Directorate Change

Enterprise Oil PLC
8 May 2002


Enterprise Oil plc Board Changes and Notifications under Listing Rule 16.13

Enterprise Oil today announces that, consequent upon the Offer made by Schroder
Salomon Smith Barney on behalf of Shell Resources P.L.C. becoming unconditional
in all respects, the under-noted appointments have been made with effect from 8
May 2002, when Sir Graham Hearne, Sam Laidlaw, Ian Craig, John Grieves, Keith
Henry, Paul Loyd Jr, Sir Brian Moffat, Roger O'Neil, Andrew Shilston and Kevin
Watts will step down as directors.


Board Appointments

Walter Van de Vijver, age 47, becomes Chairman of Enterprise Oil plc. Mr Van de
Vijver has been a Managing Director of Royal Dutch Petroleum since July 2001 and
is also currently Chief Executive Officer of the Exploration and Production
Business of the Royal Dutch / Shell Group of Companies. Prior to this
appointment he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Shell Exploration
and Production Company in the USA from 1998 to 2001.

Lorin Brass, age 48, becomes Chief Executive of the company. Mr Brass is
Director of New Business Development and a member of the Executive Committee for
Shell International Exploration and Production. He is also the Chair of the
Shell Deepwater Council. Mr Brass began his career as an engineer for Shell Oil
Company and has progressed through a variety of technical and business
assignments primarily in Shell's E&P divisions in the US including Houston,
Bakersfield and New Orleans. In 1997 he and his family moved to The Hague, The
Netherlands, where he became CEO of a newly formed, global shared services
company for the Shell Group of companies. He has since moved into Shell
International E&P and began his current assignment in January 2000.

Neil Gaskell, age 53, has become a director of the company. Mr Gaskell joined
Shell in 1969. An accountant by profession, he has worked in Shell and Shell
Associates in the Far East, Africa, the UK and the Netherlands. He became head
of Shell Pensions Investments in the early 1990s where he started the
globalisation of the in-house investment business. He then moved to Japan as the
first non Japanese Vice President, Representative Director of Showa Shell Sekiyu
(a publicly quoted company) from 1994 to 1997 to oversee both the post foreign
exchange loss recovery plan and subsequently the company's subsidiaries'
governance, before assuming the position of Deputy Group Treasurer. He became
the Shell Group Treasurer in July 2000.

Dominique Gardy, age 51, has become Chief Financial Officer of the company. Mr
Gardy joined Shell France in 1976 after obtaining a degree in Civil Engineering
(Ponts et Chaussees) and a Phd. in Economics (Sorbonne). His early career was
spent as a member of the Operational Research Department from where he moved
into Budget Analyst, Procurement, Controller and Treasury roles within Shell
France and in Shell International. He joined A/S Norske Shell - Oslo in 1990 as
Downstream Oil Director and in 1996 became Downstream Oil Director at Societe
des Petroles Shell in Rueil-Malmaison, France. He was elected to the position of
Vice President Finance, Shell Oil Company in February 1997. In June 1999,
Dominique Gardy was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Shell's EP Business and
as a member of the EP Executive Committee.

Clive Mather, age 54, has become a director of the company. Mr Mather joined
Shell International in 1969. His early career was spent undertaking a series of
personnel, industrial relations and generalists assignments with Shell in the UK
and Far East. In 1984 he became Regional Retail Manager for the UK and in 1986,
became Director HR, Public Affairs and Administration for Shell UK Limited. In
1995, he became Information and Technology Coordinator and moved in 1997 to
become a Director of the International Directorate in the Corporate Centre. Mr
Mather was appointed Chief Executive of Shell Services International in 1999 and
in 2001 became UK Country Chairman.

Richard Wiseman, age 50, has become a director of the company. Mr Wiseman joined
Shell in 1975. A solicitor by profession, he has worked in a number of positions
in Shell's legal organisation and became UK General Counsel in 1992.

There are no matters relating to any of the above-noted newly appointed
directors which would require disclosure under paragraph 6.F.2(b) to (g) of the
Listing Rules.

Mark White remains as Company Secretary.

Director Shareholdings

As a consequence of the Offer becoming unconditional in all respects, each of
the former directors have tendered their entire beneficial holdings of ordinary
shares of 25 pence each in the capital of Enterprise Oil plc at the offer price
of 725 pence per share as follows:

Sir Graham Hearne      10,003

Sam Laidlaw           201,103

Ian Craig              34,657

John Grieves            1,000

Keith Henry             1,000

Paul Loyd Jr              nil

Sir Brian Moffat        2,000

Roger O'Neil            1,500

Andrew Shilston        76,530 (including 52,884 held by Mrs C Shilston)

Kevin Watts            40,472


In addition, all extant awards under the long-term incentive plan have today
vested for nil consideration with the following directors acquiring ordinary
shares of 25 pence each in the capital of the company:

Sam Laidlaw          218,540 (in addition, a proportion of the 200,000 shares
conditionally awarded to Mr Laidlaw under the share matching arrangements set
out in his service contract will have vested but the exact figure has not yet
been determined).

Ian Craig          127,079

Andrew Shilston    156,300

Kevin Watts        142,438



For further information, please contact:

Shell Investor Relations

Simon Henry                [phone]

Mike Harrop                [phone]


Shell Media Relations

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James Herbert               [phone]


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