BLR Black Rock Oil

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Black Rock Oil & Gas PLC
03 July 2007



For immediate release
                                                                     3 July 2007

                            Black Rock Oil & Gas plc
                        ("Black Rock" or the "Company")
                                        
                               Board Appointment


The Board of Black Rock (stock code: BLR), the UK-based exploration company, is
pleased to announce today that it has appointed Christopher (Chris) Robertson
Kinley Moore (aged 52) as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate
effect.

Chris Moore is currently a Managing Director at Moyes & Co., Inc., in Dallas,
Texas, which provides global energy consulting.

Chris Moore's industry career started with BP as a Geologist in Aberdeen, London
and Tunis. He joined Tricentrol in London in 1980, working on a wide variety of
international projects. In 1988 he joined ARCO, initially as Planning Manager
for ARCO British in London. He subsequently held a variety of positions with
ARCO's international organization in Plano, Texas, with assignments in
exploration management, global exploration evaluation, upstream financial and
strategic planning and economic analysis. His last position with ARCO was
Manager, China Asset Development Team.


Chris Moore joined Moyes & Co in 2000 after BP acquired ARCO.

Chris Moore read Natural Sciences at Cambridge University. He received his BA
(Hons) in 1975 and MA (Cantab) in 1979. Chris is a Fellow of the Geological
Society of London and a member of the Association of Intenational Petroleum
Negotiators ("AIPN"), Society of Petroleum Engineers ("SPE") and American
Association of Petroleum Geologists ("AAPG").

Chris Moore has held directorships in the following companies and / or
partnerships in the past five years:


Current Directorships / Partnerships       Former Directorships / Partnerships

British American Natural Gas Corporation   None.


Moyes & Co has provided technical and commercial advice to Black Rock in
relation to oil exploration and development opportunities and is expected to
continue to do so on the basis of its existing normal commercial arms length
terms.

There are no further details in relation to the above appointment which require
disclosure under paragraph (g) (iii) to (viii) of Schedule 2 to the AIM Rules.


Chris Moore has no current interest in Black Rock's ordinary share capital.


ENDS


For further information, please contact:
John Cubitt, Managing Director,                    Tel: 0207 240 3953
Black Rock Oil & Gas plc
                                                 www.blackrockoil.com
Roland Cornish, Chairman                           Tel: 0207 628 3396
Beaumont Cornish Limited

Michael Padley/Susan Scott                         Tel. 020 7367 8888
Bankside Consultants




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