Acquisition of 14.5% Interest by BP Amoco

Burmah Castrol PLC
14 March 2000



ACQUISITION OF ORDINARY SHARES IN BURMAH CASTROL PLC

Following the announcement today of its recommended cash offer for all of the
issued and to be issued share capital of Burmah Castrol plc, BP Amoco
announced that it has acquired 25,829,127 Burmah Castrol ordinary shares at
£15.75 per share.  This represents 14.5 per cent of Burmah Castrol's issued
ordinary share capital.

Further information:

BP Amoco p.l.c.
Roddy Kennedy - 020 7496 4624
David Peattie - 020 7496 4717

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Michael Tory/Peter Cross - 020 7425 5555

Morgan Stanley & Co. Limited, which is regulated by The Securities and Futures
Authority Limited, is acting exclusively for BP Amoco and for no one else in
connection with the offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than BP
Amoco for providing the protections afforded to customers of Morgan Stanley &
Co.Limited nor for giving advice in relation to the offer.