Wentworth Resources Limited : Appointment of CEO

PRESS RELEASE
15 January 2018
WENTWORTH RESOURCES LIMITED
("Wentworth" or the "Company")

Appointment of CEO
Wentworth, the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE: WRL) and AIM (AIM: WRL) listed
independent, East Africa-focused oil & gas company, is pleased to announce that
Mr Eskil Jersing has agreed to join Wentworth as Chief Executive Officer
("CEO"). We anticipate that Eskil will join the Company and Board of Directors
in Q2 2018 as he undertakes an orderly transition from his current position as
CEO of Sterling Energy.

Eskil's career to date spans over 30 years working across the spectrum of
exploration, appraisal, production and development projects in many of the
world's key Petroleum basins (North Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Brazil, Africa, SE Asia
and Australasia). Throughout his career, Eskil has led multidisciplinary
integrated teams, executed new country entries, secured major leasehold
positions, in addition to discovering and monetising a number of oil and gas
accumulations. Eskil is currently CEO of Sterling Energy plc, a UK based
independent oil and gas exploration company focused primarily on Africa and the
Middle East.

Eskil started his career in 1985 as a Field Seismologist with SSL, before moving
to Enterprise Oil and, following their takeover, Shell International, ultimately
as the Gulf of Mexico Exploration Strategy and Planning Manager. In 2009 he
joined Marathon Oil as the Company's Manager for Conventional New Ventures
Worldwide and subsequently Apache Corporation as Director Worldwide Exploration
and New Ventures Asia Pacific. He was Head of New Ventures and Co-Head of
Mergers & Acquisitions at Petrobras Oil & Gas BV before starting at his current
role. Eskil holds a BSc in Geophysics from Cardiff University and an MSc in
Petroleum Geology from Imperial College, London.

Bob McBean, Executive Chairman, said:

"I am looking forward to welcoming Eskil to the management team and the Board of
Wentworth. He will be taking the reins of the business at a very exciting time
for us; we have an established and growing production base in Tanzania and an
operated near term high impact appraisal and exploration asset in Mozambique.
 As indicated in November 2017, with the planned relocation of management to
London, this is the right time for us to welcome a new, dynamic executive to the
Company who has a wealth of relevant geological and industry experience, to take
the business to the next stage in our development."

-Ends-

Enquiries:

Wentworth Bob McBean rpm@wentworthresources.com
Executive Chairman



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About Wentworth Resources

Wentworth Resources is a publicly traded (OSE: WRL, AIM: WRL), independent oil &
gas company with: natural gas production; exploration and appraisal
opportunities; and large-scale gas monetisation initiatives, all in the Rovuma
Delta Basin of coastal southern Tanzania and northern Mozambique.

Inside Information

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by Wentworth to
constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation
(EU) no. 596/2014 ("MAR"). On the publication of this announcement via a
Regulatory Information Service ("RIS"), this inside information is now
considered to be in the public domain

Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements

This press release may contain certain forward-looking information. The words
"expect", "anticipate", believe", "estimate", "may", "will", "should", "intend",
"forecast", "plan", and similar expressions are used to identify forward looking
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The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on
management's beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date the statements are made
in light of management's experience, current conditions and expected future
development in the areas in which Wentworth is currently active and other
factors management believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Wentworth
undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking
statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, unless required by applicable law.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
information. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous
assumptions, risks and uncertainties that contribute to the possibility that the
predicted outcome will not occur, including some of which are beyond Wentworth's
control. These assumptions and risks include, but are not limited to: the risks
associated with the oil and gas industry in general such as operational risks in
exploration, development and production, delays or changes in plans with respect
to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures, the imprecision
of resource and reserve estimates, assumptions regarding the timing and costs
relating to production and development as well as the availability and price of
labour and equipment, volatility of and assumptions regarding commodity prices
and exchange rates, marketing and transportation risks, environmental risks,
competition, the ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external
sources and changes in applicable law. Additionally, there are economic,
political, social and other risks inherent in carrying on business in Tanzania
and Mozambique. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will
prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could vary or differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. See Wentworth's
Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2016,
available on Wentworth's website, for further description of the risks and
uncertainties associated with Wentworth's business.

Notice

Neither the Oslo Stock Exchange nor the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange
has reviewed this press release and neither accepts responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.