Further Re Drilling Operations

7 Apr 2005 15:34

Immediate release: 7 April 2005 Northern Petroleum Plc Further Re. Commencement of Drilling Operations The Directors of Northern Petroleum Plc have agreed to allow Rig. 28 to carryout urgent safety work for another company for the relief of the gas build upin a coal mine. This will therefore slightly delay the anticipated drillingprogramme start date for the Sandhills-2 well on the Isle of Wight. A newanticipated start date will be announced in due course.Northern Petroleum had hoped to maintain the anticipated schedule through thedelay of another company's programme but, regrettably, this has not beenpossible. -Ends- For further information please contact:Derek Musgrove, Managing DirectorNorthern PetroleumTel. 020 7743 6080Ben Simons/Chris RobertsHansard CommunicationsTel. 020 7245 1100ENDNORTHERN PETROLEUM PLC