Appointment of Director

BowLeven Plc
08 December 2005

8 December 2005

                   BowLeven Plc ('BowLeven' or 'the Company')
          
                      Appointment of Exploration Director


BowLeven announces that Jerry Anthony has been appointed as Exploration Director
of the Company with effect from 1st January 2006.

Jerry (aged 50), who qualified as a geologist in 1976, has approximately 30
years experience in the international E&P arena, primarily with Chevron 
Corporation, where he gained experience in a number of African countries 
including Sudan and Angola, in addition to Yemen and Kazakhstan.
After a considerable period based in California, Jerry returned to the UK where
he was North Africa New Ventures Manager with Chevron Africa and Middle East and 
then Africa New Ventures Manager with Chevron Overseas Petroleum Inc. In 2002 
Jerry joined Sasol Petroleum International Ltd ('SPI') in London as General 
Manager for the Gulf of Guinea and New Ventures including responsibility for 
establishing upstream positions for SPI's GTL (Gas to Liquids) business.

Commenting on the announcement Philip Rhind, Chief Executive of BowLeven said:
'We are delighted to have Jerry join the team. His experience in the Gulf of
Guinea in particular and Africa in general will be valuable to us in our drive 
to unlock value for shareholders from our Cameroon acreage.'


For further information contact:

Philip Rhind, Chief Executive, BowLeven Plc                     0131 260 5100

Derrick Lee, Noble & Company Limited                            0131 225 9677

Neil Bennett, Maitland                                          020 7379 5151


Additional information

Jerry Anthony

In accordance with Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules, the following information in
relation to

the appointment of Jeremy Stuart Anthony (age 50) as a director of BowLeven is
disclosed:


Current directorships and partnerships:

Pie Eyed Ltd, Company Secretary and Director

Directorships and partnerships held in the past five years:

Sasol Exploration and Production Nigeria Ltd, Director

Save for the information disclosed above there is no other information falling
to be disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.


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