Directorate Change

RNS Number : 4838D

Island Oil and Gas PLC

16 September 2008

ISLAND OIL & GAS PLC

Non-Executive Appointment

Island Oil & Gas plc ('Island' or the 'Company'), today announces that it is expanding its Board with the appointment of Adrian Doull as a Non-executive Director with effect from 12 September 2008.

Adrian (age 64) was born in South Africa and graduated from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Adrian has had a long association with the oil and gas industry, particularly in North America where he was the Chief Operating Officer of the Anglo American Group's operating businesses.

He is a director of Comm Inc and has served on the board of a number of oil and gas companies, including Adobe Oil & Gas, Francana Oil & Gas, Canadian Merrill and Trend Exploration.

He has considerable international experience in natural resources in Africa and North America, as well as in Europe, where he has lived for the past 20 years. Until 2003, he was Senior Director - Europe, Africa & the Middle East, of the international energy research and consulting firm, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA).

There is no further information to be disclosed in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.

Commenting upon the new appointment, Paul Griffiths, Island's Chief Executive, said:

'I am delighted to welcome Adrian to the Board of Island as a Non-executive Director, and we look forward to working with him at this exciting and busy time in the Company's development.

Adrian's wealth of experience across numerous oil and gas industry centres will place the Company in a strong position as we move ahead.'

Enquiries:

Island Oil & Gas plc Tel: +353 1 6313755
Paul Griffiths

Karl Prenderville

www.islandoilandgas.com

Davy (NOMAD and broker) Tel: +353 1 679 6363

Anthony Farrell

Landsbanki (UK broker) Tel: +44 (0)207 426 9000

Simon Robinson

College Hill (Financial PR) Tel: +44 (0)20 7457 2020

Paddy Blewer

Nick Elwes