Transaction in Own Shares

Westmount Energy Limited
05 October 2006


4 October 2006


PRESS RELEASE


WESTMOUNT ENERGY LIMITED


Westmount Energy ('the Company') announces that the Company yesterday purchased
for cancellation 33,430 of its ordinary shares of 20p each at a price of 108p
per share.

Westmount Energy Limited now has a total of 7,425,000 ordinary shares of 20p
each in issue.


Note for Editors:

Westmount Energy Limited ('Westmount') is a Jersey based AIM quoted Energy 
Investment Company. Its present investments include, 30,000,000 shares of AIM 
quoted Sterling Energy plc, 5,500,000 shares of AIM quoted Desire Petroleum plc,
a £500,000 convertible loan to AIM quoted CDS Oil & Gas Group plc and 244,000 
shares of presently unquoted Eclipse Energy Company Limited. Westmount has no 
borrowings.



Contacts:

Paul R. Anderson,
Westmount Energy Limited Tel: [phone]


Gavin J. Burnell,
Ruegg & Co. Limited Tel: [phone]



ENDS






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