8-K

                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                         WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                FORM 8-K


                              CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


             Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

                              April 29, 2005
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                      NORTH EUROPEAN OIL ROYALTY TRUST
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            (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                         Commission File No. 1-8245


               Delaware                             22-2084119
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        (State of organization)                (IRS Employer I.D. No.)


        Suite 19A, 43 West Front Street, Red Bank, N.J.          07701
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                 (Address of principal executive offices)


                               732-741-4008
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            (Registrant's telephone number including area code)


                     This report consists of 3 pages.















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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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            On April 29, 2005 North European Oil Royalty Trust issued a
            press release via PR Newswire announcing the Trust's
            distribution for the second quarter of fiscal 2005.



Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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            (c) Exhibits

                Exhibit 99.  A press release dated April 29, 2005 and
                disseminated through PR Newswire announcing the distribution
                for the second quarter of fiscal 2005.





                                SIGNATURES
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          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf

by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




                                    NORTH EUROPEAN OIL ROYALTY TRUST
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                                            (Registrant)



                                     By:    /s/ John R. Van Kirk
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                                                John R. Van Kirk
                                                Managing Director


Dated:   April 29, 2005

EX-99

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Exhibit 99
                                                              PR NEWSWIRE

                 NORTH EUROPEAN OIL ROYALTY TRUST ANNOUNCES
           THE DISTRIBUTION FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF FISCAL 2005


RED BANK, N.J.  April 29, 2005 -- The Trustees of North European Oil Royalty
Trust (NYSE-NRT) approved a quarterly distribution of 69 cents per unit,
payable on May 25, 2005 to holders of record on May 13, 2005.

John R. Van Kirk, Managing Director, noted that this quarter's distribution
was 26 cents above the distribution made for last year's equivalent quarter.
It should be noted that this quarter's distribution is not based entirely on
gas sales during the first calendar quarter of 2005.  Out of the total
distribution of 69 cents, 62 cents are based on gas sales during the first
calendar quarter of 2005 and 7 cents represents an adjustment for the
underpayment of royalties by the operating companies during calendar 2004.
The operating companies generally make an adjustment, either negative or
positive, during April for the preceding calendar year.

Higher gas prices and higher exchange rates (applied to the royalty transfers
from Germany) were the primary factors that resulted in the increased
distribution.  For the quarter just ended the average price of gas sold under
the higher royalty rate agreement increased 21.3% from 1.2583 Eurocents/Kwh
("Ecents/Kwh") to 1.5258 Ecents/Kwh.  For the same period, the average price
of gas sold under the lower royalty rate area increased 26.7% from 1.2646
Ecents/Kwh to 1.6018 Ecents/Kwh.  When converted into more familiar terms
using the applicable exchange rates, the average gas prices for gas sold
under both the higher and lower royalty rate agreements was $5.79/Mcf as
compared to $4.30/Mcf for the second quarter of fiscal 2004.

Gas sales under the higher royalty rate agreement covering western Oldenburg
increased 2.1% to 17.639 billion cubic feet ("Bcf") compared to the second
quarter of fiscal 2004.  Overall gas sales covered by the lower royalty rate
agreement declined 5.1% to 43.045 Bcf in comparison for the same period.

Total distributions of $1.23 per unit for the first six months of fiscal 2005
were 34 cents higher than the $0.89 distributed for last year's first six
months.  Distributions are made to Trust unit owners from royalties received
from the sales of gas, sulfur and oil from the Trust's royalty holdings in
Germany.  The May distribution reflects royalties from sales made during the
first calendar quarter of 2005.  The Trust makes quarterly distributions to
unit owners during the months of February, May, August and November.  The
cumulative distribution for the previous twelve months is $1.93 per unit.

Contact -- John H. Van Kirk, Managing Trustee of North European Oil Royalty
Trust, or John R. Van Kirk, Managing Director, at P.O. Box 456, Red Bank,
N.J. 07701, telephone: (732) 741-4008, E-Mail: neort@aol.com.
Website: www.neort.com.