Tullow Oil

Tullow Oil

Infobox Company
company_name = Tullow Oil plc
company_
company_type = Public (lse|TLW)
foundation = 1985
location = flagicon|UK London, England, UK
key_people = Pat Plunkett, Chairman
Aidan Heavey, CEO
industry = Oil exploration
products =
revenue = £639 million (2007)
operating_income = £189 million (2007)
net_income = £53 million (2007)
num_employees =
parent =
subsid =
homepage = [http://www.tullowoil.com www.tullowoil.com]
footnotes =

Tullow Oil plc (lse|TLW) is a British-based oil and gas exploration and production business headquartered in London. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

History

The Company was founded by Aidan Heavey in 1985 in the Republic of Ireland as a gas exploration business operating in Senegal. [http://www.tullowoil.com/tlw/aboutus/history/ Tullow Oil History] ] It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1987. It has expanded rapidly in recent years notably through the acquisition of Hardman Resources in January 2007. [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2006/09/25/bcnhardmanPA2509.xml Tullow in £581m bid for Hardman] ]

Operations

Tullow Oil operates mainly in Europe, Africa and South Asia.

The Group reported operating profit of £189m on revenue of £639m for the year ended 31 December 2007.

References

External links

* [http://www.tullowoil.com Official site]
* [http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=TLW.L Yahoo profile]


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