enhancement programs.