July 22, 2010 (FinancialWire) (Go to http://www.financialwire.net/?s=ftrdnwswnd for all of today’s featured news.) — Hyperdynamics Corp. (AMEX: HDY) has appointed John O'Keefe as EVP and chief financial officer. Most recently, O'Keefe served first as CFO and later as president and CEO of Blast Energy Services (OTCBB: BESV), an early stage energy company that provides satellite communication and lateral jetting services to oil and gas producers.

At Blast, O'Keefe led the development and funding of a new down-hole technology and construction, financing and deployment of a new concept jetting rig and the restructuring of the company.

O'Keefe began his career with BP (NYSE: BP) and held assignments of increasing responsibility with Sun Oil and spin-off Oryx Energy, which later merged with Kerr McGee (NYSE: KMG).

In his new role, O'Keefe will be responsible for Hyperdynamics’ financing, treasury, external financial reporting, strategic planning and investor relations functions.

Texas-based 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.

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