Holding(s) in Company

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ld
03 January 2006


03 January 2006


                         GULF KEYSTONE PETROLEUM LIMITED
                       ("Gulf Keystone" or the "Company")

                               Holding in Company


Gulf Keystone has been informed that Artemis UK Smaller Companies no longer has
a notifiable interest in the Common Shares of US$0.01 in the capital of the
Company.

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