TULLOW OIL PLC
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Cash
£415M
USD 555,100,000
+11.2% vs 2023
Net assets
-£204M
USD -272,700,000
+24.1% vs 2023
Employees
402
+2.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£240M
USD 321,500,000
+975.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note (3) of the financial statements, which indicates that the group’s ability to implement a holistic refinancing and to cover the expiration of the $250 million Revolving Credit Facility at the end of June 2025... This condition indicates that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the group and parent company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Energy median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,221,574,344 | £1,147,417,209 | -6.1% | |
| Operating profit | £221,200,568 | £445,241,833 | +101.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £22,351,798 | £240,337,893 | +975.3% | |
| Net profit | -£81,931,674 | £40,816,327 | +149.8% | |
| Cash | £373,028,332 | £414,965,986 | +11.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,401,584,810 | £1,879,419,900 | -21.7% | |
| Net assets | -£268,670,105 | -£203,857,367 | +24.1% | |
| Equity | -£268,670,105 | -£203,857,367 | +24.1% | |
| Average employees | 393 | 402 | +2.3% | |
| Wages | £53,449,951 | £54,571,279 | +2.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.748 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.1% | 38.8% | |
| Net margin | -6.7% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.2% | 23.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 108.1% | 106.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.03x | 0.80x | |
| Interest cover | 0.90x | 1.72x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- TULLOW OIL PLC 2000-04-28 → present
- DMWSL 291 PLC 2000-02-04 → 2000-04-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note (3) of the financial statements, which indicates that the group’s ability to implement a holistic refinancing and to cover the expiration of the $250 million Revolving Credit Facility at the end of June 2025... This condition indicates that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the group and parent company’s ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- TULLOW OIL PLC · parent
- Hardman Resources Pty Limited
- Tullow Chinguetti Production Pty Limited
- Tullow Petroleum (Mauritania) Pty Limited
- Tullow Uganda Operations Pty Limited
- Eagle Drill Limited 0.5%
- Tullow (EA) Holdings Limited
- DWT.T Company
- Tullow Argentina Limited
- Tullow Comoros Limited
- Tullow Côte d'Ivoire Onshore Limited
- Tullow Group Services Limited
- Tullow Jamaica Limited
- Tullow New Ventures Limited
- Tullow Mozambique Limited
- Tullow Oil 101 Limited
- Tullow Oil Finance Limited
- Tullow Oil SK Limited
- Tullow Oil SPE Limited
- Tullow Peru Limited
- Tullow Uruguay Limited
- Tullow Oil Gabon SA
- Tullow Oil (Mauritania) Limited
- Tullow Oil Limited
- Tullow Congo Limited
- Tullow Gabon Holdings Limited
- Tullow Gabon Limited
- Tullow Mauritania Limited
- Tullow Namibia Limited
- Tullow Uganda Limited
- Tullow Côte d'Ivoire Limited
- Tullow Kenya Limited
- Tullow India Operations Limited
- Tullow Oil (Jersey) Limited
- Tullow Oil International Limited
- Tullow Hardman Holdings BV
- Tullow Kenya BV
- Tullow Overseas Holdings BV
- Tullow Suriname BV
- Tullow Zambia BV
- Energy Africa Bredasdorp (Pty) Limited
- Tullow South Africa (Pty) Limited
- T.U.S.A.
Significant events
- “On 14 February 2025, Richard Miller was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Rahul Dhir stepped down as Director from the Board of Tullow Oil plc.”
- “On 4 March 2025, the Group settled the 2025 Notes upon maturity with a payment of $510 million, comprising a $493 million principal repayment and $17 million final coupon. This payment was partially funded through a $270 million drawdown from the Secured Notes Facility, with the remainder sourced from cash at bank. Following the $270 million drawdown, the Secured Notes Facility was fully drawn at $400 million.”
- “On 24 March 2025, Tullow announced that it had signed a binding heads of terms agreement with Gabon Oil Company for the sale of Tullow Oil Gabon SA, for a total cash consideration of $300 million net of tax. Signing of a sale and purchase agreement is targeted for the second quarter of 2025, with completion of the transaction and receipt of funds expected around the middle of the year, subject to receipt of relevant governmental and regulatory approvals.”
- “The transaction is a corporate sale of Tullow’s entire Gabonese portfolio of assets, representing c.10 kbopd of 2025 production guidance and c.36 million barrels of 2P reserves. Conditions precedent for the completion of the transaction include all necessary approvals including from government ministries, CEMAC Competition Commission approval and Tullow’s provisioning of the 2024 dividend in compliance with Gabonese requirements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLAND, Adam | Secretary | 2018-04-25 | — | — |
| GOETHE, Roald | Director | 2023-02-24 | Mar 1960 | German |
| MILLER, Richard David | Director | 2023-01-01 | Jan 1983 | British |
| PERKS, Ian Anthony | Director | 2025-09-15 | Mar 1967 | British |
| PETERKIN, James Robert | Director | 2026-05-01 | Mar 1970 | British |
| SHIRLAW, Euan Campbell | Director | 2026-05-01 | Jun 1985 | British |
| STEEL, Henry James Edward | Director | 2026-04-08 | May 1989 | British |
| WILES, Rebecca | Director | 2023-06-28 | Feb 1966 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HICKEY, Thomas Gerard | Secretary | 2000-05-03 | 2008-03-04 |
| MARTIN, Alan Graham | Secretary | 2008-03-04 | 2016-01-01 |
| MARTIN, Alan Graham | Secretary | 2000-04-27 | 2000-05-03 |
| MASSIE, Kevin Michael | Secretary | 2016-01-01 | 2018-04-25 |
| MINTO, Bruce Watson | Secretary | 2000-02-04 | 2000-04-27 |
| THOMPSON, Dorothy Carrington | Secretary | 2018-04-25 | 2018-04-25 |
| AGYARE, Kofi Tutu | Director | 2010-08-25 | 2019-04-25 |
| BAMFORD, Samuel Arnold David, Dr | Director | 2004-07-08 | 2014-04-30 |
| BRUCE, Roderick Lawrence | Director | 2000-02-04 | 2000-04-27 |
| BURRARD-LUCAS, Stephen Charles | Director | 2012-03-14 | 2020-04-23 |
| COURTNEY, Rohan Richard | Director | 2000-05-03 | 2007-12-31 |
| DALY, Michael Christopher, Professor | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2023-05-24 |
| DHIR, Rahul | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2025-02-14 |
| DRINKWATER, Anne | Director | 2012-07-25 | 2018-04-25 |
| GRANT, Ann | Director | 2008-05-15 | 2017-04-26 |
| GREENSLADE, Martin Frederick | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2025-11-30 |
| HEAVEY, Aidan Joseph | Director | 2000-04-27 | 2018-07-20 |
| HICKEY, Thomas Gerard | Director | 2000-05-03 | 2008-09-01 |
| INGRAM, Mitchell | Director | 2020-09-09 | 2025-11-30 |
| KHAMA, Sheila | Director | 2019-04-26 | 2025-08-01 |
| LANDER, John Hugh Russell | Director | 2001-03-23 | 2004-04-16 |
| MALEKI, Eskandar | Director | 2000-05-03 | 2004-04-21 |
| MARTIN, Alan Graham | Director | 2000-04-27 | 2016-04-28 |
| MCCOSS, Angus Murray, Dr | Director | 2006-12-06 | 2019-12-09 |
| MCDADE, Paul | Director | 2006-03-29 | 2019-12-09 |
| MCTIERNAN, Steven James | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| MINTO, Bruce Watson | Director | 2000-02-04 | 2000-04-27 |
| NEL, Willem Adrian | Director | 2004-09-13 | 2006-05-31 |
| NHLEKO, Phuthuma Freedom | Director | 2021-10-25 | 2025-11-30 |
| O'DONOGHUE, Matthew John | Director | 2000-05-03 | 2008-03-31 |
| PLUNKETT, Patrick Joseph | Director | 2000-05-03 | 2011-12-31 |
| SANGUDI, Genevieve L | Director | 2019-04-26 | 2025-11-30 |
| SPOTTISWOODE, Clare Mary Joan | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2011-05-12 |
| SPRINGETT, Ian | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2017-06-20 |
| THOMPSON, Dorothy Carrington | Director | 2018-04-25 | 2021-12-31 |
| THOMPSON, Simon Robert | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2017-04-26 |
| WILLIAMS, David Michael | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2012-05-16 |
| WILSON, Jeremy Richard | Director | 2013-10-21 | 2022-11-30 |
| WOOD, George Leslie | Director | 2017-06-20 | 2022-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 720 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-30 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2026-04-30 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2026-04-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 5
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.