Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Enterprise Oil PLC
12 September 2000



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 of 16,768 ordinary
shares in the capital of the company following the exercise of share options
by employees.  All of the ordinary shares were sold in the market today. 
12,935 shares were sold at 612.25 pence per share and the remaining 3,833
shares were sold at a price of 611 pence per share.

The Directors, A R Armour, I G Craig, Sir Graham Hearne, P H Jungels, A B
Shilston and K P Watts, as holders of share options, have a potential interest
in the shares held by the trust.

A R Armour has today transferred 4,500 ordinary shares of 25p each in the
capital of the company to his wife by way of gift. His interest has
accordingly been reduced.