Exhibit 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

 

Subsidiary

   State of Incorporation    Ownership  

Nautilus Poplar, LLC

      83.5

Magellan Petroleum Australia Limited

   Queensland, Australia    100

Magellan Petroleum Australia Limited owns the following subsidiaries directly or indirectly:

     

Magellan Petroleum (N.T.) Pty. Ltd.

   Queensland, Australia    100

Paroo Petroleum Pty. Ltd.

   Queensland, Australia    100

Paroo Petroleum (Holdings), Inc.

   Delaware, U.S.A.    100

Paroo Petroleum (USA), Inc.

   Delaware, U.S.A.    100

Magellan Petroleum (W.A.) Pty. Ltd.

   Queensland, Australia    100

Magellan Petroleum (U.K.) Limited

   United Kingdom    100

Magellan Petroleum (Eastern) Pty. Ltd.

   Queensland, Australia    100

United Oil & Gas Co. (N.T.) Pty. Ltd

   Queensland, Australia    100

Magellan Petroleum (Qld.) Pty. Ltd.

   Queensland, Australia    80

Magellan Petroleum (Offshore) Pty. Ltd.

   Queensland, Australia    100

Jarl Pty. Ltd.

   Queensland, Australia    100