Capital Markets Day

Tullow Oil PLC
17 October 2006

Capital Markets Day

17 October 2006 - Tullow Oil plc (Ticker: TLW), the independent oil and gas,
exploration and production Group, announces that it is today hosting a Capital
Markets Day for analysts focusing on Exploration. No new trading information
will be provided at the meeting.

Copies of the presentations made to analysts will be available on the Group's
website www.tullowoil.com from 12 noon today, October 17 2006.

If you have any questions on this announcement or regarding the presentation
please contact:

Tullow Oil plc: [phone]
Angus McCoss, General Manager Exploration
Chris Perry, Group Investor Relations Officer





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