STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN--(Marketwire - Aug. 1, 2012) - Lundin Petroleum AB (TSX:LUP)(OMX:LUPE) -

HIGHLIGHTS

Six months ended 30 June 2012 (30 June 2011)

• Production of 35.1 Mboepd (32.3 Mboepd)
• Net result of MUSD 111.7 (MUSD 130.3)
• EBITDA of MUSD 580.6 (MUSD 505.3)
• Operating cash flow of MUSD 375.6 (MUSD 390.3)
• New USD 2.5 billion seven year secured revolving borrowing base facility signed on 25 June 2012
• Edvard Grieg field PDO approved
• Pre-unit agreement signed for the Johan Sverdrup field
• Production commenced from the Gaupe field on 31 March 2012
• Bøyla field PDO submitted to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
• Ten Norwegian licences awarded in the 2011 Norwegian APA licensing round, four as operator

Second quarter ended 30 June 2012 (30 June 2011)

• Production of 35.5 Mboepd (31.1 Mboepd)
• Net result of MUSD 64.5 (MUSD 76.9)
• EBITDA of MUSD 271.5 (MUSD 266.9)
• Operating cashflow of MUSD 209.0 (MUSD 196.7)

In June we completed a new USD 2.5 billion bank loan facility with a syndicate of 25 international banks. This funding was successfully completed in a difficult bank market environment and clearly highlights Lundin Petroleum's ability to access capital from the international banking markets.

Production for the first six months of 2012 of 35,100 boepd was above our capital markets day forecast. Production was positively impacted by strong performance from the Alvheim and Volund fields, offshore Norway. The uptime on the Alvheim FPSO was above forecast and the Volund reservoir continues to perform above expectation.

Our three ongoing development projects in Norway, Edvard Grieg, Brynhild and Bøyla are all progressing satisfactorily.

The appraisal of the Johan Sverdrup field continues with an aggressive ongoing drilling programme. Lundin Petroleum as operator of PL501 has already completed two appraisal wells this year, a third appraisal well is ongoing and two further appraisal wells will be completed this year. In addition, Statoil, as operator of PL265 will drill three further wells this year, one of which will be an exploration well in the southern part of Aldous Major North.

Listen to President and CEO Ashley Heppenstall and CFO Geoffrey Turbott comment on the report at the live audiocast presentation on Wednesday 1 August at 15.00 CET.

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