Atlantic Petroleum P/F — M&A Activity 2016

Mar 9, 2016

Atlantic Petroleum announces the sale of its Norwegian activities to M Vest Energy AS and provides a market update

Atlantic Petroleum announces the sale of its Norwegian activities to M Vest Energy AS and provides a market update

Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, 2016-03-09 09:02 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

P/F Atlantic Petroleum (NASDAQ OMX COPENHAGEN: ATLA DKK & Oslo Stock Exchange:

ATLA NOK) (?Atlantic Petroleum?, ?Atlantic? or the "Company") announces that

its fully owned subsidiary Atlantic Petroleum Norge AS (?APN?) has entered into

a Sale and Purchase Agreement (?SPA?) with M Vest Energy AS for the sale of its

Norwegian activities for the consideration of NOK 1. The Norwegian activities

include all of APN?s assets and licenses, the liabilities of the licences, the

employees and a cash balance of approx. NOK 19MM to be adjusted for costs and

expenses from the date of the transaction, 1 January 2016, to closing.

Subject to completion, the transaction will constitute a cessation of all of

APN?s petroleum activities. As a result of the transaction, the Company expects

to record an impairment of DKK approx. 150 MM, and APN expects to realize the

tax value of the tax loss carry forward in December 2017 ? currently estimated

to be approx. NOK 27MM in cash. M Vest Energy AS is a company partially owned

by the existing management of APN.

CEO Ben Arabo comments: ?Following a formal sales process last year failing to

solicit bids for the Company or parts thereof, Atlantic Petroleum has over the

past months been reviewing a range of strategic alternatives and the sale of

its Norwegian activities is a step in the process of trying to resolve the

issues facing the group in the current oil & gas industry market conditions. We

believe the transaction is in the best interest of all stakeholders of the

Company and we are pleased that the activities in APN will be continued through

M Vest Energy.?

The proposed transaction is conditional upon certain conditions including the

approval from the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and the Ministry of Finance.

As notified 5th February, Atlantic Petroleum North Sea Limited remains in

default on the Ettrick, Blackbird and Chestnut fields. The Ettrick and

Blackbird fields are subject to forfeiture by the operator of these fields,

Nexen, (acting on behalf of itself and its co-venturers), which if such

forfeiture proceeds, is subject to certain regulatory and contractual

conditions. Also, the Company has lost the rights to petroleum from the

Chestnut field whilst in default and has a certain period in which to remedy

the default. Atlantic Petroleum North Sea Limited is involved in discussions

with Nexen on the question of forfeiture, and continues to review its options

during the time period available to remedy the default on Chestnut.

Atlantic Petroleum is still in dialogue with a London based group on potential

solutions for the company. The company is also continuing discussions with its

key creditors and stakeholders including the UK Oil & Gas Authority. These

discussions are continuing. There is no certainty that a solution or a

satisfactory outcome will be forthcoming for the Company and failing that, it

is likely that the Company or subsidiaries will go into restructuring or

administration. The Company is continuing its planning for all outcomes.

Atlantic Petroleum in brief:

Atlantic Petroleum is a full cycle exploration and production (E&P) Group

focused on North West Europe. Atlantic Petroleum participates in joint ventures

with 30 reputable, international partners. Atlantic Petroleum P/F is based in

Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, and the Company has subsidiaries and offices in

London, UK and Bergen, Norway. Atlantic Petroleum?s existing shares are listed

on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen and on Oslo Stock Exchange.

Further Details:

Further details can be obtained from Ben Arabo, CEO, tel +298 550100

(ben.arabo@petroleum.fo). This announcement will be available, together with

other information about Atlantic Petroleum, on the Company's website:

www.petroleum.fo.

On the website, it is also possible to sign up for the Company?s e-mail

newsletter.

Announcement no.04/2016

Issued 09-03-2016

P/F Atlantic Petroleum

Yviri við Strond 4

P.O. Box 1228

FO-110 Tórshavn

Faroe Islands

Telephone +44 208 834 1045

Fax +44 208 834 1125

Website: www.petroleum.fo

E-mail: petroleum@petroleum.fo