Director Shareholding

Enterprise Oil PLC
11 October 2001

Headline: Directors Shareholding(s)



1 Name of company:

Enterprise Oil plc

2 Name of director:

Andrew Richard Armour

3 Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:

The director named above

4 Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified):

The director named above

5 Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):

Relates to the director named above

6 Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:

Exercise of share options prior to their expiry and the subsequent sale of
sufficient shares to defray the exercise costs.

7 Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

10,795

8 Percentage of issued class:

0.002%

9 Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

8,752

10 Percentage of issued class:

0.002%

11 Class of security:

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each

12 Price per share:

8,004 shares were acquired at 389.80p per share

2,791 shares were acquired at 510.42p per share

8,752 shares were sold at 521.10p per share

13 Date of transaction:

11 October 2001

14 Date company informed:

11 October 2001

15 Total holding following this notification:

11,088

16 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

0.002%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17 Date of grant:

N/a

18 Period during which or date on which exercisable:

N/a

19 Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:

N/a

20 Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:

N/a

21 Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:

N/a

22 Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification:

N/a

23 Contact name for queries:

M J White, Company Secretary

24 Contact telephone number:

020 7925 4236

25 Name of company official responsible for making notification:

M J White





Ends.