Panoro Energy ASA

Panoro Energy Announces Fourth Quarter 2014 Results and Provides Operations and Corporate Updates

Panoro Energy ASA (TICKER: PEN) ("Panoro" or the "Company") today announced

fourth quarter 2014 financial results and provided the following operations and

corporate updates:

· Cash balance of USD 40.9 million as of December 31, 2014 not including

unspent net cash in JV accounts of USD 5.6 million.

· No interest bearing debt.

· Net loss from continuing operations was USD 2.3 million, increasing from USD

1.9 million in the previous quarter due to one-off redundancy charges.

· Processing of the outboard 3D seismic data on Dussafu with expected

interpretation and prospect inventory to be available by end of 1Q 2015.

· Final Investment Decision taken for development of the Aje oilfield in

Nigeria with first oil production expected by the end of 2015.

· Continuing efforts to reduce G&A including closure of Oslo office.

Mr. Nishant Dighe CEO of Panoro, said: "Our balance sheet strength makes Panoro

distinctive amongst its peer group and will enable us to continue to reposition

the company for future success and unlock shareholder value. Given the

challenging environment anticipated for 2015, management will be focused on

controlling costs, ensuring effective project execution and maintaining capital

discipline. On Dussafu, whilst work on the new 3D seismic is at an early stage,

we are very excited that the initial interpretation of the data is confirming

unrisked prospective resources which are significantly larger than the existing

discoveries."

Panoro will hold a conference call today at 11:00 a.m. CET, during which

Management will discuss Panoro's 2014 fourth quarter results. The participants

are invited to ask questions on the 4Q report after conclusion of the

discussion. Participants are asked to dial in five to ten minutes prior to the

start time using the number and confirmation code below:

Local - Oslo, Norway +47 21 563 318

Toll Free - Norway 800 19 457

Local - New York, USA +1 212 999 6659

Toll Free - USA +1 866 966 5335

Local - London, UK +44 (0) 203 003 2666

Toll Free - UK 0808 109 0700

Password: Panoro

For further information please contact:

Qazi Qadeer, Chief Financial Officer

Tel: +44 20 3405 1084

Cell: +44 798 169 0670

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