Analyst Site Visit

Immediate release 08 June 2009 Gulfsands Petroleum plc Analyst Site Visit London, 8th June 2009: Gulfsands Petroleum plc ("Gulfsands", the "Group" or the "Company" - AIM: GPX), the oil and gas production, exploration and development company with activities in Syria, Iraq, and the U.S.A., will be holding an analyst presentation in connection with a site visit to the assets in Syria today. A copy of the presentation which will be given to the analysts is available on the Gulfsands Website (www.gulfsand.com). Gulfsands Petroleum (London) +44 (0)20 7434 6060 Ric Malcolm, Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Judge, Director of Corporate Development +44 (0)7733 001 002 & Communications Buchanan Communications Limited (London) +44 (0)20 7466 5000 Bobby Morse/Ben Romney RBC Capital Markets (London) +44 (0)20 7653 4804 Sarah Wharry ---END OF MESSAGE--- This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.