RNS Number:5416T
Ramco Energy PLC
22 December 2003


                               Ramco Energy plc
                          ("Ramco" or "the Company")

                              OPERATIONAL UPDATE


Seven Heads Commissioning Complete

Ramco Energy plc (Ramco), the Aberdeen based exploration and production company
and Operator of the Seven Heads gas development in the Celtic Sea, announces
that the gas field which came on stream last Saturday has successfully completed
its short commissioning period. Gas sales under the Gas Sales Agreement with
Innogy commenced on December 18, 2003 at an initial rate, for the field of 60
mmscfd (Ramco share 86.5% 51.9 mmscfd).


Ramco Oil Services - Contract Extensions

Ramco Oil Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ramco, announces the extension
of its contracts with Shell Exploration and Production and JFE Steel Corporation
(JFE), (formerly Kawasaki Steel Corporation).


Shell Expro

The new agreement with, Shell Exploration & Production follows on from Ramco's
previous five-year contract to manage Shell Exploration & Production's tubular
goods for its North Sea platforms and rigs.  The contract, which has been
extended for a further three years is worth approximately #12 million and will
involve the storage, service and maintenance of an estimated 40,000 tonnes of
pipe per annum at Ramco's one-stop integrated pipe management facility at
Badentoy, just south of Aberdeen.


JFE Steel Corporation

Ramco's existing contract with JFE has been extended for two years, from January
2004 to December 2005.  The contract, which is estimated to be worth #1 million,
will involve Ramco providing tubular care and maintenance services to JFE from
its mobile Pipe Care Unit, operating out of the Chita steel works in Handa City,
Japan.


Stewart Cumming, Managing Director of Ramco Oil Services, commented:

"We are delighted that JFE and Shell have elected to extend their contracts with
us.  Both are significant contracts for Ramco Oil Services, and in a market
experiencing some uncertainty, provide confirmation of the quality of our work
and our leading position in the market place.  We look forward to continuing our
strong relationship with both companies."


22 December 2003


ENQUIRIES:
Ramco
Steven Bertram, Group Financial Director              01224 352 200

College Hill
Nick Elwes/James Henderson:                           020 7457 2020



Notes to Editors.



Ramco Oil Services encompasses the tubular and pipeline activities of Ramco
Energy plc.  This profitable business is a North Sea market leader with over 80%
of the market.  In addition to Shell and JFE, the company's customer base
includes BP, Chevron, Amerada Hess, Nippon Steel, Corus, Sumitomo, and Itochu.



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