PRESS RELEASE   July 22nd 2005   APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR GENERAL AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SONAGAS, G.E   Malabo, 22nd July, 2005 - The Ministry of Mines, Industry and Energy is pleased to announce the appointment of the Director General and Assistant Director General of SONAGAS, G.E. by Presidential Decrees 125/2005 and 126/2005 on July 11th, 2005. Appointed as Director General of SONAGAS, G.E is Sr. D. Juan Antonio Ndong Ondo and appointed as Assistant Director General is Sr. D. Serapio Sima Ntutumu. Sociedad Nacional de Gas de Guinea Ecuatorial (SONAGAS, G.E) is the National Gas Company of Equatorial Guinea which was created by Decree Law 45/2005 on January 24th, 2005. SONAGAS, G.E will be responsible for all existing and future gas related projects in Equatorial Guinea which currently includes the State's equity participation in the Equatorial Guinea Liquified Natural Gas Plant (EGLNG), the State's equity interest in the Atlantic Methanol Production Company (AMPCO) and the State's interest in the Marathon operated Punta Europa Liquified Petroleum Gas plant.