14 April 2010

                            Northern Petroleum Plc                             

                         ("Northern" or "the Company")                         

                               Issue of Warrants                               

Northern announces that on 12 April the Board approved the issue to a director
of warrants to purchase Ordinary 5p Shares of the Company as follows:

Name                     Number of Warrants       Exercise Price    
                          over Ordinary 5p                          
                               Shares                               
                                                                    
Nigel John Wright             350,000                127.50p        
                                                                    

The above warrants are each exercisable into one Ordinary 5p Share at a
subscription price based upon the prevailing mid-market price at close of
business on 9 April 2010. The new warrants are open to exercise in two equal
tranches on 12 April 2011 and 1 June 2012 and expire on 31 October 2013 and 31
December 2014 respectively. These warrants have been issued in accordance with
terms laid out in Mr Wright's contract of employment and reflect a continuation
of the Board's policy of providing performance based incentives to Directors
and staff.

Nigel Wright is not currently a shareholder in Northern.

                                  ---ENDS---                                   

For further information please contact:

Northern Petroleum Plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 2900

Chris Foss, Director of Legal & Corporate Affairs

Sophie Hull, Head of Corporate Communications

Jefferies International Tel: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000

Schuyler Evans / Chris Snoxall

Astaire Securities Tel: +44 (0) 20 7448 4400

Jerry Keen / Toby Gibbs

Notes to Editors:

Further information on Northern is available at www.northpet.com