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Southern Energy Announces the Appointment of Dr. David Shaw
SANTIAGO, Chile, March 11, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Southern Energy Company, Inc. (Pink Sheets:SOCI), a publicly traded resource exploration company, is pleased to announce that Dr. David Shaw has agreed to join Southern Energy as a Geological Consultant to the Company.

Dr. David Shaw graduated in 1973 from the University of Sheffield, England, with a B.Sc. (Sp. Hons.) in geology followed by a Ph.D. in structural geology from Carleton University, Ottawa. Since completing his doctorate, Dr. Shaw has worked both in the technical and financial communities within the resource industry. He spent seven years with Chevron Resources in Calgary and Vancouver, employed initially as an in-house structural consultant on both metal and hydrocarbon exploration programs and then as a member of a hydrocarbon project financial evaluation team. Upon leaving Chevron, he initiated and developed the Resource Research Group at Charlton Securities Ltd., Calgary before assuming the position of Senior Mining Analyst, Corporate Finance, at Yorkton Securities Inc. in Vancouver. Throughout Dr. Shaw's career, he has built strong relationships with European financial institutions and the global mining community. Currently, Dr. Shaw is employed as the Chief Executive Officer of Colombia Gold plc, a private U.K. company that is engaged in precious metal exploration in Colombia. In addition, from 2005 to the present, Dr. Shaw has served on the board of directors of First Majestic Silver Corp., a Canadian public company with producing silver mines in Mexico.

About Southern Energy Company, Inc.

Southern Energy Company, Inc. is a publicly traded resource exploration company. From 2007 to the present the company has been active in seeking out resource opportunities in North and South America to explore, develop, and produce. The Company is currently focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of coal, gold, and silver properties throughout South America.

Please visit http://www.southernenergycompany.com for more information.

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