Holding in Company

Tullow Oil PLC
20 December 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Tullow Oil Plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Lansdowne Partners LP



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


As 2 above



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


As above



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


N/A



6. Percentage of issued class


N/A



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


N/A



8. Percentage of issued class


N/A



9. Class of security


10p Ordinary



10. Date of transaction


N/A






11. Date company informed


19/12/02



12. Total holding following this notification


12,636,302



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


3.52%



14. Any additional information


N/A



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Tom Hickey  0207 3336843



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


Tom Hickey



Date of notification


20/12/02









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