General Meeting

Northern Petroleum Plc

 ("Northern Petroleum" or "the Company")

General Meeting

Northern Petroleum (AIM: NOP) announces that a General Meeting will be held today at 10.30 am at the offices of Fieldfisher LLP, 9th Floor, Riverbank House, 2 Swan Lane, London, EC4R 3TT. 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 The presentation contains no previously unpublished price sensitive information.

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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 (Nominated Adviser 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 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