Panoro Energy ASA

Legal Proceedings Report • Dec 6, 2016

OML 113 Arbitration Proceedings

OML 113 Arbitration Proceedings

Oslo, 6 December 2016: Panoro Energy ASA ("Panoro" or the "Company" with OSE

ticker "PEN") provides an update on the OML 113 dispute with its joint venture

partners. The Company, through its fully owned subsidiary, Pan Petroleum Aje

Limited ("PPAL"), holds 6.502% participation interest in OML 113.

Further to the announcement made by Panoro on 5 December 2016 in respect of an

interim injunction granted to PPAL against its joint venture partners by the

English High Court, yesterday PPAL formally commenced dispute resolution

proceedings with the OML 113 joint venture partners by filing a request for

arbitration with the Secretariat of the International Chamber of Commerce. The

dispute concerns the purported passing of resolutions by the joint venture

partners with respect to a proposed new well to be drilled at  Aje in OML 113,

and a related cash call. While Panoro has the financial ability to fully meet

the amount of this disputed cash call, the Company believes the drilling of any

new well is pre-mature at this stage. Panoro is also of a firm view that the

decision to incur such additional capital expenditures at Aje unambiguously

requires unanimous consent of joint venture partners, which as such has not been

taken in accordance with the Joint Operating Agreement procedure.

Panoro will seek to recover all losses, costs, expenses, compensation and

damages in law and equity caused directly or indirectly by the joint venture

partners' breach of their contractual and equitable obligations. Panoro will

also continue to take all necessary action to retain its equity participation in

OML 113 and to preserve shareholder value.

Further updates will be provided as necessary in accordance with Panoro's

continued disclosure obligations.

Enquiries:

Panoro Energy ASA                                          +44 203 405 1060

John Hamilton, Chief Executive Officer              info@panoroenergy.com

About Panoro Energy

Panoro Energy ASA is an independent E&P company based in London and listed on

the Oslo Stock Exchange with ticker PEN. The Company holds high quality

production, exploration and development assets in West Africa, namely the

Dussafu License offshore southern Gabon and OML 113 offshore western Nigeria. In

addition to discovered hydrocarbon resources and reserves, both assets also hold

significant exploration potential. For more information, please visit the

Company's website at www.panoroenergy.com.