Purchase of Own Securities

Enterprise Oil PLC
29 October 2001

29 October 2001

Enterprise Oil plc

Repurchase of Shares

Enterprise Oil plc announces that on 29 October 2001 it purchased for
cancellation 200,000 ordinary shares from Hoare Govett's affiliate, ABN AMRO
Equities (UK) Limited, at a price of 517.58p per ordinary share.



Enquiries

Enterprise Oil plc

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

Hoare Govett Limited



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