RNS Number:4050M
Premier Oil PLC
17 June 2003

PREMIER OIL PLC

                                  ("Premier")

                    Resignation Of Non - Executive Director.

Premier today announces that Mr Richard Mew has resigned from the Board of
Premier Oil.

Mr Mew represented Amerada Hess Corporation on the Premier Board and this
announcement follows his recent resignation as Vice President of Business
Development at Amerada Hess.

                                                                    17 June 2003
ENQUIRIES:

Premier Oil plc                                      Tel: 020 7730 1111

Charles Jamieson
John van der Welle

College Hill                                         Tel: 020 7457 2020
James Henderson




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