ALDOUS MAJOR SOUTH IS A SIGNIFICANT OIL DISCOVERY IN THE NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA

Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce that the drilling
of exploration/appraisal well 16/2-8 on the Aldous South prospect in PL265 in
the Norwegian North Sea has resulted in a significant oil discovery. The
discovery is most likely an extension of the Avalsdnes discovery made by Lundin
Petroleum in PL501.


The well will be drilled to a vertical depth of 2,083 metres in water depths of
112 metres and is located 4 km to the west of the Avaldsnes discovery well in
PL501 where Lundin Petroleum is the operator with a 40 percent interest. The
well encountered a gross oil column in excess of 65 metres in sandstone of
Jurassic age. The initial data acquisition program has confirmed excellent
reservoir characteristics with a high net to gross ratio and the same oil-
water contact as the Avalsdnes discovery well proving likely communication
between the two structures. The acquisition of a comprehensive data set and
samples is ongoing. Preliminary calculations of the size of the discovery made
by operator Statoil are between 200 and 400 million barrels of gross
recoverable oil equivalent which excludes the Aldous Major North structure to
the north and additional potential within parts of the Aldous Major South
structure to the south. Lundin Petroleum will update its resource estimates for
the Avaldsnes/Aldous Major South discoveries located in both PL501 and PL265
after completion of the second Avaldsnes appraisal well currently drilling and
after reviewing all the Aldous Major South discovery well data. Further
appraisal drilling is planned in PL265 next year to further appraise the Aldous
Major South discovery. The well 16/2-8 was drilled using the rig Transocean
Leader and will now move to drill the Aldous Major North prospect also located
in PL265. Ashley Heppenstall , President and CEO of Lundin Petroleum comments;
“The Aldous Major South well is of major significance confirming the extension
of the Avaldsnes discovery to the west into PL 265 with an increased reservoir
thickness above the oil-water contact and continued excellent reservoir
characteristics. Avaldsnes/ Aldous Major South is a world class oil discovery
and likely to be one of the largest Norwegian fields found in recent years.  
Lundin Petroleum is a partner with 10 percent interest in PL265. Statoil ASA is
the operator with 40 percent, Petoro has 30 percent and Det Norske oljeselskap
ASA has 20 percent interest. 

 

Lundin Petroleum is a Swedish independent oil and gas exploration and
production company with a well balanced portfolio of world-class assets
primarily located in Europe and South East Asia. The Company is listed at the
NASDAQ OMX, Stockholm (ticker "LUPE") and at the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)
(Ticker “LUP”). Lundin Petroleum has proven and probable reserves of 187
million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe).

 

For further information, please contact:

C. Ashley Heppenstall,

President and CEO

Tel: +41 22 595 10 00

 

or

 

Maria Hamilton

Head of Corporate Communications

maria.hamilton@lundin.ch

Tel: +41 22 595 10 00

Mobile: +41 79 63 53 641

 

 

 

The above information has been made public in accordance with the Swedish
Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act.

 

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capital expenditures and their allocation to exploration and development
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Resources

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herein are only estimates and there is no guarantee that the estimated
resources will be recovered or produced. Actual resources may be greater than
or less than the estimates provided here. There is no certainty that it will be
commercially viable for the Company to produce any portion of these resources.