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Exhibit 99
                                                                 PR NEWSWIRE

                    NORTH EUROPEAN OIL ROYALTY TRUST
                      ANNOUNCES THE DISTRIBUTION
                  FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF FISCAL 2012


Red Bank, N.J.  July 27, 2012 - The Trustees of North European Oil Royalty
Trust (NYSE-NRT) announced today a quarterly distribution of $0.61 per unit
for the third quarter of fiscal 2012, payable on August 29, 2012 to holders
of record on August 10, 2012.  Royalties attributable to the sale of natural
gas from the Trust's overriding royalty area in northwest Germany are the
primary source of income for the Trust.

John R. Van Kirk, Managing Director, reported that this year's quarterly
distribution of $0.61 was 14.08% lower than the distribution of $0.71 for
the third quarter of fiscal 2011.  The reasons for the decrease in the
distribution were lower gas sales and a lower average Euro/dollar exchange
rate.  Further details will be available in the earnings press release
scheduled for release on or about August 14, 2012.

Trust royalty payments for each fiscal quarter are based on actual royalties
payable for the preceding calendar quarter.  In the final month of the
Trust's fiscal quarter, the operating companies determine the actual amount
of royalties that should have been paid to the Trust and compare this amount
to the amount actually paid.  Any underpayment is added to the amount of
royalties paid during the final month of the current fiscal quarter.  Any
overpayment is deducted from the amount of royalties to be paid in the first
month of the Trust's next fiscal quarter.  In the quarter just ending, an
overpayment in the amount of Euros 419,462 will be deducted from royalties
anticipated to be received in August 2012.

The table below shows the anticipated amount of royalties for the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2012 based on the actual amount of royalties that were
payable to the Trust for the second calendar quarter of 2012.  Amounts in
dollars are based on the current exchange rate of 1.226.   Actual royalty
income in dollars is valued based on exchange rates on the days funds are
transferred.  The August estimate below includes an adjustment for the
overpayment of royalties which occurred in the preceding quarter.


Combined Royalties   Combined Royalties  Combined Royalties  Dollar Royalties
  Anticipated in         In Euros            In Dollars      In Cents per Unit
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     August            Euros   967,532        $1,186,194          $0.129
   September           Euros 1,386,994        $1,700,455          $0.185
    October            Euros 1,386,994        $1,700,455          $0.185
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Total distributions declared per unit for the first nine months of fiscal 2012
are $1.95 as compared to $1.99 for the same period last year.  The cumulative
12-month distribution, which includes the August 2012 distribution and the
three prior quarterly distributions, is $2.59 per unit.  This 12-month

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cumulative distribution is 1.57% or $0.04 per unit higher than the prior
12-month distribution of $2.55.  The Trust makes quarterly distributions to
unit owners during the months of February, May, August and November.

Contact --  John R. Van Kirk, Managing Director, telephone:  (732) 741-4008,
e-mail: jvankirk@neort.com.  The text of the Trust's press releases along
with other pertinent information is available at the Trust's website:
www.neort.com