Atlantic Petroleum P/F - Changes board/management/auditors

Election of Chairman and Deputy Chairman

Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, 4th July 2009 - P/F Atlantic Petroleum (OMX: FO-ATLA)
the international upstream oil and gas company, announces that following the
Extraordinary General Meeting held on 3rd July 2009, the Directors of the
Company have elected Birgir Durhuus as the Chairman of the Board and Poul R.
Mohr as the Deputy Chairman. 


Further Details
Further details can be obtained from Wilhelm Petersen, CEO, tel +298 350100
(wilhelmp@petroleum.fo) or Teitur Samuelsen, Financial Manager, tel +298 350100
(teiturs@petroleum.fo). This announcement will be available, together with
other information about Atlantic Petroleum, on the Company's website:
www.petroleum.fo 

Announcement  no. 18/2009		                                  Issued 04-07-2009


P/F Atlantic Petroleum 		                             Telephone +298 350 100
Gongin 9		                                                     Fax +298 350 101
Box 1228		                                            Website: www.petroleum.fo
FO-110 Tórshavn 		
Faroe Islands 

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