Composition of the Board
The Board shall, according to the Articles of Association, consist of a minimum of three and a maximum of ten directors with a maximum of three deputies, and the AGM decides the final number each year. The Board members are elected for a term of one year. There are no deputy members and no members appointed by employee organisations. The Board members, with the exception of the CEO, are not employed by the Company, do not receive any salary from the Company and are not eligible for participation in the Company's incentive programmes. In addition, the Board is supported by a corporate secretary who is not a Board member. The appointed corporate secretary is as of March 2011 Jeffrey Fountain, the Company's Vice President Legal.

The Chairman of the Board, Ian H. Lundin, is responsible for ensuring that the Board's work is well organised and conducted in an efficient manner. He upholds the reporting instructions for management, as drawn up by the CEO and as approved by the Board, however, he does not take part in the day-to-day decision-making concerning the operations of the Company. The Chairman further maintains close contact with the CEO to ensure the Board is at all times sufficiently informed of the Company's operations and financial status and meets, at various occasions during the year, shareholders of the Company to discuss shareholder questions and ownership issues in general.

Board Meetings and Work
The Board is guided by the Rules of Procedure, which set out how the Board is to conduct its work. In addition to the statutory meeting following the AGM, the Board normally holds at least six ordinary meetings per calendar year. At the meetings, the CEO reports on the status of the business, prospects and the financial situation of the Company, in accordance with operational needs. In addition, decision items and issues of material importance to the Company are considered by the Board and the Board Committees report on matters as and when required. The Board is also responsible for evaluating the work of the CEO on a continuous basis and shall at least once a year, without management present at the meeting, specifically consider this issue.

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BOARD COMMITTEES AND THE CR/HSE REPRESENTATIVE
To maximise the efficiency of the Board's work and to ensure a thorough review of certain issues, the Board has established a Compensation Committee, an Audit Committee and a Reserves Committee and has appointed a CR/HSE Board Representative. The tasks and responsibilities of the Committees are detailed in the terms of reference of each Committee, which are annually adopted as part of the Rules of Procedure of the Board. Minutes are kept at Committee meetings and matters discussed are reported to the Board. In addition, informal contacts take place between ordinary meetings as and when required by the operations.

Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee assists the Board in Group management remuneration matters and receives information and prepares the Board's and the AGM's decisions on matters relating to the principles of remuneration, remunerations and other terms of employment of Group management. The objective of the Committee in determining compensation for Group management is to provide a compensation package that is based on market conditions, competitive and takes into account the scope and responsibilities associated with the position, as well as the skills, experience and performance of the individual. The Committee's tasks also include monitoring and evaluating programmes for variable remuneration, the application of the Policy on Remuneration as well as the current remuneration structures and levels in the Company.

The members of the Compensation Committee are William A. Rand, Chairman of the Committee, Magnus Unger, Dambisa F. Moyo and Kristin Færøvik.

Audit Committee
The Audit Committee assists the Board in ensuring that the Company's financial reports are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the Swedish Annual Accounts Act and accounting practices applicable to a company incorporated in Sweden and listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Audit Committee supervises the Company's financial reporting and the efficiency of the Company's financial internal controls, internal audit and risk management and its primary objective is to provide support to the Board in the decision making processes regarding such matters. In addition, the Committee is empowered by the Committee's terms of reference to make decisions on certain issues delegated to it, such as review and approval of the Company's first and third quarter interim financial statements on behalf of the Board. The Audit Committee also regularly liaises with the Group's external auditor as part of the annual audit process and reviews the audit fees and the auditor's independence and impartiality. The Audit Committee further assists the Company's Nomination Committee in the preparation of proposals for the election of auditor at the AGM, as and when required.

The members of the Audit Committee are William A. Rand, Chairman of the Committee, Magnus Unger and Asbjørn Larsen.

Reserves Committee
The Reserves Committee was created in connection with the listing of Lundin Petroleum's shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2011 and reviews and reports to the Board on matters relating to the Company's policies and procedures for reporting oil and gas reserves and related information as per National Instrument 51–101 (NI 51–101) issued under applicable Canadian securities regulation. The Reserves Committee reports to the Board on the Company's procedures for disclosing oil and gas reserves and other related information, on the appointment of the independent qualified reserves auditor and on the Company's procedures for providing information to the independent qualified reserves auditor. The Reserves Committee also meets with management and the independent qualified reserves auditor to review, and determine whether to recommend that the Board approve, the statement of reserves and other oil and gas information required to be submitted annually under NI 51–101.

The members of the Reserves Committee are Ian H. Lundin, Chairman of the Committee, and Asbjørn Larsen.

The CR/HSE Board Representative
The Board of Directors has a leadership and supervisory role in all CR and HSE matters within the Group and appoints yearly one non-executive Director to act as the CR/HSE Board Representative. The tasks of the CR/HSE Board Representative include to liaise with Group management regarding CR and HSE related matters and to regularly report on such matters to the Board of Directors.

The CR/HSE Board representative is Asbjørn Larsen.