Notice of Results

Tullow Oil PLC
21 March 2001

21 March 2001

                                TULLOW OIL PLC

                     NOTIFICATION OF PRELIMINARY RESULTS

Tullow Oil plc ('Tullow'), the independent UK oil and gas exploration,
development and production company, will announce its preliminary results for
the year ended 31st December 2000 on Friday 23 March.

For further information:

Tom Hickey

Tullow Oil Plc

Tel: [phone]