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29 January, 2008

ROLLS-ROYCE INCREASES MIDDLE EAST ORDER BOOK WITH TRENTS FOR OMAN AIR AND AVONS
                              FOR DUBAI PETROLEUM                              

Rolls-Royce plc today increased its growing presence in the Middle East, where
it is playing an important role in the development of the region across all the
Group's business sectors, with orders from Oman Air for Trent 700s and from
Dubai Petroleum for Avon 200 industrial engines.

Oman Air, the national airline of the Sultanate of Oman, has selected Trent 700
engines to power its new fleet of five purchased and two new leased Airbus A330
aircraft. The value of the business, including a TotalCare long-term services
agreement, is $460 million at list prices, with deliveries due to begin in 2009.

Dubai Petroleum is upgrading a further six industrial Avon gas generators,
following a previous order for four conversions, which have already been
shipped back to Dubai. Half of its current Avon fleet operating on platforms in
the Fateh offshore gas field will now be to the new Avon 200 standard.

The new Trent-powered aircraft - the first widebody jets to be purchased by
Oman Air - will allow the Muscat-based airline to significantly expand its
international operations.

Ziad Karim Al-Haremi, Chief Executive Officer of Oman Air, said, "Selection of
the Rolls-Royce engine represents the beginning of a new relationship for Oman Air
on this important fleet of aircraft. The Trent 700 has significant presence in
the Middle East .We consider its performance, reliability and operational
flexibility as important factors in the selection of our first widebody engine,
and the market leadership of the Trent 700 in the region gave us the comfort
that it is the right choice for us."

The Trent 700 - the global market leader on the A330 with more than 50 per cent
share of orders - also has a strong Middle East footprint. It powers 70 per
cent of A330 take-offs in the region.

The engine is also the quietest and cleanest option for the aircraft. A
programme of continuous improvement, involving the introduction of the latest
Trent family technology to the Trent 700, will also ensure increased benefits
to customers, such as the lowest fuel burn of any engine on the aircraft.

Trent aero engine technology has also been used for the Avon 200 upgrade and is
helping to provide the engine with a 10 per cent increase in power, 5.3 per
cent better thermal efficiency and reduced carbon dioxide emissions compared
with current in-service Avon engines.

Other improvements include reduced fuel burn, extended times between overhaul,
up from 30,000 hours to 36,000 hours and a better mechanical design to reduce
life-cycle costs.

Work on converting the engines will be carried out by the Rolls Wood Group, a
50/50 joint venture between Rolls-Royce plc and John Wood Group plc, at its
Aberdeen facility.

Keith Brady, Managing Director of the Rolls Wood Group, said: "We are extremely
pleased that the work to undertake the conversions is being performed in
Aberdeen by Rolls Wood. We have already converted six Avons for operators in
Norway, Dubai and Brazil following the successful trials of a development
engine on a major gas pipeline in Canada."

NOTE TO EDITORS:

 1. The Trent engine family has been ordered by many Middle East customers,
    including Qatar Airways, Emirates Airline, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise,
    Etihad, ALAFCO, Yemenia and Gulf Air, powering Boeing 777s, A330s, A350
    XWBs and A340s. In addition, Etihad will be the first operator in the
    region of the Trent-powered A380. The International Aero Engines V2500, 
    in which Rolls-Royce is a senior partner, is also operated widely.
   
 2. TotalCare, tailored for individual operators, offers a range of services
    from Rolls-Royce covering all aspects of asset management in support of its
    civil aerospace products. Building on the company's knowledge, experience
    and infrastructure, these services include elements such as predictive
    maintenance, logistics management, and global repair and overhaul
    offerings. TotalCare can remove uncertainties from engine management and
    improve operational reliability for operators through a mutually aligned
    business relationship.
   
 3. The industrial Avon is one of the most successful industrial aeroderivative
    gas turbines ever built. More than 1000 have been sold to operators in 48
    countries, 550 for mechanical drive applications and 500 for electrical
    power generation. More than 100 have been installed on offshore platforms.
   
 4. Dubai Petroleum has operated four offshore fields since1969. Fateh is the
    oldest of the four, discovered in 1966, and has been developed continuously
    since its discovery.
   
 5. Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use
    on land, at sea and in the air, operates in four global markets - civil
    aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy. The Group has a broad
    customer base comprising 600 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft
    operators, 160 armed forces, more than 2,000 marine customers and energy
    customers in 120 countries.
   
 6. Rolls-Royce is continually improving the environmental impact of its
    products. Each year the company, in collaboration with its partners,
    invests around £700 million on research and development, two thirds of which 
    has the objective of reducing the environmental impact of its products and
    operations. This technology investment is primarily aimed at reducing noise
    and emissions.
   


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Mark Alflatt
Director of Financial Communications
Rolls-Royce plc
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