Director Declaration

Tullow Oil PLC
29 March 2006








Tullow Oil plc

29 March 2006


Director Declaration.


Further to the announcement made today concerning the appointment of Paul McDade
as an executive director, Tullow Oil plc (the 'Company') makes the following
regulatory disclosures:



1          There is no information relating to Mr McDade which is required to
disclosed under Rule 9.6.13 of the UKLA Listing Rules or Rule 6.6.13 of the
Irish Stock Exchange Listing Rules.



2          At the date of his appointment as director on 29 March 2006, Mr
McDade's interests in the share capital of the Company were as follows:



a)         Mr McDade is benefically interested in 15,578 ordinary shares of 10p
each  ('Ordinary Shares') representing 0.002% of the Company's issued share
capital.



b)         In addition, Mr McDade also holds options over 420,000 Ordinary
Shares

granted under the Tullow Oil 2000 Executive Share Option Scheme (150,000 options
granted at an exercise price of 95p per share on 18 June 2001; 50,000 options
granted at 80p per share on 10 October 2001 and 220,000 options granted at 95p
per share on 6 October 2003; the vesting of the last of these being subject to a
specified performance condition). He also has a conditional award of 188,571
Ordinary Shares granted on 29 June 2005 under the Tullow Oil 2005 Performance
Share Plan; the vesting of this award is subject to the satisfaction of
performance conditions.



c)         Separately, Mr McDade also holds 4,470 Ordinary Shares under the
terms of the Tullow Oil UK Share Incentive Plan.





                                     -ENDS-



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                            the Irish Stock Exchange






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