Voting Rights and Capital

Tullow Oil PLC
28 December 2006

Tullow Oil plc

28 December 2006



                   Tullow Oil plc- Voting Rights and Capital



In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, we
would like to notify the market of the following:



As at the date of this announcement, Tullow Oil plc's issued share capital
consists of 651,900,298 ordinary shares (with a nominal value of 10p each) with
voting rights. Tullow Oil plc does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury.



Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Tullow Oil plc is 651,900,298.



The above figure (651,900,298) may be used by shareholders as the denominator
for the calculation by which they will determine whether they are required to
notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Tullow Oil plc under
the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.





This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

                           The Irish Stock Exchange.




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