The acquisition of Svenska Petroleum Exploration AS has been completed

Reference is made to the stock exchange notice dated October 14, 2015. The acquisition of Svenska Petroleum Exploration AS has now been completed. 

Contacts:
Investor contact: Jonas Gamre, VP Investor Relations, tel.: 47 971 18 292
Media contact: Rolf Jarle Brøske, SVP Communications, tel.: 47 911 12 475

About Det norske:
Det norske is a fully-fledged E&P company with exploration, development and production activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). We are building one of Europe’s largest independent E&P companies.

Det norske is the operator of the producing Alvheim field and for the Ivar Aasen field development. In addition, the company is partner in the Johan Sverdrup field. Det norske has an active exploration programme on the Norwegian shelf and an ambitious strategy for growth.

Det norske’s headquarters are located in Trondheim, with branch offices in Stavanger, Oslo and Harstad. Det norske is listed on Oslo Børs with ticker ‘DETNOR’. More about Det norske at www.detnor.no/en/.