Work Site Accident

Norse Energy Corp. ASA (“NEC” ticker Oslo Stock Exchange, Norway; “NSEEY” ticker U.S. OTC) announces a fatal work site accident.  The accident took place during site preparation for a new well on Sunday 1 May.  The worker was an employee of the drilling contractor hired to drill Herkimer wells in Central New York.

Norse Energy and all of its employees express their deepest sympathy to the family.

Norse Energy is committed to protecting the health and safety of all of our employees and contractors. Norse Energy will work closely with the contractor and the involved authorities to ensure that the cause of this accident is understood before resuming site preparation.

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