Director Shareholding

Enterprise Oil PLC
12 March 2002


Announcement Body Information:

SHARE OPTION EXERCISES BY EMPLOYEES

We have today been notified by the Trustee of the Enterprise Oil Employee
Worldwide Benefit Trust, of a transfer out of the trust on 12 March 2002 of
41,382 ordinary shares in the capital of the company following an exercise of
share options made today by employees. 7,914 shares were sold following exercise
at 613.2p per share, 20,858 shares were sold following exercise at 614.3955p per
share and 12,610 shares were sold following exercise at 614p per share.

The Directors, I G Craig, Sir Graham Hearne, W S H Laidlaw, A B Shilston and K P
Watts, are potential beneficiaries of the Trust (together with all other
employee share option holders) and are therefore treated under the Companies Act
1985 as having a deemed interest in the total number of shares held by the
Trust. As a result, the Directors' deemed interests in the Trust have been
reduced by the above-noted number of shares disposed of.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Company confirms that this notification does not
relate to an actual dealing in the Company's securities by the above-noted
Directors whose beneficial interests in the Company remain unchanged
notwithstanding the above events.





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