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SAN ANTONIO-BASED BLACKBRUSH OIL & GAS LP ADD TWO EXECUTIVES

SAN ANTONIO:  BlackBrush Oil & Gas LP today announced the addition of two new executives to its management team.  Clay Smith has been hired as Vice President with duties that include managing drilling, production and processing assets for the North Texas Region while Robert F. Liddell has joined the company as a Director of its Business Development Group.

Smith has over 20 years of operations and engineering experience in the oil and gas industry. Smith’s prior experience includes; Vice President of Operations, Regency Gas Services; Vice President of EHS, Regency Gas Services;  Managing Partner for Flatrock Engineering & Environmental;  and management positions within KN Energy and Delhi Gas Pipeline Corporation. Clay earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology from University of Oklahoma and a Masters of Science Degree from Southern Methodist University School of Engineering and Applied Science. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the states of Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado.

Prior to joining BlackBrush, Mr. Liddell was an Investment Banking Associate in the Natural Resources Group at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.  During his tenure at Bear Stearns, Mr. Liddell worked on a variety of Corporate Finance and M&A transactions in the Natural Resources industry.  Mr. Liddell's experience also includes key roles in the Corporate Strategy and Operations groups at FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Services and service as a tank driver in the United States Army.  Mr. Liddell received his B.B.A in Finance with honors from the University of Texas at Austin.