Annual General Meeting

Northern Petroleum Plc

("Northern Petroleum" or "the Company")

Annual General Meeting

Northern Petroleum (AIM: NOP) announces that at its Annual General Meeting to be held at 10.30 am today at the offices of KPMG LLP, 15 Canada Square, London, E14 5GL, Keith Bush, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, will be making a presentation to shareholders. Northern Petroleum will make available a copy of the presentation on its website (www.northernpetroleum.com) later today. The presentation contains no previously unpublished information that could be considered price sensitive.

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For further information please contact:

Northern Petroleum Plc                                                                                                        Tel: +44 (0)20 7469 2900

Keith Bush, Chief Executive Officer

Nick Morgan, Finance Director

Stockdale Securities Limited (Nomad and Joint Broker)                                         Tel: +44 (0)20 7601 6100

Antonio Bossi

Robert Finlay

David Coaten

FirstEnergy Capital LLP (Joint Broker)                                                                              Tel: +44 (0)20 7448 0200

Jonathan Wright

Note to Editors:

Northern Petroleum is an oil and gas company focused on production led growth. The Company is undertaking a redevelopment and production project in north west Alberta and has a broader portfolio of exploration and appraisal opportunities in countries of relatively low political risk, primarily Italy. Comprehensive information on Northern Petroleum and its oil and gas operations, including press releases, annual reports and interim reports are available from Northern Petroleum's website: www.northernpetroleum.com