Hyperdynamics Announces Senior Staff Additions

HOUSTON, Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyperdynamics Corporation (NYSE: HDY) today announced the addition of key corporate and operations staff.  The Company is pleased to welcome Tahera Khan as Director of Human Resources, David G. Williams as Chief Drilling Engineer and Thomas K. Posey as Senior Operations Geologist.

Khan comes to Hyperdynamics from Marathon Oil Corporation, where she most recently served as Senior International Human Resource Consultant, and previously served as Human Resources Manager for the company's operations in Gabon, West Africa.  Prior to joining Marathon in 2007, Kahn held various human resources positions at MD Anderson Cancer Center, the Methodist Hospital and JPMorgan Chase.  She holds a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Houston and an M.A. in Psychology from Houston Baptist University.  Khan is a Certified Professional in Human Resources.

Williams is a registered professional engineer with 25 years of experience in upstream oil and gas operations.  He has recently served in various senior well design and drilling engineer positions for companies such as Noble Energy, Afren, PEMEX, Venezuela National Oil Company and Chevron.  Williams also analyzed well control operations and made recommendations to prevent future well control problems for Transocean after the Macondo well blowout in 2010.  He has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

Posey has over 30 years of geology experience in the oil and gas industry.  He most recently served as Geoscience Manager at Tarpon Operating and Development, LLC, an independent exploration and production company.  Previously, Posey has served in various positions -- such as Senior Explorationist and Chief Geologist -- with a number of companies, including Cheniere Energy, Houston Exploration Services, Inc. and Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas.  He has a B.A. in Geology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Ray Leonard, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are continuing to broaden the expertise of our technical, operational, and corporate staff and I'm very pleased to welcome these three talented individuals to the Hyperdynamics team."

About Hyperdynamics

Hyperdynamics is an emerging independent oil and gas exploration and production company that is exploring for oil and gas offshore the Republic of Guinea in West Africa.  To find out more, visit our website at www.hyperdynamics.com.

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