Notice of Results

Cairn Energy PLC
31 January 2001


Notification of Preliminary Results
for the year ended 31st December 2000

Cairn Energy PLC will be announcing its Preliminary Results for the year ended
31st December 2000 on Tuesday, 6th March 2001.

Enquiries:

Brunswick Group Limited  Victoria Sabin/Melissa Miller + 44 (0) 20 7404 5959