Purchase of Own Securities

Enterprise Oil PLC
18 September 2001


Enterprise Oil PLC

Repurchase of Shares

Enterprise Oil plc announces that on 18 September 2001 it
purchased for cancellation 350,000 ordinary shares from
Cazenove & Co. Ltd, at a price of 539.1535p per ordinary
share.

Enquiries

Enterprise Oil plc
020 7925 4229
Peter Reilly   Investor Relations

Cazenove & Co. Ltd
020 7588 2828
Glenn Wight