Exploration drilling commenced on the Dalsnuten prospect

Shell has as operator for production license 392 commenced drilling
operations on the Dalsnuten prospect.

Dalsnuten is a large gas prospect, located about 370 kilometers off
Norway in the Norwegian Sea.

The prospect is being drilled by semi submersible drilling rig Aker
Barents at a water depth of about 1450 meters.

Det norske will have a 10% ownership interest in the license when
drilling operations has been completed.

Contact:
VP Communication, Torgeir Anda, tel.: +47 99 11 22 03