Directors' Dealings

Cairn Energy PLC
21 March 2000


                                       
Cairn announces that Kevin Hart, Finance Director has today purchased 10,000
Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company at a price of 124p per share. 

Following this announcement, Mr Hart's beneficial interests in Cairn's issued
ordinary share capital are as follows:

Director               Previous    Shares       New Holding    % Interest
                       Holding     Purchased
                                     
Kevin Hart             20,000       10,000        30,000         0.02