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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among STATOIL ASA FARGO ACQUISITION INC. and BRIGHAM EXPLORATION COMPANY Dated as of October 17, 2011

Merger Agreement • October 18th, 2011 • Statoil Asa • Petroleum refining • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  October 18th, 2011
• Company
  Statoil Asa
• Industry
  Petroleum refining
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of October 17, 2011 by and among STATOIL ASA, a public limited liability company organized under the laws of Norway (“Parent”), FARGO ACQUISITION INC., a Delaware corporation and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and BRIGHAM EXPLORATION COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).