Notice of 2010 Interim Results

20 JULY 2010

DRAGON OIL plc

NOTICE OF 2010 INTERIM RESULTS

ANNOUNCEMENT

Dragon Oil plc (Ticker: DGO), an international oil and gas exploration and production company, will announce its 2010 Interim Results on Monday, 9 August 2010.

A presentation for oil & gas sector analysts will be held at 09.30am on that day at Chartered Accountants' Hall, One Moorgate Place, London. Interested analysts are requested to advise Citigate Dewe Rogerson of their intention to attend.

For further information please contact:

Citigate Dewe Rogerson (+44 20 7638 9571)

Kate Lehane

George Cazenove

Martin Jackson

Dragon Oil plc (+ 44 20 7647 7804)

Sally Marshak, Investor Relations

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.

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

www.dragonoil.com