Transaction in Own Shares

Westmount Energy Limited
19 June 2006


19 June 2006


                                PRESS RELEASE


                          WESTMOUNT ENERGY LIMITED


                           Purchase of Own Shares

Westmount Energy announces that on 15th June 2006 it purchased 17,000 of its 
20p ordinary shares at a price of 121 pence per share and on the 16 June 2006 it 
purchased 6,250 of its 20p ordinary shares at 120 pence per share. The total 
of 23,250 20p ordinary shares are held in treasury and it is intended that they 
will be cancelled in due course.

Westmount Energy Limited has a total of 7,483,430 20p Ordinary Shares in issue 
(excluding these 23,250 treasury shares).



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 of 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]



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