{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"150113","rtpr_id":"nNFC74j9MH-20260922","ticker":"PTC","exchange":"","all_tickers":["PTC"],"title":"Petrox Resources Corp. Appoints Paul Sandhu as Strategic Advisor","author":"Newsfile Corp","published_at":"2026-09-22T17:17:24.751Z","article_body":"Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - September 22, 2026) - Petrox Resources\nCorp. (TSXV: PTC) (\"Petrox\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the\nappointment of Paul Sandhu as a Strategic Advisor to the Company.\n\nMr. Sandhu has been engaged to advise Petrox on corporate and growth strategy,\nproject origination and evaluation, project development arrangements,\nstrategic partnerships and capital formation. His mandate will include\nsupporting the Company's assessment and advancement of potential energy and\ninfrastructure development opportunities.\n\nMr. Sandhu is an energy and technology executive with experience in project\ndevelopment, venture building and capital markets in North America, Europe and\nAsia. He is the Chief Executive Officer of ProtonH2, a developer of hydrogen,\ngas-to-power and distributed energy projects, and a Co-Founder and Managing\nDirector of Prometheus Corp., a venture development and strategic advisory\nplatform working with companies in artificial intelligence, energy systems and\ncritical infrastructure. He is also a Co-Founder of RhizaDX, a company\ndeveloping an operating platform for energy-aware AI infrastructure.\n\nEarlier in his career, Mr. Sandhu was appointed head of multi-asset\nquantitative solutions and client advisory for Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas\nAsset Management where he led the region's multi-asset quantitative solutions\nteam. Before that he was Managing Director and Head of Investment Solutions at\nConning Asset Management, where he was central to establishing the firm's\nbusiness operations in Asia, providing strategic asset allocation advice and\nfund management to institutional clients in China, Japan and Southeast Asia.\nHe has also served as an operating partner at Audacy Ventures, an energy\ntransition focused venture capital firm.\n\nDuring his time at BNP Paribas Asset Management, Mr. Sandhu was a regular\nmarket commentator on Bloomberg and CNBC, including on Bloomberg Markets: Asia\nand Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia, and was quoted on Asian markets in The Wall\nStreet Journal.\n\n\"Paul brings a valuable combination of energy-project development, technology\ncommercialization and capital-markets experience that aligns well with\nPetrox's growth objectives,\" said Edwin S. L. Tam, President and Chief\nExecutive Officer of Petrox. \"His appointment strengthens our ability to\nevaluate new opportunities, develop strategic relationships and support the\nCompany's growth.\"\n\nAbout Petrox Resources Corp.\n\nPetrox Resources is a Calgary-based junior oil and natural gas company whose\ncommon shares are listed and posted for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange\nunder the symbol PTC. The principal business of the company is the\nacquisition, exploration, development, and production of petroleum and natural\ngas in Canada.\n\nFor further information, contact:\n\nPetrox Resources Corp.\nEdwin S. L. Tam, President and Chief Executive Officer\nTelephone: 403 270-2290\nWebsite: www.petroxresourcescorp.com\n\nNeither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\nForward-Looking Information\n\nThis news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of\napplicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information\nincludes statements that are not historical fact, and in this news release\nincludes statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the advisory\nengagement, the intended scope of the services to be provided, and the\nCompany's plans in respect of project origination, project development and\nfinancing. Forward-looking information is based on assumptions that management\nconsiders reasonable in the circumstances, including that the Company will be\nable to identify and qualify suitable projects, that financing will be\navailable on acceptable terms, and that required regulatory acceptances will\nbe obtained.\n\nForward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks and\nuncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied, including the risk that no project is identified or\nqualified, that financing is not completed, that the milestones on which the\noptions vest are not achieved, that the advisory engagement is terminated, and\nthe risks generally applicable to companies in the oil and gas and energy\nsectors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking\ninformation. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking\ninformation except as required by applicable securities laws.\n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/315478","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nNFC74j9MH-20260922","title":"Petrox Resources Corp. Appoints Paul Sandhu as Strategic Advisor","author":"Newsfile Corp","ticker":"PTC","created":"2026-09-22T17:17:24.751Z","tickers":["PTC"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - September 22, 2026) - Petrox Resources\nCorp. (TSXV: PTC) (\"Petrox\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the\nappointment of Paul Sandhu as a Strategic Advisor to the Company.\n\nMr. Sandhu has been engaged to advise Petrox on corporate and growth strategy,\nproject origination and evaluation, project development arrangements,\nstrategic partnerships and capital formation. His mandate will include\nsupporting the Company's assessment and advancement of potential energy and\ninfrastructure development opportunities.\n\nMr. Sandhu is an energy and technology executive with experience in project\ndevelopment, venture building and capital markets in North America, Europe and\nAsia. He is the Chief Executive Officer of ProtonH2, a developer of hydrogen,\ngas-to-power and distributed energy projects, and a Co-Founder and Managing\nDirector of Prometheus Corp., a venture development and strategic advisory\nplatform working with companies in artificial intelligence, energy systems and\ncritical infrastructure. He is also a Co-Founder of RhizaDX, a company\ndeveloping an operating platform for energy-aware AI infrastructure.\n\nEarlier in his career, Mr. Sandhu was appointed head of multi-asset\nquantitative solutions and client advisory for Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas\nAsset Management where he led the region's multi-asset quantitative solutions\nteam. Before that he was Managing Director and Head of Investment Solutions at\nConning Asset Management, where he was central to establishing the firm's\nbusiness operations in Asia, providing strategic asset allocation advice and\nfund management to institutional clients in China, Japan and Southeast Asia.\nHe has also served as an operating partner at Audacy Ventures, an energy\ntransition focused venture capital firm.\n\nDuring his time at BNP Paribas Asset Management, Mr. Sandhu was a regular\nmarket commentator on Bloomberg and CNBC, including on Bloomberg Markets: Asia\nand Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia, and was quoted on Asian markets in The Wall\nStreet Journal.\n\n\"Paul brings a valuable combination of energy-project development, technology\ncommercialization and capital-markets experience that aligns well with\nPetrox's growth objectives,\" said Edwin S. L. Tam, President and Chief\nExecutive Officer of Petrox. \"His appointment strengthens our ability to\nevaluate new opportunities, develop strategic relationships and support the\nCompany's growth.\"\n\nAbout Petrox Resources Corp.\n\nPetrox Resources is a Calgary-based junior oil and natural gas company whose\ncommon shares are listed and posted for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange\nunder the symbol PTC. The principal business of the company is the\nacquisition, exploration, development, and production of petroleum and natural\ngas in Canada.\n\nFor further information, contact:\n\nPetrox Resources Corp.\nEdwin S. L. Tam, President and Chief Executive Officer\nTelephone: 403 270-2290\nWebsite: www.petroxresourcescorp.com\n\nNeither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\nForward-Looking Information\n\nThis news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of\napplicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information\nincludes statements that are not historical fact, and in this news release\nincludes statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the advisory\nengagement, the intended scope of the services to be provided, and the\nCompany's plans in respect of project origination, project development and\nfinancing. Forward-looking information is based on assumptions that management\nconsiders reasonable in the circumstances, including that the Company will be\nable to identify and qualify suitable projects, that financing will be\navailable on acceptable terms, and that required regulatory acceptances will\nbe obtained.\n\nForward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks and\nuncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied, including the risk that no project is identified or\nqualified, that financing is not completed, that the milestones on which the\noptions vest are not achieved, that the advisory engagement is terminated, and\nthe risks generally applicable to companies in the oil and gas and energy\nsectors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking\ninformation. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking\ninformation except as required by applicable securities laws.\n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/315478"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-22T17:17:24.793394541Z","server_sent_at_ms":1790097444793},"received_at":"2026-09-22T17:17:24.878Z","source_url":"https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/315478"},"analysis":{"id":"138839","press_release_id":"150113","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels","sector":"Energy"},"redFlags":["advisor holds outside roles (ProtonH2 CEO, Prometheus, RhizaDX) with no disclosed time-commitment or compensation terms","forward-looking language admits no project may be identified or financing completed"],"eventType":"executive_change","narrative":"Petrox Resources Corp. 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