Northern Petroleum is sad to announce the death, during the weekend, of David Roberts, aged 65, a non-executive director of the Company.

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Northern Petroleum Plc
Derek Musgrove, CEO
Tel: 020 7743 6080

Investec
Michael Ansell
Andrew Chen
Tel: +44(0)20 7597 5000

Chris Roberts
Ben Simons
Hansard Communications
020 7245 1100