Purchase of Own Securities

Enterprise Oil PLC
26 June 2001

Enterprise Oil PLC

Repurchase of Shares

Enterprise Oil plc announces that on 26 June 2001 it purchased
for cancellation 170,000 ordinary shares from Cazenove & Co.
Ltd, at a price of 609.1176p per ordinary share.

Enquiries

Enterprise Oil plc
020 7925 4160
Patrick d'Ancona, Head of Public Relations

Cazenove & Co. Ltd                                                         
020 7588 2828

Nicholas Hall