Purchase of Own Securities

Enterprise Oil PLC
3 October 2001


3 October 2001

Enterprise Oil plc

Repurchase of Shares

Enterprise Oil plc announces that on 3 October 2001 it purchased for
cancellation 300,000 ordinary shares from Hoare Govett's affiliate, ABN AMRO
Equities (UK) Limited, at a price of 488.91 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