Singleton Oil Well Brought on Stream

20 December 2005

                      Providence Resources plc

                SINGLETON OIL WELL BROUGHT ON STREAM

* Initial production in line with expectations

* Accesses new areas in oilfield

* Consistent with Providence's stated strategy of increasing daily
  oil production


Providence Resources  Plc ("Providence"  or "the  Company") is  today
(Wednesday, 21st  December 2005)  pleased to  announce that  the  X-9
production well  has  been  successfully brought  on  stream  in  the
Singleton oilfield, onshore UK and that the X-8x well is expected  to
be brought on stream later this week.

The field,  in  which Providence  holds  a 20%  equity  interest,  is
operated by Star Energy Plc and is located within the Weald Basin  in
the South of  England. These  new horizontal wells  were designed  to
develop   reserves   not   presently   accessed   by   the   existing
revenue-generating production  wells. The  wells which  involved  the
application of extended reach  technology were drilled utilising  the
Marriott-7 drilling unit.

The objective was to increase daily oil production by between 50%  to
100%.

Once production rates have stabilised, a further release will issue.

Tony O'Reilly Jnr., CEO of Providence commented:
"We are  delighted  at the  initial  outcome of  our  2005  Singleton
development drilling programme as it heralds an important step in our
objective to increase our daily oil production."
Ends. Wednesday, 21st December 2005

Contacts:

Providence
Tony O'Reilly Jnr. Chief Executive Tel: [phone]

Powerscourt Tel: [phone]
Rory Godson Mob: [phone]
Victoria Brough Mob:[phone]

Murray Consultants
Pauline McAlester  Tel: [phone]

NOTES TO EDITORS

About the Singleton Oilfield

The Singleton oilfield  is situated  onshore UK in  the Weald  Basin,
West Sussex. Providence  holds a  20% equity interest  in the  field,
which is operated by Star Energy Plc. The field, which contains  good
quality oil  in  Jurassic-aged  carbonate reservoirs  is  thought  to
contain ~74 MMBO  STOIIP. At  present four wells  are producing  ~400
BOPD and the total production to  date has been ~3 MMBO. In  addition
to the oil  production, the Singleton  partners utilise produced  gas
from the field in power generation  which is sold to local users  and
which generates further revenue streams from the field.

The Singleton X-8x  well is  situated on  the northern  flank of  the
field and a 2,000 foot  horizontal section was drilled and  completed
in the Cornbrash and Forest Marble sequences. These units, which  lie
above  the  main  reservoir  in  the  field,  are  presently  not  in
production though they are known to be oil-bearing.

The Singleton X-9 well  was designed to probe  the main Great  Oolite
reservoir in the southwest flank of the field. The Operator  believes
that the extended-reach Singleton X-9  well broke the record for  the
longest 8.5" hole section drilled  onshore UK. The 8.5" hole  section
was drilled from 1,142  feet to 9,282 feet,  a length of 8,140  feet.
The well has been TD'd at 9,831 feet in 6" hole.

Participating interests in the Singleton field are:

Star Energy UK Onshore Limited (Operator) 79.125%

Providence Resources P.l.c. 20.000%

Noble Energy (Europe) Limited 0.875%

About Providence Resources Plc
Providence's active  oil  and  gas portfolio  includes  interests  in
Ireland (offshore), the  UK (onshore  and offshore)  and West  Africa
(offshore  Nigeria).  Providence's  portfolio  is  balanced   between
production, appraisal  and  exploration  assets,  as  well  as  being
diversified geographically.

Comprehensive  information  on  Providence   and  its  oil  and   gas
portfolio, including the AIM  Admission document, Annual Report  2004
and Interim Report 2005 are  all available from Providence's  website
at www.providenceresources.com




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