TRANSGLOBE ENERGY CORP ORD
			Symbol			TGA

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TransGlobe Energy Corporation Appoints Mr. Gary S. Guidry to Board of Directors

2009-10-06 10:40 ET - News Release

CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/06/09

TransGlobe Energy Corporation (TSX: TGL) (NASDAQ: TGA) ("TransGlobe" or the "Company") today announced the appointment of Mr. Gary S. Guidry to its Board of Directors. Mr. Guidry is the fifth independent Director of TransGlobe.

Mr. Guidry brings over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry to TransGlobe. He was recently appointed President and CEO of a new subsidiary company of Sprott Resource Corp. that will focus on international development projects. Prior to his latest appointment, Mr. Guidry served as CEO of Tanganyika Oil Company Ltd., which under his leadership between May 2005 and December 2008 grew production to approximately 25,000 barrels per day of oil and saw a share price increase from Cdn$6.50/share to Cdn$31.50/share at the time the company was sold to Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation. Previously, Mr. Guidry served as President and CEO of Calpine Natural Gas Trust; Senior Vice President and subsequently President of Alberta Energy Company International, an entity now part of EnCana Corporation; President and General Manager of Canadian Occidental Petroleum's (now Nexen Inc.) Nigerian operations. He has directed E&P operations in Yemen, Syria and Egypt and has worked for oil and gas companies in the U.S., Venezuela, Argentina and Oman. Mr. Guidry is a petroleum engineer and a member of APEGGA. He sits on the Board of a number of public and private companies.

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