Purchase of Own Securities

Enterprise Oil PLC
2 October 2001


2 October 2001

Enterprise Oil plc

Repurchase of Shares

Enterprise Oil plc announces that on 2 October 2001 it purchased for
cancellation 200,000 ordinary shares from Hoare Govett's affiliate, ABN AMRO
Equities (UK) Limited, at a price of 495.53 pence per ordinary share.



Enquiries

Enterprise Oil plc                              020 7925 4000

Peter Reilly, Head of Investor Relations
Hoare Govett Limited                            020 7678 8000

Garth James