The Board of Northern Petroleum Plc has today received notification from Artemis Investment Management Limited that Artemis Special Situations is the beneficial owner of 1,767,000 ordinary shares, which represents 3.28% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

For further details please contact:

Northern Petroleum Plc
Chris Foss, Financial Director
Tel: 020 7743 6080

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

Panmure Gordon & Co
Katherine Roe
Tel: +44(0)20 7459 3600

Hansard Communications
Chris Roberts
Ben Simons
Tel. +44(0)20 7245 1100