Purchase of own shares

Det norske oljeselskap ASA has today, 21 January 2014, purchased 100,000 own shares at an average price of NOK 67.5271 per share under the company's employee share purchase program. After the transaction Det norske oljeselskap ASA holds 300,000 own shares.

Contact:
VP Investor relations, Knut Evensen, tel: 950 77 622

About Det norske:
Det norske oljeselskap ASA (DETNOR) is an active exploration company on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Det norske’s headquarters is in Trondheim. The company also has offices in Oslo and Harstad. Det norske is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange with the ticker "DETNOR".

More about Det norske at www.detnor.no/en