Nominated Adviser and Broker - Name Change

Kea Petroleum plc

("Kea" or the "Company")

Nominated Adviser and Broker - Registered Name Change

Kea Petroleum plc (AIM: KEA), the New Zealand-based oil and gas exploration company, announces that the Company's Nominated Adviser and Broker, Royal Bank of Canada Europe Limited which trades as 'RBC Capital Markets', has changed its registered name to RBC Europe Limited.

For further information please contact:

Kea Petroleum plc Tel: +44 (0)20 7340 9970

David Lees, Executive Director

RBC Europe Limited Tel: +44 (0)20 7653 4000

Matthew Coakes / Daniel Conti Martin Eales (NOMAD)

Buchanan Communications Tel: +44 (0)20 7466 5000Tim Anderson / Isabel Podda