Purchase of Own Securities

Enterprise Oil PLC
10 September 2001

10 September 2001

Enterprise Oil plc

Repurchase of Shares

Enterprise Oil plc announces that on 10 September 2001 it purchased for
cancellation 200,000 ordinary shares from Hoare Govett's affiliate, ABN AMRO
Equities (UK) Limited, at a price of 553.57p per ordinary share.



Enquiries
Enterprise Oil plc                                      020 7925 4160

Patrick d'Ancona, Head of Public Relations
Hoare Govett Limited                                    020 7678 8000

Garth James