Director Shareholding

Enterprise Oil PLC
8 November 2001


         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Enterprise Oil plc

2) Name of director

W. S. H. Laidlaw


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest.

In respect of the shareholder named in 2. above.

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

NY Nominees Limited


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

Not Applicable.

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

Acquisition.

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

25,000

8) Percentage of issued class

0.0052%

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed.

Nil.

10) Percentage of issued class

Not Applicable.

11) Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 25p each.

12) Price per share

481 pence.

13) Date of transaction

8 November 2001.

14) Date company informed

8 November 2001.

15) Total holding following this notification

165,000 Ordinary Shares of 25p each.

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.034%

17) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

M J White 020 7925 4305

18) Name of authorised company official responsible for making this
notification.

M J White, Company Secretary


Date of Notification : 8 November 2001