Statement re Notice of Preliminary Earnings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                                                12 February 2010
                            GULFSANDS PETROLEUM PLC

                         Notice of Preliminary Earnings

Gulfsands  Petroleum  (AIM:  GPX)the  oil  and  gas  production, exploration and
development  company  with  activities  in  Syria,  Iraq,  and  the U.S.A., will
announce  its preliminary earnings for the year ended 31 December 2009 on Monday
29 March 2010.


For further information please contact:


 Gulfsands Petroleum (London)                               [phone]

 Richard Malcolm, Chief Executive Officer
 Kenneth   Judge,   Director  of  Corporate  Development  & [phone]
 Communications



 Buchanan Communications Limited (London)                   [phone]

 Bobby Morse
 Ben Romney



 RBC Capital Markets (London)                               [phone]

 Josh Critchley
 Matthew Coakes
 Brett Jacobs







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