Director/PDMR Shareholding

Tullow Oil PLC
19 January 2007



                   Tullow Oil plc ('Tullow' or 'the Company')



      Awards of Shares under the Company's 2005 Deferred Share Bonus Plan





Under annual bonus arrangements agreed in 2005, part of the annual performance
related bonus of the executive directors of Tullow is satisfied by the award of
shares under the Tullow Oil 2005 Deferred Share Bonus Plan ('Plan'). The Company
announces in respect of the 2006 annual bonus that, on 18 January 2007, each of
the following executive directors were granted awards over the number of
ordinary shares of 10p each set out below under the terms of the Plan.



In respect of the executive directors this notification is made in accordance
with DR 3.1.4R (1)(a) and (b).


                                     Number of Deferred Share Bonus Plan  Cumulative number of Deferred
                                        shares awarded 18 January 2007       Share Bonus Plan shares
                                                                                     awarded

Aidan Heavey                                        42,714                           63,702
Tom Hickey                                          27,220                           40,128
Graham Martin                                       25,126                           38,034
Matthew O'Donoghue                                  2,147                            15,324
Paul McDade                                         7,260                            27,066



The awards granted on 18 January 2007 will normally vest on 1 January 2010
subject to continued employment. No consideration was paid for any of the awards
and no consideration is due on vesting.





Enquiries



Tom Hickey

Tullow Oil plc

+ 44 207 333 6800





19 January 2007




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