Presentation to Investors

Soco International PLC
19 January 2006

                             SOCO International plc

                           ('SOCO' or 'the Company')



                           PRESENTATION TO INVESTORS



SOCO is an international oil and gas exploration and production company,
headquartered in London traded on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of
the FTSE 250 Index. The Company has continuing interests in Vietnam, Yemen,
Thailand and the Republic of Congo with ongoing production operations in Yemen.



SOCO announces that a management presentation made to investors today is now
available to download from the Company's website: http://
www.socointernational.co.uk/fin_rep.php



                                                                 19 January 2006



ENQUIRIES:



SOCO International plc
Roger Cagle, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer
Tel: [phone]

Pelham Public Relations
James Henderson
Alisdair Haythornthwaite
Tel: [phone]




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