HOUSTON, September 25 /PRNewswire/ --

Endeavour International Corporation (Amex: END) today announced the
addition of two new members to its executive leadership team. John G.
Williams has been named executive vice president of exploration, and J.
Michael Kirksey has been appointed executive vice president and chief
financial officer.

"John and Mike bring a wealth of management and technical experience in
their respective areas to our company, and both have extensive backgrounds
working in the United Kingdom and Europe," said William L. Transier,
chairman, chief executive officer and president. "The fact that professionals
of this caliber have joined Endeavour reflects the strength of the foundation
that we have built as a company and our ongoing optimism in our ability to
develop value and long-term growth opportunities for our investors. Their
enthusiasm for our North-Sea focused business strategy, leadership and
expertise will be instrumental as we accelerate the execution of our business
plan."

Williams has more than 30 years of global energy experience with a major
portion of his career focused on exploration activities in the North Sea and
other European basins. He has been associated with significant discoveries
worldwide and managed successful exploration programs in several countries,
including the United Kingdom, Venezuela, Indonesia and the United States. He
spent 17 years in various key exploration and managerial roles with Conoco
and ConocoPhillips. Most recently, he was executive vice president of
exploration and production for Index Oil and Gas. He began his career as a
geophysicist for Exxon. Williams is a member of the American Association of
Petroleum Geologists and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. He is
certified by the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists and the American
Association of Petroleum Geologists.

Kirksey has an extensive background in both operational and financial
management in the energy industry and related manufacturing and distribution
organizations. His primary focus has been corporate development and capital
formation with growth oriented international companies. He has served in
various executive roles for Metals USA, and most recently was chief financial
officer for Input Output, Inc. and Sirva, Inc. Kirksey served in several
positions of increasing responsibility at Keystone International, including
leadership of all financial and development activities for Western and
Eastern Europe. He began his financial career with Arthur Andersen
Incorporated. He is a Certified Public Accountant, a member of Financial
Executives International and has been active in a number of industry and
trade groups.

Endeavour International Corporation is an international oil and gas
exploration and production company focused on the acquisition, exploration
and development of energy reserves in the North Sea. For more information,
visit http://www.endeavourcorp.com.

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