Director Shareholding

Tullow Oil PLC
10 May 2002


                                   SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)  Name of company

Tullow Oil Plc

Name of Director

Rohan Courtney

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

As above

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

As above

5)Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected

As above

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

Exercise and share of options

7)  Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

60,764

8)  Percentage of issued class

0.02%

9)Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed
60,764



10) Percentage of issued class

0.02%

11) Class of security
Ordinary 10p

12) Price per share

99.73p



13) Date of transaction

29/04/02

14) Date company informed
informed

30/04/02

15) Total holding following this notification



16)Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant



18)Period during which or date on which exercisable


19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise


22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification



23) Any additional information

Exercise and Sale of 60,764 Options, Option Price 53p
24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Tom Hickey



Tel [phone]

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification



Tom Hickey


Date of Notification..10 May 2002


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