Faroe Petroleum : expects to raise exploration capex in 2015

Faroe Petroleum plc is an oil and gas company. The Company is focused on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in Norway and the United Kingdom. Its portfolio consists of approximately 60 exploration, appraisal, development and production licenses in the West of Shetland, the North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Barents Sea and the Celtic Sea. Its Aerosmith - PL644/PL644 B is located approximately 20 kilometers from the Morvin and Smorbukk Fields in the prolific Halten Terrace hydrocarbon province of the Norwegian Sea. The Bister Prospect is located in the Norwegian Sea in License PL348 C, which also contains the producing Hyme Field and the Snilehorn discovery, which are adjacent to the producing Njord Field. The Brage Field is located east of Oseberg in the northern part of the North Sea. The Butch Main discovery is situated in approximately 65 meters water depth in the Southern North Sea. The Gullaxy Prospect is situated to the north of the Butch discovery in the Central Graben.