Kenya Operations Update

RNS Number : 4828R

Tullow Oil PLC

28 October 2013

News Release

28 October 2013 - Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that it has temporarily suspended all operations as a precautionary measure in Block 10BB and Block 13T in Northern Kenya. This decision follows demonstrations by local people regarding concerns around employment.

Tullow takes its relationships with the local communities extremely seriously and the decision to suspend exploration and appraisal operations was taken to prevent further escalation of the demonstrations while discussions to resolve this issue for the long term are ongoing.

Tullow is working closely with the local communities, the local Government and the national Government so that the company can resume work in Blocks 10BB and 13T as soon as possible. The Company is fully committed to utilising as many local workers and local services as possible and currently employs over 800 people from the Turkana region out of the 1,400 people currently employed on Tullow's Kenyan operations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tullow Oil plc

(London)
(+44 20 3249 9000)
Chris Perry (Investor Relations)

James Arnold (Investor Relations)

George Cazenove (Media Relations)

Citigate Dewe Rogerson

(London)
(+44 207 638 9571)
Martin Jackson

Priscilla Garcia

Murray Consultants
(Dublin)

(+353 1 498 0300)
Ed Micheau

Joe Heron

Notes to Editors

Tullow Oil plc

Tullow is a leading independent oil & gas, exploration and production group, quoted on the London, Irish and Ghanaian stock exchanges (symbol: TLW) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. The Group has interests in over 150 exploration and production licences across 25 countries which are managed as three regional business units: West & North Africa, South & East Africa and Europe, South America and Asia.

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