MANDATORY NOTIFICATION OF TRADE

Larsen Oil & Gas AS, a company controlled by Chairman of the Board of DNO
International ASA (DNO) Berge Gerdt Larsen, has on 17 January 2011 transferred
24,997,058 shares in DNO to Increased Oil Recovery AS at a price of NOK 8.98 per
share.

Larsen Oil & Gas AS is a 100% owned subsidiary of Increased Oil Recovery AS.

Following this transaction, companies controlled by Berge Gerdt Larsen still
controls the same 30,836,342 shares in DNO, representing 3.25% of total shares
in the Company.

Oslo, 18 January 2011

DNO International ASA
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(Norwegian Securities Trading Act)






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