Directorate change

Gold Oil plc

                         Directorate Changes

Gold Oil plc ("Gold Oil" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the
appointment of  Thomas Tidow  as  Executive Director  with  immediate
effect.  Thomas,  aged  49, will  serve  as Operations  Director  and
manage all of the Company's operations in Peru and Colombia.

Thomas graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from
Stuttgart in 1985 and was granted an Executive MBA from the IESE
Business School in Barcelona, Spain in 1992. Following a career in
the German automotive sector, Thomas entered the natural resources
sector and worked in senior management positions for Repsol, Vopak
and Shell both in Peru and internationally.

He has held the Country Manager position for Gold Oil Peru since the
formation of the company in 2004 and has joint German and Peruvian
nationality.

For further information on the Company, visit www.goldoilplc.com or
contact:

Gold Oil
Mark Pritchard, Chairman                    Tel:  [phone]

Seymour Pierce
Jonathan Wright / Richard Redmayne    Tel: [phone]

Notes to Editors

Gold Oil  is an AIM-listed  oil and  gas exploration  and  production
company primarily focused on opportunities in Latin America.   It has
oil production  in Colombia and  significant exploration  acreage and
licences both onshore and offshore in Peru and onshore Colombia.

Mr Tidow owns 1,700,000 ordinary shares in Gold Oil.

In connection with the appointment,  there is no further  information
to be disclosed under Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules

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