Director's Awards

Tullow Oil PLC
03 April 2006



Tullow Oil plc

3 April 2006







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





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





Under new 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 2005 annual bonus that, on 30
March 2006, 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 shares
                                            awarded 30 March 2006


Aidan Heavey                                20,988
Tom Hickey                                  12,908
Graham Martin                               12,908
Matthew O'Donoghue                          13,177
Paul McDade                                 19,806







The awards will normally vest on 1 January 2009 subject to continued employment.
No consideration was paid for any of the awards and no consideration is due on
vesting.



The Company was informed by the executive directors of the above transactions on
31 March 2006





Enquiries



Tom Hickey



Tullow Oil plc

+ 44 208 996 1000



This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

                           The Irish Stock Exchange.






                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange