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| | May 11, 2006
Senior Energy Policy Advisor Linda Breathitt to Join Wentworth Oil Sands Board of Directors
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| | Wentworth Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: WNWG) announced today that senior energy and regulatory advisor Linda Breathitt has agreed to join the Board of Directors of Wentworth Oil Sands, Inc. Breathitt will assist the Company with development of its energy and regulatory strategy as it commercializes the proprietary Petromax oil sands separation technology and introduces the process to oil extraction projects worldwide including the Asphalt Ridge oil sands in Utah.
Wentworth Oil Sands CEO Roger Williams commented, "I am delighted that such a highly qualified individual in the energy sector has agreed to join our Board of Directors. Linda Breathitt brings strategic knowledge of the energy industry and a wealth of experience dealing with complex regulatory and energy policy issues. She is a talented and skilled international energy policy advisor, and I am confident that she will contribute significantly and help lead Wentworth Oil Sands in its current phase of growth."
Ms. Breathitt currently advises domestic and international clients at Thelen, Reid & Priest LLP on emerging regulatory, energy services, electric, natural gas and transmission issues. She also advises on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission matters, mergers, transfers of assets, and other energy and regulatory issues. Breathitt also assists external affairs departments of large and medium-sized utilities with energy policy, FERC applications, compliance filings and merger filings, among others. She has provided advice on energy and regulatory issues for energy officials in India, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Further, Ms. Breathitt has participated in international energy workshops and conferences in South Africa, Brazil, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, and has testified numerous times before the United States Congress.
Linda Breathitt was appointed by President Clinton to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in November l997. She completed a five-year term as FERC Commissioner in November 2002. During her tenure at FERC, Ms. Breathitt was instrumental in shaping the nation's electric and natural gas markets. She took a leading role in Order Nos. 2000 and 637, which implemented further open access regulations in electric and natural gas transportation.
Before joining the FERC, Ms. Breathitt served as a member of the Kentucky Public Service Commission and was named Chairman in December l995. Prior to that, she served in Washington, DC as Executive Director of the Commonwealth of Kentucky State/Federal Liaison Office. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and completed the Executive Program in State and Local Government at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
About Wentworth Oil Sands, Inc.
Wentworth Oil Sands currently operates as a subsidiary of Wentworth Energy. Formed to develop oil sands resources using innovative technology, the Company has exclusive rights to the Petromax hydrocarbon separation process for oil sands and other commercial applications. The technology is also applicable for emulsified oil sands tailings remediation, use in the stimulation of oil and gas wells, tank sludge cleaning projects and oil pipeline transportation.
About Wentworth Energy, Inc.
Wentworth Energy Inc. is a diversified energy company focused on the responsible development of America's natural resources while maximizing shareholder value. Wentworth Energy applies innovative technologies toward the discovery and development of a diverse portfolio of high-value, low-risk energy projects in North America, including the prolific oil and gas fields of the Gulf Coast, and the East Texas gas play. Wentworth Energy trades under the ticker symbol WNWG. For more information on the Company visit www.wentworthenergy.com
This news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected on the basis of such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are made based upon management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management pursuant to the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. |
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