Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Enterprise Oil PLC
23 June 2000

To: Company Announcements Office

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 28,134 ordinary
shares in the capital of the company following the exercise of share options
by two employees.  All of the ordinary shares were sold in the market today. 
14,273 at a price of 548.62 pence per share and 13,861 at a price of 539.00
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.

From: Enterprise Oil PLC