HOUSTON, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northern Offshore, Ltd. (Oslo Bors: NOF.OL) announced today that it had held its 2009 Annual General Meeting yesterday in Houston, Texas.

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Among other actions at the Annual General Meeting, shareholders set the number of Directors on the company's Board at five and approved a proposal to authorize the Board of Directors to fill any vacancy in the Board left unfilled for any reason. Additionally, the following were elected as Directors to serve on the company's Board until the next annual general meeting of the members or until their successors are duly elected in accordance with the bye-laws of the company:

• Jim LaChance
• Stephen Knudtzon
• Scott O'Keefe
• Hal Goldstein
  

The fifth Director's position remains vacant at this time.

Finally, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was approved as auditor of the company until the next Annual General Meeting of the shareholders.

Northern Offshore, Ltd. is a Bermuda holding company which operates offshore oil and gas production and drilling vessels deployed around the world. The company's fleet consists of one floating production facility and five drilling units (a drillship, a semisubmersible and three jackup drilling rigs). The Northern Offshore fleet operates in various markets including the North Sea, the Indian Ocean, offshore Russia, the Mediterranean Sea and Southeast Asia. More information on Northern Offshore, Ltd. may be found by visiting the company's website at http://www.northernoffshorelimited.com.

    For further information, please contact:
    Brian Hefty at
    1-713-739-7686 or via email at brian.hefty@northernoffshoreltd.com

SOURCE Northern Offshore, Ltd.