Additional Listing

26 Apr 2006 09:40

For immediate release: 26 April 2006 Northern Petroleum Plc ("the Company") Additional Listing The Company announces that, following the exercise of warrants to subscribe forordinary shares, it has made an application pursuant to the authority grantedon 5 August 2005 for the admission of 300,000 Ordinary Shares of 5 pence eachto trading on AIM. Each new ordinary share will rank pari passu with existingordinary shares. Following the admission, the total number of ordinary sharesin issue will be 54,231,117.It is expected that dealings in the said shares will commence on 3 May 2006. -Ends- For further information please contact:Northern Petroleum PlcChris Foss, Finance DirectorTel: +44(0)20 7743 6080InvestecMichael AnsellAndrew ChenTel: +44(0)20 7597 5000Hansard CommunicationsChris RobertsBen SimonsTel. +44(0)20 7245 1100Further information on Northern Petroleum Plc is available via our website,www.northpet.comENDNORTHERN PETROLEUM PLC