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For immediate release

30 September 2009

Leed Petroleum plc

('Leed' or the 'Company')

Appointment of Joint Broker

Leed appoints Brewin Dolphin Securities as Joint Broker to the Company

Leed Petroleum plc (AIM:LDP), the oil and gas exploration and production company focused on the Gulf of Mexico, is pleased to announce the appointment of Brewin Dolphin Securities as Joint Broker to the Company with immediate effect.

Matrix Corporate Capital LLP remains the Company's Nominated Adviser and Broker.

Howard Wilson, President and Chief Executive of Leed, commented:

'We are delighted to appoint Brewin Dolphin as Joint Broker and look forward to benefitting from their track record in the oil and gas sector and additional institutional reach.'

For further information please contact:

Leed Petroleum PLC
Howard Wilson,  President and Chief Executive	+1 337 314 0700
James Slatten, Chief Operating Officer	+1 337 314 0700
Matrix Corporate Capital LLP
Alastair Stratton	+44 20 3206 7204
Tim Graham	+44 20 3206 7206
Brewin Dolphin Securities
Alex Dewar	+44 131 529 0276
Neil McDonald	+44 141 314 8217
Buchanan Communications Ltd
Ben Willey	+44 20 7466 5118
Bobby Morse	+44 20 7466 5151
Chris McMahon	+44 20 7466 5156

NOTES TO EDITORS

Operations

Leed Petroleum PLC is an AIM quoted independent oil and gas exploration and production company. The Company's operations are concentrated in the Gulf of Mexico region where Leed has established a significant portfolio of producing and development assets. The Company has interests in 18 offshore fields and one onshore field in the region.

Leed's strategy is to grow the Company's portfolio through organic development of its existing assets and to utilise its regional expertise to identify and purchase value adding assets.

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