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North American Energy Partners Appoints New Director

Posted on: Friday, 22 September 2006, 18:00 CDT

North American Energy Partners Inc. today announces the appointment of Peter Tomsett to the Board of Directors.

Mr. Tomsett has over 25 years of experience in the mining industry, 20 years of which he served with Placer Dome Inc., the last two of which as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the company until its takeover by Barrick Gold in January of this year. Mr. Tomsett started with the Placer Dome Group in 1986 in Sydney, Australia in Project Development and was later promoted to Mine General Manager for the Kidston and Osborne Mines respectively. Four years later, he became General Manager, Investor Relations at the company's Canadian office in Vancouver until in April of 2000, he returned to his native Australia to become Vice President and then Executive Vice President Operations for Placer Dome Asia Pacific. Shortly thereafter, he took on the added responsibility for Placer Dome Africa, which included mines in South Africa and Tanzania. His appointment to President and Chief Executive Officer came in September 2004.

"I would like to extend a warm welcome to Mr. Tomsett," said Chairman of the Board, Ron McIntosh. "This is an exciting time for North American Energy Partners and I look forward to having Peter, with his extensive mining experience, contribute to our Board."

Mr. Tomsett currently resides in West Vancouver and has been a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Australian Institute of Mining and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. More recently, he was a member of the World Gold Council and the International Council for Mining and Metals.

Mr. Tomsett graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mining Engineering from the University of New South Wales, later attaining a Master of Science (Distinction) in Mineral Production Management from the Imperial College in London.

For over 50 years, North American Energy Partners Inc. has been one of the largest providers of mining, site preparation, piling and pipeline installation services in western Canada. The Company provides services primarily to large oil, natural gas and natural resource companies, with a major focus in the Canadian oil sands. NAEPI maintains one of the largest independently owned equipment fleets in the region.

 Contacts: North American Energy Partners Inc. Vincent Gallant Vice President, Corporate (780) 960-2255 (780) 960-7167 (FAX) Email: vgallant@nacg.ca

SOURCE: North American Energy Partners Inc.

Source: MARKET WIRE

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