Director Shareholding

Tullow Oil PLC
22 December 2004

                                  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 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


2.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)


Computershare Trustees (Ireland) Limited



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


Trustee Purchase of Securities (''Partnership Shares'') and receipt of an award of free shares (''Matching Shares')
under a Revenue approved Share Incentive Plan at the end of an accumulation period for savings.



7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


690  (345 purchased Partnership Shares and 345 free Matching Shares)



8. Percentage of issued class


0.0001%



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


n/a



10. Percentage of issued class


n/a



11. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of 10p



12. Price per share


Euro 2.17



13. Date of transaction


21 December 2004



14. Date company informed


21 December 2004



15. Total holding following this notification


103,120



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


0.016%



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



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. Any additional information


The Partnership and Matching Shares will normally be held in trust for a period of two years after which the Matching
Shares may be left in trust for a further year when they are automatically transferred to the participant. Partnership
Shares and Matching Shares may be sold or transferred before expiry of the two year holding period on cessation of
employment in certain compassionate circumstances.



24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Richard Taylor 0207 333 6800



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


Richard Taylor

Deputy Secretary



Date of Notification


22 December 2004



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