Director's Notification of Dealing in Shares

Tullow Oil PLC
3 August 2000


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1. Name of Company
Tullow Oil Plc

2. Name of Director
Thomas Hickey

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the direct named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest:
Director Above

4. Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified):
Director Above

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
N/A

6. Please state the nature of the transaction.  For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
Purchase of Shares

7. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
20,000

8 Percentage of issued class:
0.007%

9.       Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
       N/A

10. Percentage of issued class:
N/A

11. Class of security:
Euro 0.13 Ordinary Shares

12. Price per share:
Stg 63 pence

13. Date of transaction:
3 August 2000

14. Date company informed:
3 August 2000



15. Total holding following this notification:
20,000

16. Total percentage of holding of issued class following this notification:
0.007%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17. Date of grant:
N/A

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable:
N/A

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
N/A

20. Description of shares or debentures involved, class, number:
N/A

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
N/A

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
N/A

23. Contact name for queries:
Thomas Hickey

24 Contact telephone number:
[phone]

24. Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Thomas Hickey

Additional Information: