Operational Update: Providence Completes Porcup...

For Immediate Release
28 July 2011


                               OPERATIONAL UPDATE

                              PROVIDENCE COMPLETES
                          PORCUPINE 3D SEISMIC SURVEY

Providence Resources P.l.c., ("Providence") the Irish oil and gas exploration
and production company, whose shares are listed in London (AIM) and Dublin
(ESM), is pleased to announce that it has, on behalf of itself and its partners,
successfully completed the 3D seismic acquisition project in Frontier
Exploration Licence (FEL) 4/08 in the Porcupine Basin, off the west coast of
Ireland. This survey was carried out in an area adjacent to the Spanish Point
and Burren discoveries. Providence operates FEL 4/08 (32%) on behalf of its
partners, Chrysaor E&P Ireland Limited (60%) and Sosina Exploration Limited
(8%).


Contacts:

 Providence Resources Plc              Tel: [phone]
 John O'Sullivan, Technical Director


 Powerscourt                           Tel: [phone]
 Rob Greening/Lisa Kavanagh


 Murray Consultants                    Tel: [phone]
 Pauline McAlester


 Cenkos Securities Plc                 Tel: [phone]
 Adrian Hargrave/ Nick Wells


 J&E Davy                              Tel: + 353 (0)1 679 6363
 Stephen Barry/Eugenee Mulhern




EXPLANATORY NOTES
About Providence
Providence Resources Plc is Irish based oil and gas exploration and production
company listed on AIM (London) and ESM (Dublin). Providence's portfolio includes
extensive licence interests in Ireland (offshore), the U.K. (onshore and
offshore) and West Africa (offshore Nigeria). Providence recently announced a
multi-year, multi-well offshore drilling campaign to cover the six basins in
which the Company has licence interests offshore Ireland. Providence and
partners plan to invest upwards of $500 million in the drilling of 10
exploration and development wells, with first drilling planned to commence later
in 2011. This programme represents the largest drilling campaign ever carried
out offshore Ireland. Comprehensive information (press releases and Company
reports) are available at www.providenceresources.com.

About This Announcement
This announcement has been reviewed by John O'Sullivan, Technical Director,
Providence Resources P.l.c. John holds a B.Sc. in Geology from University
College Cork, Ireland, an M.Sc. in Applied Geophysics from the National
University of Ireland, Galway and a M.Sc.in Technology Management from The
Smurfit School of Business at University College Dublin. John is presently
working part-time on a PhD dissertation at Trinity College, Dublin. John has
worked in the offshore business for 20 years and is a fellow of the Geological
Society of London. Definitions in this press release are consistent with SPE
guidelines.

SPE/WPC/AAPG/SPEE Petroleum Resource Management System 2007 has been used in
preparing this announcement







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