Change of NOMAD

Change of Nominated Advisor

London, [13th February], 2008 - Gulfsands Petroleum plc ("Gulfsands",
the "Group" or the "Company" - AIM: GPX) is pleased to announce  that
it has appointed, with immediate  effect, RBC Capital Markets as  its
Nominated Adviser and  Broker under  the AIM  Rules. Landsbanki  will
continue its relationship with the Company as Co- Broker.


ABOUT GULFSANDS:

Syria
Gulfsands owns a 50% working interest and is operator of Block 26  in
North East  Syria.    Block  26  covers  approximately  8,250  square
kilometres and encompasses  existing fields  which currently  produce
over 100,000 barrels of oil per day. These fields are operated mainly
by the Syria Petroleum Company.  In the first half of 2007  Gulfsands
announced an oil and gas discovery on Block 26 called Khurbet East.
This discovery  is  currently  under appraisal  with  development  to
commence in  2008  with  first production  targeted  for  the  fourth
quarter of 2008.  On 23 August 2007, the Company initiated the  first
extension period of exploration on Block  26 for a further period  of
three years.   The Company  has also formed  a strategic  partnership
with Cham Holding  for acquiring oil  and gas projects  in Syria  and
Iraq.

Iraq
Gulfsands signed a Memorandum of  Understanding in January 2005  with
the Ministry of Oil  in Iraq for the  Maysan Gas Project in  Southern
Iraq and following completion of  a feasibility study on the  project
is negotiating  details of  definitive contract  for this  regionally
important development.  The project will gather, process and transmit
natural gas that is  currently a waste  by-product of oil  production
and as a result of the  present practice of gas flaring,  contributes
to significant environmental damage in the region.

Gulf of Mexico, USA
The  Company  owns  interests   in  54  offshore  blocks   comprising
approximately 193,000 gross acres  which includes numerous  producing
oil and  gas fields  offshore  Texas and  Louisiana with  proved  and
probable recoverable reserves net to Gulfsands at 31 December 2006 of
41.5 BCFGE (6.9 MMBOE), consisting of 27.3 BCFG and 2.36 MMBO.

Onshore USA
Gulfsands owns interests in two oil and gas fields onshore Texas, USA
(98.5% working  interest  in  Emily Hawes  Field  and  37.5%  working
interest in  Barb Mag  Field) with  proved and  probable  recoverable
reserves net  to Gulfsands  at 31  December 2006  of 3.1  BCFGE  (0.5
MMBOE), consisting of 2.8 BCFG and 57,000 barrels of oil.


Certain  statements  included   herein  constitute   "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of applicable securities  legislation.
These forward-looking  statements are  based on  certain  assumptions
made by  Gulfsands  and  as  such  are  not  a  guarantee  of  future
performance.  Actual  results  could  differ  materially  from  those
expressed or  implied  in  such  forward-looking  statements  due  to
factors such  as general  economic and  market conditions,  increased
costs of production or a decline in oil and gas prices. Gulfsands  is
under  no  obligation  to   update  or  revise  any   forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events  or
otherwise, except as required by applicable laws.




For further  information,  please  refer  to  the  Company's  website
www.gulfsands.net or contact:



Gulfsands Petroleum (Houston)                    + 1-713-626-9564
John Dorrier, Chief Executive Officer
David DeCort, Chief Financial Officer

Gulfsands Petroleum (London)                     [phone]
Kenneth Judge, Director of Corporate Development [phone]

Gulfsands Petroleum (Syria)                      [phone]
Mahdi Sajjad, President

Buchanan Communications Limited (London)         [phone]
Bobby Morse
Ben Willey

RBC Capital Markets (London)                     [phone]
Andrew K. Smith
Sarah Wharry

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