2 Non-Executive Appointments

Tullow Oil PLC
4 March 2002

For release
4 March 2002

             Tullow Oil Plc: Appointment of Non-Executive Directors

Tullow Oil plc, the international oil and gas exploration, development and
production company is pleased to announce that Ms Clare Spottiswoode CBE and Mr
Steven McTiernan have been appointed non-executive directors of the Company with
effect from 1 March 2002.

Clare Spottiswoode is an economist by training. She began her career in 1977 in
the Treasury and is possibly best known for her successful five year tenure as
Head of UK Gas Regulator Ofgas, a role she occupied from 1993 to 1998. More
recently she has held non-executive directorships with Booker plc (1996-2000),
Gerrard Energy Ventures (SA), Advanced Technology (UK) plc and Caminus, an
energy Risk Management consultancy quoted on the NYSE. In November 2001 she also
became a non-executive director of British Energy, the electricity generator
which covers 24% of the UK Market.  Clare is a Cambridge Graduate with a M.Phil
in Economics. She is married with 4 children.

Steven McTiernan has had an outstanding career, originally as a petroleum
engineer in the Middle East and the North Sea, and later as an energy banker in
Europe and the USA. He moved into banking in 1979 with Chase Manhattan,
ultimately leading the bank's global oil & gas team based in New York. During
his 17 year career at Chase, Steven structured a broad range of corporate and
project financings, and managed a number of ground-breaking acquisition and
divestiture advisory transactions. Since leaving Chase in 1996, he has also
worked as Head of Oil & Gas Investment Banking for NatWest Markets and for the
London office of CIBC World Markets.

Steven, like Clare Spottiswoode, is a graduate of Cambridge with an MA in
Natural Sciences. This is his first non-executive appointment.


Commenting on the appointments, Pat Plunkett, Chairman of Tullow said: 'We are
delighted that both Clare and Steven have agreed to become directors of Tullow.
Steven's career in banking and technical background have given him an unrivalled
depth of understanding of UK and international exploration and production
activity, while Clare brings a remarkable mix of sectoral experience,
understanding of government and regulatory agencies and proven entrepreneurial
flair.'


He added: 'We believe the appointment of Clare and Steven will complement the
skills of the existing Tullow Board and look forward to working with them for
many years to come.'


For further information contact:

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Aidan Heavey, Chief Executive                    Emma McCaffrey    020 7786 9600

Graham Martin, Legal and Commercial Director     Judith Parry      0113 242 1171
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