Change of Stockbroker&Sponsor

Tullow Oil PLC
24 August 2001

                          Tullow Oil plc ('Tullow')

                      Change of Stockbroker and Sponsor

Tullow is pleased to announce that Davy Stockbrokers has been appointed as
Irish Stockbroker and Sponsor to Tullow with immediate effect.



For further information:



Tom Hickey

Tullow Oil plc

Tel: + 353 1 260 2611



Ivan Murphy

Davy Stockbrokers

Tel: + 353 1 679 6363



24 August, 2001