OIL and gas exploration company Baraka Petroleum Ltd has appointed Dr Mark Fenton to the newly created position of general manager. Dr Fenton has more than 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, having previously worked for Shell from 1985 to 2000 in exploration, production and development projects based in Australia, the Netherlands, Vietnam, Myanmar and Oman. Dr Fenton moved to Woodside in 2000 as business manager for the Enfield project, and was appointed asset manager at Baraka in April this year.