Endeavour Names New Executive Vice President to Lead North American Initiatives

Company plans to open office in Denver

HOUSTON, January 20 - Endeavour International Corporation (NYSE-Amex: END) (LSE: ENDV)
announced today that James J. Emme has been named executive vice president -
North America to lead the company's expanding asset base and activities in
the United States. Emme will be based in Denver, Colorado where the company
will build a technical and commercial team focused on its growing portfolio
of domestic resource plays.

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"This addition to our executive team of a highly respected professional
with an extensive background of success reflects our commitment to an
emerging presence in the United States. Jim has vast experience in
unconventional hydrocarbon exploration and development," said William L.
Transier, chairman, chief executive officer and president. "Denver is a
recognized center for these industry activities and strategic to our effort
to build a world-class team to capitalize on recent acquisitions of highly
prospective gas shale and frontier resource plays. These initiatives will
ensure that we achieve our goals for growth and profitability from this new
focus area."

Emme spent more than 20 years with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation where
he served as worldwide vice president of exploration and business development
and headed the company's Canadian operations. He most recently served as
senior vice president of exploration for Max Petroleum and was president and
chief operating officer for Elk Resources.

In conjunction with the appointment, the company will realign executive
responsibilities to ensure the required focus on its three major North Sea
appraisal and development programs in the United Kingdom. John Williams,
executive vice president of exploration, will continue to focus on
exploration, appraisal and sub-surface geosciences in the North Sea. Carl
Grenz, executive vice president of operations, will continue to oversee North
Sea drilling, development and production operations. Williams and Grenz will
continue to be based in the company's London office.

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.

Certain statements in this news release should be regarded as
"forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the securities laws. These
statements speak only as of the date made. Such statements are subject to
assumptions, risk and uncertainty. Actual results or events may vary
materially. The estimates of recoverable resources per well and completed
well costs included herein are based upon other typical results in these
shale plays and may not be indicative of actual results.

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