Acquisition relating to the Orchid Oil Discovery

Trap Oil Group plc

("Trapoil" or the "Company")

Acquisition of Summit Petroleum Limited's entire 45 per cent. Interest in Licence P.1556, Block 29/1c (the Orchid Oil Discovery)

Trapoil (AIM: TRAP), the independent oil and gas exploration, appraisal and production company focused on the UK Continental Shelf ("UKCS") region of the North Sea, is pleased to announce, further to the Company's announcement of 7 January 2013, that it entered into a definitive sale and purchase agreement on 11 March 2013 in relation to the acquisition of an additional 45 per cent. working interest in Licence P.1556, Block 29/1c containing the Orchid oil discovery (the "Acquisition") from Summit Petroleum Limited for a cash payment of £1.5 million.

Completion of the Acquisition is conditional upon, inter alia, receipt of the requisite Department of Energy and Climate Change ("DECC") and partners' consents following which the working interests of the remaining partners in exploration Licence P.1556 will become Trap Oil Limited (60 per cent. and operator), Valiant Exploration Limited (30 per cent.) and Atlantic Petroleum UK Limited (10 per cent.). There are currently no work programme commitments outstanding to either DECC or the licence partners.

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Martin David, Technical Director of the Company, has reviewed and approved the technical information contained within this announcement in his capacity as a qualified person under the AIM rules. Mr David holds a BSc degree in Geology from the University of London and has over 37 years experience in the oil industry.

Notes to editors:

·; The Group was created in 2008 by a team of experienced industry executives with a broad range of oil and gas technical, operational and financial expertise and professional skills.

·; Trapoil has developed long term relationships with key oil industry partners and major suppliers and consultants including CGGVeritas Services (UK) Limited ("CGGVeritas"), Applied Drilling Technology International and Exploration Geosciences Limited.

·; The Company utilises a research-led, knowledge-based approach to identify and deliver promising exploration and appraisal opportunities, and to this end has secured extensive long-term access to CGGVeritas' state of the art 3D seismic database over the majority of the Central North Sea area on negotiated terms. CGGVeritas is a leading pure-play geophysical services and equipment provider. Access to such 3D seismic data serves to strengthen the Group's ability to create opportunities on both open and held acreage in the UKCS.