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Reference is made to the stock exchange notice from North Energy ASA ("North Energy" or the "Company", ticker "NORTH") dated 10 February 2012 and 2 March 2012 regarding the private placement of 15 million new shares with gross proceeds of NOK 150 million (the "Private Placement") and the subsequent repair offering of up to 1.5 million new shares (the "Offering").

A Prospectus for the Offering was approved by The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway on 2 March and made public on 6 March 2012. Reference is made to the prospectus for full details on the Offering. The Prospectus and Subscription Form may be obtained at the Company's office or the Joint Bookrunners' offices or web sites; www.dnb.no/emisjoner or www.paretosec.no.

The subscription period for the Offering commences today, 6 March at 09:00 CET, to and including 19 March at 09:00 CET.

The subscription price in the Offering is NOK 10.00 per share.

Existing shareholders of the Company as of 9 February 2012 who as at the same date holds 50,000 shares or less, and who did not participate in the Private Placement and who are not resident in a jurisdiction where such offering would be unlawful, or for jurisdictions other than Norway, would require any filing, registration or similar action are invited to participate in the Offering ("Eligible Shareholders").

The Company has issued one Subscription Right per one Share held in the Company as of 9 February 2012 by the Eligible Shareholder. Each Subscription Right grants the owner the right to subscribe for and be allocated 0.46313 Offer Share. The number of Shares issued to each shareholder will be rounded down to the nearest whole number of Shares. Oversubscription and subscription without Subscription Rights is permitted by Eligible Shareholders. The Subscription Rights are non-tradeable and non-transferable.

Upon completion of the Offering, the share capital of the Company will be increased by up to NOK 1.5 million through issue of up to 1.5 million new shares.

Reference is made to the prospectus dated 2 March 2012, and the resolution made by the Company's extraordinary general meeting on 2 March 2012 regarding the Private Placement and Offering, for further description of applicable terms.

The expected time table for the Offering is as follows:

• 6 March 2012: Commencement of subscription period and issue of subscription rights
• 19 March 2012 at 09:00 CET: End of subscription period
• On or about 19 March 2012: Allocation, distribution of allocation letters and announcement of the final result of the Offering
• 22 March 2012: Payment date
• On or about 27 March 2012: Listing and first day of trading of the new shares on Oslo Axess

Contact persons:

Erik Karlstrøm, CEO
Mob: (+47) 476 52 990 | E-mail:erik.karlstrom@northenergy.no

Knut Sæberg, CFO
Mob: (+47) 918 00 720 | E-mail:knut.saeberg@northenergy.no

Kristin Ingebrigtsen, Director of Strategy & Public Relations
Mob: (+47) 926 05 601 | E-mail:kristin.ingebrigtsen@northenergy.no

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