Purchase of Own Securities

Enterprise Oil PLC
1 October 2001

1 October 2001

Enterprise Oil plc

Repurchase of Shares

Enterprise Oil plc announces that on 1 October 2001 it purchased for
cancellation 250,000 ordinary shares from Hoare Govett's affiliate, ABN AMRO
Equities (UK) Limited, at a price of 499.81 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