Statement re Thistle Alpha

Petrofac Limited
26 November 2007



                                Petrofac Limited


                          Statement re: Thistle Alpha


Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, as duty
holder of the Thistle Alpha installation on behalf of Lundin Britain Limited, (a
wholly owned subsidiary of Lundin Petroleum AB) can confirm that following an
incident on Sunday 25 November, 116 non essential personnel were down manned to
the nearby Murchison and Dunlin platforms.

Safety systems and the emergency response team worked as designed. The situation
has now been resolved. A full investigation is being conducted into the
incident. Production has been shut down.

53 of the 116 non essential personnel who were down manned to the Murchison and
Dunlin platforms returned to the Thistle Alpha platform during the afternoon of
Sunday 25 November whilst 63 remained on the Murchison platform overnight. All
personnel are safe and well.

There were originally 159 personnel on the Thistle Alpha platform and 43
personnel remained on the platform throughout. A fire was reported on the
platform at 08.07 on Sunday in the turbine module and was confirmed extinguished
at 10:45.

The Thistle Alpha installation is located approximately 523 km (325 miles)
north-north east of Aberdeen and comprises a steel jacket supporting a three
deck platform, accommodation and heli-deck.



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For further information, contact:

Petrofac Limited [phone]
Keith Roberts Chief Financial Officer

Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial [phone]
Olly Scott





Notes to Editors

Petrofac

Petrofac is a leading international provider of facilities solutions to the oil
& gas production and processing industry, with a diverse customer portfolio
including many of the world's leading integrated, independent and national oil &
gas companies. Petrofac is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (symbol: PFC) and
is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.


Through its three divisions, Engineering & Construction, Operations Services and
Energy Developments, Petrofac designs and builds oil & gas facilities; operates,
maintains or manages facilities and trains personnel; and, where return criteria
are met and service revenue synergies identified, co-invests with clients and
partners. Petrofac's range of services allows it to help meet its customers'
needs across the life cycle of oil & gas assets.


With more than 9,500 employees, Petrofac operates out of four strategically
located international centres, in Aberdeen, Sharjah, Woking and Mumbai and a
further 16 offices worldwide. The predominant focus of Petrofac's business is on
the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), Africa, the Middle East, the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS) and the Asia Pacific region.


For additional information, please refer to the Petrofac website at
www.petrofac.com



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