CAMAC Energy Appoints Babatunde Omidele as Senior Vice President

CAMAC Energy Inc., a U.S.- based energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas, today announced the appointments of Babatunde (“Segun”) Omidele as Senior Vice President, Business Development and New Ventures.

Mr. Omidele joins CAMAC Energy having previously served as Senior Vice President, Exploration and Production, for CAMAC International Corporation (“CIC”) since October 2008, and Managing Director of its affiliate, Allied Energy Plc (Nigeria) (“Allied”) since February 2009. Mr. Omidele continues to serve on the Board of Directors of Allied (since February 2009), and on the Board of Directors of Brass Exploration Unlimited, an affiliate of CIC (since February 2011). Prior to joining CIC and Allied, Mr. Omidele worked for 28 years with Shell companies in Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and the United States, serving in various positions, including as Regional Resource Volume Manager (Africa), Team Lead- Deepwater Integrated Projects, Subsurface Coordinator — Deepwater Integrated Projects, Senior Staff Reservoir & Production Engineer, and Senior Petroleum Engineer. Mr. Omidele holds a bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and a master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Houston. Mr. Omidele joined CAMAC Energy effective September 1, 2011.

Dr. Kase Lukman Lawal, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director of CAMAC, commented, “We are very pleased to broaden CAMAC Energy’s management team with the additions of Mr. Evanoff and Mr. Omidele. Both of these individuals bring relevant industry experience and specific skills sets that will strengthen the Company’s ability to execute on its significant growth opportunities.”