Endeavour Appoints New Board Member

HOUSTON, February 9 - Endeavour International Corporation (NYSE Amex: END) (LSE: ENDV)
announced today that Sheldon R. Erikson has been appointed to a position on
the company's board of directors. He will serve as an independent director
and as a member of the Compensation and Governance & Nominating Committees of
the board.

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"Shel is a well-recognized leader in the energy industry and his
knowledge and insight will greatly benefit our company as we rapidly move
forward with our expansion efforts in the North Sea and United States," said
William L. Transier, chairman, chief executive officer and president. "His
experience in the design, engineering and marketing of energy product and
services will be especially valuable to us as we develop three fields in the
United Kingdom that will contribute significantly to our future production
growth."

Since 1996, Erikson has been and is currently chairman of the board of
directors for Cameron International Corporation, a leading supplier of flow
equipment products, systems and services to worldwide oil, gas and process
industries. He also led Cameron as chief executive officer and president for
14 years. Erikson spent nine years as chairman, chief executive officer and
president of The Western Company of North America, a global petroleum service
company engaged in pressure pumping, well stimulating and cementing and
offshore drilling. Prior to that time, he was president of Joy Petroleum
Equipment Group.

Erikson is a director of Rockwood Holdings, Inc. He serves on the board
of directors of the National Petroleum Council, American Petroleum Institute,
and the Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association, of which he is a past
chairman. Erikson holds an M.B.A. degree from the Harvard Graduate School of
Business Administration and studied engineering and economics at the
University of Illinois.

Endeavour International Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and
production company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of
energy reserves in the North Sea and the United States. For more information,
visit www.endeavourcorp.com.

Mike Kirksey, Investor Relations of Endeavour International Corporation, +44-(0)-207-451-2364, or +1-713-307-8788