Rule 8.3 - VENTURE PRODUCTION

The Rule 8.3 report published earlier today contained incorrect holdings and trade data. Corrected data is shown on this
report.

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              VENTURE PRODUCTION
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.004
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               29 April 2009

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant       4,355,335     2.91%         46,044     0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives       26,551     0.02%        417,512     0.28%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,381,886     2.93%        463,556     0.31%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
Purchase      6,289                7.9314
Purchase      5,587                7.9557
Purchase      3,474                7.9291
Purchase      2,252                7.8949
Purchase      1,300                7.9600
Purchase      1,200                7.8507
Purchase      792                  7.8863
Purchase      3                    7.9500
Sale          9,642                7.9390
Sale          5,268                7.9885
Sale          3,883                7.8963
Sale          3,150                7.8889
Sale          1,350                7.8445
Sale          300                  7.9887

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1350          7.8444
CFD            Long          2000          7.8595
CFD            Long          3150          7.8889
CFD            Long          1883          7.9353
CFD            Long          2479          7.9586
CFD            Long          5268          7.9884
CFD            Long          300           7.9887
CFD            Long          3395          8.0228
CFD            Long          1102          8.0235
CFD            Long          727           8.0795
CFD            Short         1200          7.8507
CFD            Short         792           7.8863
CFD            Short         890           7.8967
CFD            Short         296           7.8968
CFD            Short         3474          7.929
CFD            Short         6289          7.9314
CFD            Short         1821          7.9504
CFD            Short         4681          7.9547
CFD            Short         906           7.9607
CFD            Short         3010          8.0754
CFD            Short         4692          8.0834
CFD            Short         1564          8.0835

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date      Long/Short    Number of Securities     Price per unit (GBP)
27/04/2009     Short         1,564                    8.0858
27/04/2009     Short         4,692                    8.083
27/04/2009     Short         3,010                    8.0749
28/04/2009     Short         1,821                    7.95
28/04/2009     Short         890                      7.8979
28/04/2009     Short         296                      7.8963
27/04/2009     Long          545                      8.08
27/04/2009     Long          182                      8.069
28/04/2009     Long          1,102                    8.024
27/04/2009     Long          3,395                    8.0232
28/04/2009     Long          1,860                    7.9591
28/04/2009     Long          619                      7.9563

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         30 April 2009
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk