For immediate release: 30 June 2010

                            Northern Petroleum Plc                             

                         ("Northern" or the "Company")                         

                                 Result of AGM                                 

Northern (AIM:NOP), an independent oil and gas exploration, development and
production company, announces that all resolutions proposed at the Annual
General Meeting (the "AGM" or the "Meeting") held earlier today were duly
passed.

In advance of presenting resolution 5a) to the Meeting, the Chairman announced
that the Board had reconsidered this resolution following the Company's recent
placing of approximately 11.7 million ordinary shares. With the agreement of
those shareholders present, instead of asking for authority of shareholders for
the Board to allot up to 40 million shares of 5 pence each (the "Shares"), the
Board would seek authority to allot only 20 million Shares. This change would
bring the resolution in line with ABI/NAPF guidelines.

On a show of hands the Company's shareholders approved the proposed change to
the resolution, and thereafter duly passed the revised resolution 5a), the full
wording of which is detailed below:

5a) To authorise the Directors, pursuant to and in accordance with section 551
of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to exercise all powers of the Company to
allot ordinary shares in the capital of the Company and grant rights to
subscribe for or convert any security into ordinary shares up to a maximum
aggregate nominal value of £1,000,000 (being approximately 25% of the Company's
issued share capital as at the date of the issue of the AGM notice), provided
that such authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General
Meeting of the Company, except that the Directors may, before such expiry, make
offers or agreements which would or might require ordinary shares to be
allotted or rights to be granted after such expiry and allot ordinary shares or
grant rights in pursuance of such offers or agreements.

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For further information please contact:

Northern Petroleum Plc                            Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 2900    
                                                                               
Chris Foss, Director of Legal & Corporate Affairs                              
                                                                               
Cenkos Securities (NOMAD and Joint Broker)                                     
                                                                               
Jon Fitzpatrick                                   Tel: +44 (0) 20 7397 8900    

Notes to Editors:

About Northern

Northern Petroleum Plc is independent oil and gas Exploration Company listed on
the AIM market in London focused on the European Union and nearby areas.

Comprehensive information on Northern and its oil and gas operations, including
all press releases, annual reports and interim reports are available from
Northern's website at www.northpet.com.