(TLW.L) Tullow Oil PLC Buy/Sell

Nov 20 (Reuters) - European Oil & Gas:

ACCRA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Some 50 international oil companies including Chinese firms have expressed interest in exploration of Ghana's giant Jubilee oilfield, Deputy Energy Minister Kwabena Donkor said on Friday.
Ghana is due to start pumping oil from Jubilee late next year. It is believed to hold between 500 million and 1.8 billion barrels of oil equivalent.
"We have had about 50 companies wanting to invest in the upstream sector of our oil industry," he told reporters.
"Out of this, there are a number of Chinese companies -- China is the single largest investor in the world and we'd have been surprised if they had not approached us," Donkor said.
Donkor added that Ghana has also received offers from U.S. and Scandinavian oil companies, without elaborating.
He said Energy Minister Oteng Adjei was in China on business relating to the energy sector and declined comment on whether the minister's trip had anything to do with Jubilee.
There is speculation Chinese companies could be interested in purchasing a stake in Jubilee held by private investment firm Kosmos Energy and which -- according to sources close to the matter -- Exxon Mobil has already contracted to buy.
Ghana's local GNPC petroleum company is also interested in the asset, GNPC sources have said.
(Reporting by Kwasi Kpodo; editing by Mark John) (For more Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: http://af.reuters.com/) Keywords: GHANA OIL/EXPLORATION

(mark.john@thomsonreuters.com; Dakar Newsroom +221 33 864 5076)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.

ACCRA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Some 50 international oil companies including Chinese firms have expressed interest in exploration of Ghana's giant Jubilee oil field, Deputy Energy Minister Kwabena Donkor said on Friday.
"We have had about 50 companies wanting to invest in the upstream sector of our oil industry," he told reporters.
"Out of this, there are a number of Chinese companies -- China is the single largest investor in the world and we'd have been surprised if they had not approached us," Donkor said.
(Reporting by Kwasi Kpodo; editing by Mark John) (For more Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: http://af.reuters.com/) Keywords: GHANA OIL/EXPLORATION

(mark.john@thomsonreuters.com; Dakar Newsroom +221 33 864 5076)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.

LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Tullow Oil PLC:

RNS Number : 3061C
  Tullow Oil PLC
  11 November 2009
   

News Release 

Tullow Oil plc: Interim Management Statement 

Strong performance continues; 85% exploration success rate year-to-date

11 November 2009 - Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) issues the following Interim Management Statement, for the period 1 July 2009 to 11 November 2009, in accordance with reporting requirements of the EU Transparency Directive. A full year Trading Statement and Operational update will be issued on 20 January 2010.

Tullow's business continues to perform strongly. Overall, operational and financial performance is in line with expectations. The Group's exploration programme delivered material successes in Uganda, Ghana and Sierra Leone; this has contributed to a year-to-date exploration success rate of 85%. The Group's producing and development assets are performing well with 2009 working interest production expected to average 58,000 boepd, in line with previous guidance. Jubilee development drilling and facilities fabrication remains on track to deliver first oil in the fourth quarter of 2010.

AFRICA

Ghana and West African Equatorial Atlantic

Tullow's significant acreage position in the Equatorial Atlantic region of West Africa now incorporates nine deepwater blocks in Sierra Leone, Liberia, C?d'Ivoire and Ghana. Exploration drilling activity during the period has further enhanced the prospectivity of this acreage.

In July, Tullow acquired a 10% interest in two blocks offshore Sierra Leone, SL-06/07 and SL-07. The Venus-B-1 exploration well was drilled in block SL-06/07 in September. The well discovered hydrocarbons and proved the existence of an active petroleum system some 700 miles west of the Jubilee field. This result has de-risked the Group's numerous Jubilee-type prospects in West Africa and South America.

In October, the South Grand Lahou-1 wildcat was drilled offshore C?d'Ivoire in the CI-105 licence. The targeted reservoir sands were found to be water-bearing at this location. However data gained will provide valuable insights into the Jubilee play and help prioritise prospects in the Equatorial Atlantic inventory for drilling in 2010 and beyond.

A three-well Jubilee field appraisal programme commenced in September with the drilling of Mahogany-4. This well successfully extended the field eastwards, encountering Jubilee reservoir sands on prognosis, and additional underlying oil reservoirs. The Mahogany-Deep-2 well is currently drilling to appraise the southern extent of the field and is expected to reach the objectives later this month. Drilling of the final well in this programme, Mahogany-5, is planned for early 2010. 

The first appraisal well on the Odum discovery, Odum-2, is scheduled to commence later this month. On completion, the rig is expected to move to drill the Tweneboa-2 appraisal well in December.

Excellent progress is being made on the Jubilee field development project with six development wells drilled within prognosis over the period. Twelve wells in total are now ready for completion equipment to be installed. The FPSO 

conversion work in Singapore is on schedule and subsea equipment fabrication is on track for the start of a major installation campaign early in 2010. Overall, the project is on track to deliver first oil in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Uganda
Significant commercial and operational progress was made in Uganda during the period. In October, in consultation with the Ugandan Government, a dataroom was opened to facilitate the sale of up to 50% of Tullow's interests in the Lake Albert Rift Basin. The Group's ultimate aim is to retain a material operated stake in the basin and to work with a like-minded partner who will also bring downstream expertise to the development. Considerable interest has been shown from both National and International oil companies. A decision on the most suitable partner is expected early in the New Year. 

Since the beginning of July, three successful exploration wells have been drilled; Ngara-1, Wahrindi-1 and Ngassa-2. With further appraisal drilling, Ngassa-2 has the potential to be the largest discovery in the basin to date. A multi-well drilling campaign, incorporating both high-impact exploration wells in Block 1 and appraisal wells in Block 2, is expected to recommence early in 2010.

Significant progress has been made on the commercialisation of the Ugandan resources with key elements of early basin-wide development activity agreed with the Government of Uganda. Detailed engineering studies have been advanced for the first phases of the development plan and, combined with the ongoing appraisal activities and execution of extended well tests in 2010, will underpin the development concepts that are currently being discussed with the Government. 

Rest of Africa

Production performance from all African assets is in line with expectations with production from Equatorial Guinea in particular currently exceeding expectations. 

In Tanzania, preparations are underway for the drilling of the Tullow operated onshore Likonde-1 exploration well in the Lindi block which is scheduled to commence drilling at the beginning of 2010.

REST OF THE WORLD

Europe
Gas production performance in the UK over the period has been stable and benefited from the successful Boulton B4 well, which started production in July, and a series of Boulton well interventions. 

South Asia
Tullow's South Asian business continues to perform in line with expectations. Production from the Bangora field in Bangladesh has increased to 120 mmscfd following the successful workover and tie-back of the Bangora-3 well. In September formal notification was received from Petrobangla awarding Tullow offshore Block SS-08-05. Discussions with Petrobangla to finalise the Production Sharing Contract for this licence are ongoing and it is expected that exploration work will commence in 2010. 

In Pakistan, the OGDCL rig has been mobilised to the Kohat Block for drilling the Skeikhan-1 well on the Kohat East prospect later this month. 

South America
Activity in South America has focused on pursuing geological play types similar to the Jubilee field in Ghana. In French Guiana, where Tullow has identified numerous Jubilee-type leads in the Guyana Martime licence, Tullow has reached agreement to farm down a 33% interest to Shell Exploration and Production France SAS (Shell). Tullow retains a 64.5% operated interest in the block where a 3,000 square kilometre 3D seismic programme commenced in mid-September. The sale to Shell, which also includes an option to acquire a further 12% at a later date, is subject to formal approval from the relevant French authorities. It is anticipated that agreement will be reached to farm down further equity in this highly prospective block to another party before year-end.

In the Georgetown Block in Guyana, interpretation of the recently acquired 3D data set continues with the maturation of several attractive stratigraphic prospects.

In Suriname, preparations to commence drilling on the onshore Coronie block are ongoing. A 5-well exploration campaign is expected to commence before year-end.

FINANCIAL UPDATE

Tullow's financial performance for the period is in line with expectations. The Group maintains production guidance at 58,000 boepd and capital expenditure for 2009 is expected to be in the region of £750 million. Net Debt at 31 October 2009 was £664 million.

OUTLOOK

Tullow has continued to build for the future in 2009 with outstanding exploration performance and excellent 

progress on major development projects in Africa. Recent successes in Sierra Leone and Ghana have enhanced the potential of our West African portfolio and the inclusion of Shell as a partner in French Guiana is a strong endorsement of our Equatorial Atlantic acreage. A number of high-impact wells will commence drilling before year-end and we expect to have a new partner in Uganda early in the New Year. The outlook for the remainder of 2009 and into 2010 is very positive. 

SHORT TERM EXPLORATION AND APPRAISAL SCHEDULE
    
                        November       December    January
 Ghana          Mahogany Deep-2                          
                                Odum-2         Tweneboa-2
 Uganda                                         Block 1&2
 Rest of World       Skeikhan-1  Coronie Block  Likonde-1

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
 Tullow Oil plc                  Citigate Dewe Rogerson              Murray Consultants 
 (+44 20 8996 1000)              (+44 207 638 9571)                  (+353 1 498 0300) 
 Ian Springett                   Martin Jackson                      Joe Murray 
 Angus McCoss                    George Cazenove                     Ed Micheau
 James Arnold

Notes to Editors

Tullow is a leading independent oil & gas, exploration and production group, quoted on the London and Irish Stock Exchanges (symbol: TLW) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. The Group has interests in over 85 exploration and production licences across 23 countries and focuses on four core areas: Africa, Europe, South Asia and South America.

In Africa, Tullow has production in Gabon, C?d'Ivoire, Mauritania, Congo (Brazzaville) and Equatorial Guinea and two large appraisal and development programmes in Ghana and Uganda. Tullow also has exploration interests in Gabon, C?d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Senegal, Congo (DRC), Tanzania, Madagascar, 

Namibia and Angola.

Tullow's European interests are primarily focused on gas in the UK Southern North Sea where it has significant interests in the Caister-Murdoch System and the Thames area. The company also has interests offshore the Netherlands and Portugal. 

In South Asia, Tullow has exploration and production in Pakistan and Bangladesh. In South America, Tullow has exploration interests in Guyana, French Guiana and Suriname. 

For further information please refer to our website at www.tullowoil.com.

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
  END 
 
IMSCKKKDOBDDPDD

RNS Number : 1181C Tullow Oil PLC 06 November 2009

BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

Information provided on this form must be typed or printed electronically.

To: The FSA
The Irish Stock Exchange

Date: 06 November 2009

1. Name of applicant:

Tullow Oil plc

2. Name of scheme

Tullow Oil 2000 Executive Share Option Scheme ('2000 Scheme')

3. Period of return:

From: 5 May 2009 To: 4 November 2009

4. Balance under scheme from previous return:

1,710,991 - 2000 Scheme

5. The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, if the scheme has been increased since the date of the last return

7,000,000

6. Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period:
2,267,849 ordinary shares of 10p each issued under the 2000 scheme

7. Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of period
6,443,142 ordinary shares 10p split

6,443,142 - 2000 Scheme

8. Number and class of securities originally listed and the date of admission 2,200,000 ordinary shares of 10p each admitted on 5 November 2003
1,700,000 ordinary shares of 10p each admitted on 9 June 2004
5,000,000 ordinary shares of 10p each admitted on 11 October 2004
4,859,883 ordinary shares of 10p each admitted on 30 November 2006
3,500,000 ordinary shares of 10p each admitted on 23 March 2007
6,925,633 ordinary shares of 10p each admitted on 21 May 2008
7,000,000 ordinary shares of 10p each admitted on 20 August 2009

9. Total number of securities in issue at the end of the period

803,795,253

Name of contact: Richard Taylor

Address of contact 3rd Floor Building 11 Chiswick Park 566 Chiswick High Road

London W4 5YS Telephone number of contact 0208 996 1000

Signed by *Richard Taylor Director/company secretary/suitably experienced employee/duly authorised officer, for and on behalf of

Name of applicant *Tullow Oil plc

This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

BLRFSIFFMSUSEDF

CAPE TOWN, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The construction of the long-delayed gas-to-power Kudu project in Namibia, expected to generate 800 megawatts of electricity, will start in January, the head of Gazprom International said on Thursday.
Boris Ivanov, head of the international arm of Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom, said Namibia had chosen Gazprom to set up a new consortium with Namcor and Tullow Oil to complete the historic project.
"We will build and will start the project in January ... that will be the first of a gas monetisation strategy that we are trying to implement in Africa in general and in Namibia in particular," Ivanov told an African oil conference in Cape Town.
Gazprom in June signed a memorandum of understanding with Namibia's Namcor to help organise funding for the $1.2 billion project.
The project involves pumping gas from the Kudu field about 170 km (100 miles) offshore to an 800 MW combined cycle gas power station at the coast in the south of the country.
It has been delayed due to disagreement over commercial terms, as well as technical difficulties in piping the gas.
Ivanov said Gazprom had agreed for South Africa's utility Eskom to buy 500 MW of that power, with the remaining 300 MW to go to Namibia.
"We have made an understanding on paper with Eskom about a power purchase agreement for the future electricity offtake from this project ... Eskom wil be buying 500 MW ... 300 MW will go to the Namibian government," he said.
A Tullow Oil official said earlier this week that it would take up to 36 months from the signing of the deal to produce the first gas.
(Reporting by Agnieszka Flak; Editing by Keiron Henderson) (For more Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: http://af.reuters.com) Keywords: AFRICA OIL/KUDU

(agnieszka.flak@reuters.com; +27 11 775 3154; Reuters Messaging: agnieszka.flak.reuters.com@reuters.net)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.

By Elias Biryabarema

KAMPALA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Uganda intends to woo Chinese investment to boost the country's efforts in adding value to exports and to tackle energy and infrastructure handicaps, government officials said.
China's commercial footprint has been expanding in Uganda over the last five years. It was the third biggest FDI source in the third quarter of 2009 after India and Britain, according to the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA).

"Our prime economic interest in China is if they can invest in our processing industry, infrastructure and energy, including nuclear energy, as the president has emphasized in the past. That would be a good partnership," President Yoweri Museveni's spokesperson, Tamale Mirundi, told Reuters.
He said Museveni plans to attend a China-Africa Summit in Egypt later this month. Trade between the continent and China has grown at 30 percent a year, climbing to $107 billion in 2008 to eclipse the United States for the first time.
Museveni has previously named modern, high-speed railways and a refinery for Uganda's newly-found petroleum deposits as some of the immediate projects the Chinese can invest in.
Landlocked Uganda still depends for a great deal of its external trade on the derelict and inefficient Uganda-Kenya rail line to get its exports to sea, blunting the goods' competitiveness and stifling economic growth.
The volume of trade between Uganda and China remains relatively small and heavily imbalanced in favour of China.
Uganda imported goods worth $274.2 million from China in 2007 compared with 138.2 million in 2006, according to a Uganda Bureau of Statistics report that did not give export figures.

A delegation from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China -- which holds a 20 percent stake in Standard Bank, Africa's biggest bank by assets, -- met Museveni in June and said it was interested in a partnership for the refinery.
Uganda is locked in a dispute with the exploration companies Tullow Oil, Heritage Oil and Gas of Canada over whether the country should refine its petroleum, an option the government prefers, or export crude.
The east African country has estimated reserves of 2 billion barrels and levels are forecast to grow substantially over the next few years.
"The exploration companies don't want us to refine our oil but we're saying no. The president thinks the Chinese can come in with their vast expertise to help us acquire refining capacity," Tamale said.
Uganda mainly exports cotton, leather, coffee, fish, and minerals to China and buys textiles and garments, footwear, porcelain, enamel, mechanical and electrical goods.
Keith Muhakanizi, a top Treasury official, told Reuters that Uganda was targeting China's huge investment funds.

China has "enormous investment funds capable of undertaking huge infrastructure projects in energy and infrastructure and these are the areas where we're focusing our efforts," he said.

(Editing by Helen Nyambura-Mwaura; Editing by Ron Askew) (For full Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: http://af.reuters.com/) Keywords: UGANDA CHINA/

(Email: nairobi.newsroom@reuters.com, tel 254 20 222 4717)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.

CAPE TOWN, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Liberia may have oil resources of over a billion barrels, with the first well expected to be drilled next year, a senior national oil company official said on Tuesday.
Marie Leigh-Parker, NOCAL's senior vice president for administration and finance, said the first well would be drilled by Anadarko Petroleum next year.
"We are hoping to get more than a billion barrels of oil," she told Reuters on the sidelines of an Africa oil conference.
Liberia also expects to conclude the bidding process for off-shore oil exploration blocks 1 to 5 by the end of this year, with some 11 companies, including majors, interested so far.
Leigh-Parker said NOCAL has given Hong Kong Tong Tai, a Hong Kong/Chinese international petroleum corporation, until Nov. 15 to amend their bid for blocks 6 and 7 or it will include the blocks, which NOCAL has offered to the company, in the third bidding round.
"We told them that by the 15th of November we have to finalise the deal or we include the blocks in the (third) bid round," she said.
Oil companies exploring in the country also include Oranto, Broadway Petroleum, European Hydrocarbons, Spanish oil company Repsol and Tullow Oil.

(Reporting by Agnieszka Flak and Wendell Roelf; editing by James Jukwey) Keywords: AFRICA OIL/LIBERIA (agnieszka.flak@reuters.com; +27 11 775 3154; Reuters Messaging: agnieszka.flak.reuters.com@reuters.net)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.

RNS Number : 7270B Tullow Oil PLC 30 October 2009

Tullow Oil plc Total Voting Rights

In conformity with the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, Tullow Oil plc today announces the following:

As at the date of this announcement, Tullow Oil plc's issued share capital consists of 803,795,253 ordinary shares (with a nominal value of 10p each) with voting rights. No ordinary shares are held in treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Tullow Oil plc is 803,795,253.

The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Tullow Oil plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

TVRFDWFWSSUSEES

LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc CFO says on conference call with reporters:

NEW YORK, Oct 26 (Reuters) - China's Sinopec has offered to make a joint bid with Ghana's national oil company for Kosmos Energy's stake in the huge Jubilee oilfield off the coast of the country, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Sinopec's recent initial offer was rejected by state-run Ghana National Petroleum Corp (GNPC), the paper said, and the Ghanaian company is waiting to hear from all potential partners in the field before making a decision.
Exxon Mobil agreed to buy the Jubilee stake from Kosmos in early October, Reuters reported, according to three sources close to the matter. Kosmos is backed by private equity groups Blackstone Group and Warburg Pincus.
But GNPC has said the sale is illegal. A GNPC source told Reuters earlier this month that that the firm is interested in buying Kosmos Energy's stake itself, perhaps selling all or part of that stake later.
Moreover, a leading member of Ghana's ruling party later confirmed that the government also does not approve of the Exxon deal.
The Journal also said that senior Exxon officials are traveling to Ghana on Monday to discuss the bid with government officials.
Sinopec, GNPC and Exxon declined to comment.
Kosmos owns the field with UK-based oil explorer Tullow Oil and Houston-based Anadarko Petroleum. It put its interest in the field on the market earlier this year.

(Reporting by Michael Erman; Editing by Gary Hill) Keywords: SINOPEC KOSMOS/ (Reuters Messaging: michael.erman.reuters.com@reuters.net; +1 646 223 6021)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.

NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - BP Plc has had talks with Ghana's national oil company about a possible joint bid for Kosmos Energy's stake in the huge Jubilee oilfield off the coast of the country, Bloomberg said on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter.
BP has hired Goldman Sachs to advise on the deal, the report said.
Exxon Mobil agreed to buy the Jubilee stake from Kosmos in early October, Reuters reported, according to three sources close to the matter. Kosmos is backed by private equity groups Blackstone Group and Warburg Pincus.
But state-run Ghana National Petroleum Corp (GNPC) has said the sale is illegal. A GNPC source told Reuters earlier this month that that the firm is interested in buying Kosmos Energy's stake itself, perhaps selling all or part of that stake later.
Moreover, a leading member of Ghana's ruling party said last week that the government does not approve of the Exxon deal.
BP declined to comment. Goldman Sachs could not be immediately reached for comment.
Kosmos owns the field with UK-based oil explorer Tullow Oil and Houston-based Anadarko Petroleum. It put its interest in the field on the market earlier this year.

(Reporting by Michael Erman; editing by Carol Bishopric) Keywords: BP KOSMOS/ (Reuters Messaging: michael.erman.reuters.com@reuters.net; +1 646 223 6021)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.

RNS Number : 1919B Tullow Oil PLC 21 October 2009

The following amendment has been made to the below announcement released on 21 October 2009 at 16.21pm under RNS No 1826B.

Under point 8, State the nature of the transaction, the date should read 20 October, 2009, and not 20 September 2009, as per initial announcement.

All other details remain unchanged.

The full amended text is shown below.

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.1.4R(1).

(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to
the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23
and 24.

(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the
shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23
and 24.

(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete
boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.

(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument
relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should
complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.

1. Name of the issuer

TULLOW OIL PLC

2. State whether the notification relates to

(i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R; or

(ii) a disclosure made in accordance with LR 9.8.6R(1); or

(iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006).

RELATES TO (i)

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

ANN GRANT

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person

N/A

5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

IN RESPECT OF PERSON REFERRED TO IN 3 ABOVE

6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p

7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them

ANN GRANT

8 State the nature of the transaction

20 October 2009, Ann Grant, a non-executive director of Tullow Oil plc, purchased 2,371 shares at £12.56 per share.

9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired

2,371

10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

0.0003%

11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed

N/A

12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

13. Price per share or value of transaction

£12.56 per share

14. Date and place of transaction

20 OCTOBER 2009: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

2,371 (0.003%)

16. Date issuer informed of transaction

21 OCTOBER 2009

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes

17 Date of grant

18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification

23. Any additional information

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

RICHARD TAYLOR

0208 996 1000

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Date of notification

21 OCTOBER 2009

This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

RDSILFFRISLLFIA

RNS Number : 1826B Tullow Oil PLC 21 October 2009

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.1.4R(1).

(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to
the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23
and 24.

(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the
shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23
and 24.

(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete
boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.

(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument
relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should
complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.

1. Name of the issuer

TULLOW OIL PLC

2. State whether the notification relates to

(i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R; or

(ii) a disclosure made in accordance with LR 9.8.6R(1); or

(iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006).

RELATES TO (i)

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

ANN GRANT

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person

N/A

5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

IN RESPECT OF PERSON REFERRED TO IN 3 ABOVE

6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p

7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them

ANN GRANT

8 State the nature of the transaction

20 September 2009, Ann Grant, a non-executive director of Tullow Oil plc, purchased 2,371 shares at £12.56 per share.

9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired

2,371

10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

0.0003%

11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed

N/A

12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

13. Price per share or value of transaction

£12.56 per share

14. Date and place of transaction

20 OCTOBER 2009: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

2,371 (0.003%)

16. Date issuer informed of transaction

21 OCTOBER 2009

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes

17 Date of grant

18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification

23. Any additional information

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

RICHARD TAYLOR

0208 996 1000

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Date of notification

21 OCTOBER 2009

This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

RDSMBBATMMTTBML

RNS Number : 0464B Tullow Oil PLC 19 October 2009

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.1.4R(1).

(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to
the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23
and 24.

(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the
shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23
and 24.

(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete
boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.

(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument
relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should
complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.

1. Name of the issuer

TULLOW OIL PLC

2. State whether the notification relates to

(i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R; or

(ii) a disclosure made in accordance with LR 9.8.6R(1); or

(iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006).

RELATES TO (i)

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

PAUL McDADE

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person

N/A

5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

IN RESPECT OF PERSON REFERRED TO IN 3 ABOVE

6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p

7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them

8 State the nature of the transaction

MARKET SALE

9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired

N/A

10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed

90,000 (0.112%)

12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

13. Price per share or value of transaction

1253.91 pence per share

14. Date and place of transaction

19 OCTOBER 2009: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

203,181 (0.253%)

16. Date issuer informed of transaction

19 OCTOBER 2009

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes

17 Date of grant

18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification

23. Any additional information

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

GRAHAM MARTIN

0208 996 1000

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Date of notification

19 OCTOBER 2009

This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

RDSMLBFTMMIBBRL

NEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Shares of Anadarko Petroleum Corp and Tullow Oil may be poised to rise, following significant oil discoveries in Africa, according to a report in business weekly Barron's.
The possibility that a billion barrels of oil could exist in West Africa makes Tullow and Anadarko undervalued, even after both stock have marked sharp gains in recent months, the newspaper said in its October 19 edition.
Anadarko and Tullow's analysis says the Jubilee field off the coast of Ghana, in which they own 24 percent and 35 percent stakes, respectively, holds anywhere from 600 million to 1.8 billion barrels, the paper said.
(Reporting by Franklin Paul; editing by Gunna Dickson) Keywords: ANADARKO/SHARES

(Email: Franklin.Paul@thomsonreuters.com; +1 646 223 6195; Reuters Messaging: Franklin.Paul.reuters.com@reuters.net)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.

HOUSTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Anadarko Petroleum Corp said on Thursday that it had drilled an unsuccessful oil well offshore Cote d'Ivoire, news that sent its shares down more than 5 percent.
That South Grand Lahou exploration well in block CI-105 reached its targeted depth, and no oil was found, Anadarko said in a statement.
Expectations for Anadarko's West African exploration program have been quite high, so investors found news of the dry hole disappointing, Simmons & Co International said in a note to clients.
The Houston company and its partners also said a successful test well -- Mahogany-4 -- was drilled offshore Ghana that extends the estimated size of their Jubilee field.
Anadarko's partners in the Jubilee field include U.S.-based Kosmos Energy and Tullow Oil Plc.
Kosmos has struck a deal to sell its stake in the huge Jubilee oil field to Exxon Mobil, but there have also been expressions of interest from China's CNOOC Ltd .
Shares of Anadarko fell $3.60, or 5.2 percent, to $65.76 in late morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange. By comparison, the Chicago Board Options Exchange index of oil companies was down 0.3 percent.

(Reporting by Anna Driver; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn) Keywords: ANADARKO/SHARES (anna.driver@thomsonreuters.com; 1 713 210 8509; Reuters Messaging: anna.driver.reuters.com@reuters.net)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.

LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Tullow Oil PLC:

RNS Number : 7953A Tullow Oil PLC 15 October 2009

News Release

Equatorial Atlantic drilling update

15 October 2009 - Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Mahogany-4 appraisal well has successfully encountered 43 metres of net pay and the South Grand Lahou-1 well encountered the targeted reservoir sands on prognosis but found them water-bearing at that location.

Mahogany-4 appraisal well offshore Ghana extends Jubilee field eastwards

The Mahogany-4 appraisal well, located in the West Cape Three Points licence offshore Ghana, has intersected light oil columns in sandstone reservoirs. In total, 43 metres of net hydrocarbon pay have been penetrated.

Mahogany-4 is the eastern-most well on the Jubilee field to date and has been drilled to evaluate its lateral extent and to explore deeper potential reservoir targets.

Results of drilling, wireline logs and samples of reservoir fluid confirm that the Jubilee field extends beyond this location, which is 3.3 kilometres southeast of Mahogany-2 and 3.8 kilometres northeast of Mahogany-3. Oil bearing sands have been encountered on prognosis with 15 metres of net pay in the main Jubilee reservoirs.

Below the main Jubilee reservoirs, the well has intersected 20 metres of net oil pay in a new sand, a 4 metre wet gas sand and 4 metres of net oil pay in Mahogany Deep-aged reservoirs. The potential of these underlying reservoirs will be investigated with further exploratory wells in the area.

Mahogany-4 was drilled by the Atwood Hunter semi-submersible rig to a depth of 3,680 metres in a water depth of 1,079 metres. Following the conclusion of operations, the rig will move to drill the J-03 Jubilee development well.

Also in the West Cape Three Points licence, approximately 5 kilometres southwest of the Mahogany-4 well, the Aban Abraham drillship has commenced drilling Mahogany Deep-2. The well will appraise the field's southern extent and a result is expected in November.

Tullow has a 22.896% interest in the West Cape Three Points licence and its partners are Kosmos Energy (Operator) and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, (30.875% each), the E.O.Group (3.5%), Sabre Oil & Gas (1.854%) and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) (10% carried interest).

South Grand Lahou-1 wildcat result

The South Grand Lahou-1 wildcat has been drilled offshore Cte d'Ivoire in the CI-105 licence. It encountered the targeted reservoir sands on prognosis but found them water-bearing at this particular location. However, the data gained will provide valuable proprietary insights into the ongoing prioritisation of the numerous Jubilee-type prospects in the Equatorial Atlantic inventory.

South Grand Lahou-1 was drilled by the Belford Dolphin drillship to a depth of 4,556 metres in a water depth of 1,876 metres.

Tullow has a 22.368% interest in the CI-105 licence and its partners are Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Operator, 50%), Thani C?D'Ivoire (12.632%) and the Societ?ationale d'Op?tions P?oli?s de C?D'Ivoire (Petroci) (5% plus a 10% carried interest).

Commenting today, Angus McCoss, Exploration Director, said:

"Extending the Jubilee field eastwards with the Mahogany-4 well and encountering new hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs is an excellent result and strongly supports our current interpretation of the Jubilee field resources. We look forward to drilling the two remaining wells in the current Jubilee appraisal programme by early next year to further refine our understanding of the upside potential.

"The South Grand Lahou-1 wildcat follows a remarkable opening run of 10 successful exploratory wells in our Equatorial Atlantic licences. This well found the reservoirs to be water-bearing at this location but provides critical knowledge to guide the forward programme which targets a number of Jubilee-like prospects in this exciting play fairway."

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tullow Oil plc Citigate Dewe Rogerson Murray Consultants
(+44 20 8996 1000) (+44 207 638 9571) (+353 1 498 0300)
Angus McCoss Martin Jackson Joe Murray
Chris Perry George Cazenove Ed Micheau

James Arnold

Notes to Editors

Tullow is a leading independent oil & gas, exploration and production group, quoted on the London and Irish Stock Exchanges (symbol: TLW) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. The Group has interests in over 85

exploration and production licences across 23 countries and focuses on four core areas: Africa, Europe, South Asia and South America.

In Africa, Tullow has production in Gabon, C?d'Ivoire, Mauritania, Congo (Brazzaville) and Equatorial Guinea and two large appraisal and development programmes in Ghana and Uganda. Tullow also has exploration interests in Gabon, C?d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Senegal, Congo (DRC), Tanzania, Madagascar,

Namibia and Angola.

Tullow's European interests are primarily focused on gas in the UK Southern North Sea where it has significant interests in the Caister-Murdoch System and the Thames area. The company also has interests offshore the Netherlands and Portugal.

In South Asia, Tullow has exploration and production in Pakistan and Bangladesh. In South America, Tullow has exploration interests in Guyana, French Guiana and Suriname.

For further information please refer to our website at www.tullowoil.com.

This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

DRLEAKELFADNFFE