February 01, 2010 05:40 ET

Total Voting Rights

                                                                                       1 February 2010


                                        Northern Petroleum Plc
                                     ("Northern" or "the Company")
                                                   
                                          Total Voting Rights

In  conformity  with the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, Northern would like  to  notify  the
market of the following:

As  of 31 January 2010 the Company's issued share capital consists of 79,042,248 ordinary shares of  5
pence  each  with voting rights. Northern does not currently hold shares in Treasury.  Therefore,  the
total number of voting rights in Northern is 79,042,248.

The  above  figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by  which  they
will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the
ordinary shares of Northern under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
                                                   
                                              ---ENDS---
                                                   
Northern Petroleum Plc                                        Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 2900
Chris Foss, Finance Director
Sophie Hull, Head of Corporate Communications

Bishopsgate Communications Limited                            Tel: +44 (0) 20 7562 3350
Nick Rome / Michael Kinirons


For further information on Northern visit www.northpet.com.