Directors' Dealings

Soco International PLC
29 December 1999

                       


LETTER TO:    SOCO INTERNATIONAL 
   
                 SOCO INTERNATIONAL (the 'Company')


In fulfillment of the obligation imposed on me by section 324 of the Act, I
write to notify you that on 23 December 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 interests
             interested    in which     in shares
                           interested

Ordinary     2,138,478     162,607      Quantic Limited


Ordinary       534,619      40,652      New Falcon 
                                        Oil Limited


LETTER FROM:  RUI C. DE SOUSA