Regulatory News



30 September 2009

DRAGON OIL PLC

(the "Company" or together with its subsidiaries "Dragon Oil" or the "Group")

Notice of Interim Management Statement

Dragon Oil plc (Ticker: DGO), an international oil and gas exploration and production company, will publish its Interim Management Statement on Thursday, 22 October 2009.

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For further information please contact: 

Media enquiries:

Citigate Dewe Rogerson (+44 20 7638 9571) 

Martin Jackson 

George Cazenove 

Investor and Analyst enquiries:

Dragon Oil plc

For investor queries: Leanne Denman, Investor Relations Officer (+971 4 305 3660) 

For analyst queries: Anna Gavrilova, Communications Officer (+ 44 20 7647 7804) 

About Dragon Oil:

Dragon Oil plc is an innovative international oil and gas development and production company, quoted on the London and Irish Stock exchanges (Ticker symbol: DGO). Its principal producing asset is in the Cheleken Contract Area, in the eastern section of the Caspian Sea, offshore Turkmenistan. The Company has interests in Blocks 35, 49 and R2 (10%) in the Republic of Yemen.  

Dragon Oil (Turkmenistan) Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Dragon Oil plc, holds 100% interest in and is the operator of the Production Sharing Agreement for the Cheleken Contract Area. The operational focus is on the re-development of two oil producing fields, Dzheitune (Lam) and Dzhygalybeg (Zhdanov).

www.dragonoil.com

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