Directors' Dealings

Soco International PLC
29 December 1999


LETTER TO: SOCO INTERNATIONAL PLC

SOCO International plc (the 'Company')
Companies Act 1985 (the 'ACT'), section 324

In fulfilment of the obligation imposed on me by section 324 of the Act, I write
to notify you that on December 23rd, 1999, I became interested in shares in the
Company, as follows:


Class of         Number         Number         Name of         Price paid 
shares           of shares      of             Company         £
                 in which       warrants       with interest   
                 interested     in which       in shares 
                                interested

Ordinary         4,276,955      325,215        Chemsa
                                               Limited


LETTER FROM: PATRICK MAUGEIN
             CHEMSA LIMITED














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