Resumption of Herkimer Drilling and Gathering System Expansion

Norse Energy Corp. ASA (“NEC” ticker Oslo Stock Exchange, Norway; “NSEEY” ticker U.S. OTC) is pleased to announce that Herkimer drilling has resumed in May after the annual “frost law” suspension. The frost law suspension occurs during March and April when spring thaw conditions preclude the movement of heavy equipment along local roads.

The Company has also begun construction on the installation of three and a half miles of six inch steel pipe from the Company’s Bradley Brook compressor station to the new Dominion tap location. Installation is expected to be completed this summer. When combined with planned compression upgrades, the projected flow into the Dominion Pipeline will increase to 25 Mmcf/d.

Norse Energy has total contingent resources of 3.9 TCF (~700 MMBOE) at the end of 2010. The Company has a significant land position of 180,000 net acres in New York State.

For further information, please contact:

Richard Boughrum, Chief Financial Officer

Cell: +1 714 520 1702

Email: rboughrum@norseenergy.com

S. Dennis Holbrook, Executive Vice President
Cell: +1 716 713-2489

Phone   +1 716 713-2489      

Email: dholbrook@norseenergy.com