Rule 8.3 - VENTURE PRODUCTION

Rule 8.3 Notification filed on Friday 5 June 2009 showed an incorrect relevant securities figure. This has been
corrected on today's filing.

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               05 June 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       4,288,381     2.86%         15,423     0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives       61,573     0.04%        673,502     0.45%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,349,954      2.90%       688,925     0.46%


(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
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      1,740                7.9712
Purchase      251                  8.1463
Purchase      373                  7.9500
Purchase      1,569                7.9754
Purchase      7,381                8.1175
Purchase      1,828                8.0083
Purchase      2,103                8.0191
Purchase      2,454                7.9776
Purchase      2,770                8.0915
Sale          2                    7.9750
Sale          1,010                7.9650
Sale          589                  8.0400
Sale          3,340                8.0044
Sale          274                  8.0414
Sale          4,472                8.0342
Sale          233                  Transfer
Sale          1,300                8.0142

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1867          7.95
CFD            Long          1010          7.965
CFD            Long          2             7.975
CFD            Long          1213          7.9902
CFD            Long          2127          8.0124
CFD            Long          1300          8.0142
CFD            Long          4472          8.0341
CFD            Short         1740          7.9711
CFD            Short         1569          7.9753
CFD            Short         1828          8.0083
CFD            Short         2103          8.0191
CFD            Short         4082          8.0332
CFD            Short         2770          8.0915
CFD            Short         251           8.1462

(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                         08 June 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