REQUEST FOR SUSPENSION OF SHARES ON NSX

African Petroleum Corporation Limited ("African Petroleum") (NSX:
AOQ) requests that a suspension be granted by the National Stock
Exchange of Australia (NSX) with respect to its ordinary shares
effective pre-open on 12 May 2014 until Wednesday 21 May 2014 and
provides the following information in relation to that request:

· African Petroleum seeks a suspension of its shares whilst it
undertakes a roadshow and bookbuilding for a proposed capital
raising as part of its application to list on Oslo Axess, a regulated
market place under the Oslo Stock Exchange (refer NSX
Announcement dated 30 April 2014);

· African Petroleum requests the suspension end on Wednesday 21
May 2014; and

· African Petroleum is not aware of any reason why the suspension
should not be granted.