Voyageur Spirit underway to Huntington Field

Stavanger, 1 October 2012: Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) is pleased to announce that the tow of the FPSO "Voyageur Spirit" from the Nymo yard to the Huntington Field commenced yesterday, in line with plan. Production start at the Huntington Field is expected before the end of the year. The Huntington Field is located in licence P1114 in the UK part of the Central North Sea. E.ON Ruhrgas UK E&P is the operator and owns 25% of the licence. Noreco owns 20%. Other partners are Premier (40%) and Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (15%). Contact: Kjetil Bakken, VP Investor Relations (+47 91 889 889) This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl (Norwegian Securities Trading Act) This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: NORECO via Thomson Reuters ONE [HUG#1645129]