Directorate Changes

Embargoed for release at 07:00 on 10th July 2013 Northern Petroleum Plc ("Northern" or the "Company") Directorate Changes Northern Petroleum Plc (AIM: NOP), the full cycle oil and gas company with aportfolio of production, development and exploration assets, is pleased toannounce the appointment of Keith Bush (43) as Managing Director. Keith Bush joined Northern in May 2012 as Chief Operating Officer and wasappointed to the Board last November. Keith holds a degree in Physics and hasover 20 years of oil exploration and production industry experience. He startedhis career with Western Atlas Logging Services, then progressed to managerialpositions in Amerada Hess, Burlington Resources and prior to joining Northernwas General Manager Operations for E.ON Ruhrgas in Norway. Keith has extensiveexperience in the North Sea, North Africa, Norway and North America. After 18 years of service, Richard Latham, non-executive Chairman has retiredfrom the Board. The selection of a new Chairman is in progress as previouslyannounced. Also, Derek Musgrove, who has been Managing Director since 1999, hasretired from the Board. Keith Bush, Managing Director, said: "Northern Petroleum is a fully financed oil company with production,development and exploration assets. I am pleased to be building upon more thana decade of work by Derek and Richard and developing a company with such anexciting future." Richard Latham said: "I am pleased that we have today moved forward the management succession planfor Northern. I know Keith Bush will make a fine leader and Managing Directorand look forward to his achievement of new successes for the Company. I wouldlike to thank Derek Musgrove for his 14 years service to the Company asManaging Director and his many contributions to the Company." Derek Musgrove said: "The planning of these Board changes started in 2012. Keith has been workingalongside me for a prolonged period of handover such that the transition is lowrisk and smooth. "I have full confidence that my role is being handed to a very ableprofessional manager for Northern, driving forward existing projects,particularly offshore in the southern Adriatic, and to carry on our planned newprojects, particularly those in Canada and Australia. I trust that allshareholders will join me in welcoming and embracing Keith in his new role ofdirecting the Company to a bigger future." Ends For further information please contact: Northern Petroleum Plc Tel: +44 (0)20 7469 2900Keith Bush, Managing DirectorNick Morgan, Finance Director Westhouse Securities (Nomad and Broker) Tel: +44 (0)20 7601 6100Richard Baty/Petre Norton - Corporate FinanceIan Napier - Corporate Broking FTI Consulting Tel: +44 (0)20 7831 3113Billy Clegg/ Edward Westropp Bishopsgate Communications Tel: +44 (0)20 7562 3350Nick Rome Notes to Editors: Northern is a full cycle oil and gas company currently holding numerouslicences in a number of low risk areas and is continuing with its strategy ofadding and securing value for shareholders as it engages with projects at allstages of the E&P value chain. Comprehensive information on Northern and its oil and gas operations, includingall press releases, annual reports and interim reports are available from theCompany's website at www.northpet.com.