Director Shareholding

Enterprise Oil PLC
9 April 2001

NOTIFICATIONS UNDER THE LISTING RULES - DIRECTORS 16.3/c
1. ANNUAL AWARD UNDER THE ENTERPRISE OIL PROFIT SHARING SCHEME ('the Scheme')

On 6 April 2001 the undermentioned directors of Enterprise Oil plc were each
appropriated the undernoted ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital of the
Company under the terms of the Scheme at a price of 552p.

The shares are held by the trustees of the Scheme for a minimum 2 year
retention period following which the directors may instruct the trustees to
sell the shares on their behalf or transfer them into their own name. The
shares are released from trust after three years. No consideration was payable
for the appropriations.
Name                              Number of Shares
A R Armour                        1,449
I G Craig                         1,449
P H Jungels                       1,449
A B Shilston                      1,449
K P Watts                         1,449

The above-noted directors' interests in the Company's ordinary shares have
increased accordingly.

2. ANNUAL RELEASE UNDER THE SCHEME

On 9 April 2001, following the termination of the three year retention period,
the trustees of the Scheme transferred legal title to the undernoted ordinary
shares of 25p each in the capital of the Company to the following directors:
Name                              Number of Shares
A R Armour                        1,451
I G Craig                         970
P H Jungels                       1,451
A B Shilston                      1,451
K P Watts                         1,315

Each share has a locked in value of 551p and was originally allocated on 8
April 1998. None of the above-noted directors' beneficial holdings have been
increased solely by reason of the vesting.
3. EXERCISE OF A SHARE OPTION BY A DIRECTOR

On 6 April 2001 Dr A R Armour exercised an executive share option over 1,379
shares at an exercise price of 436p. 1,101 shares were sold (0.0002% of the
issued class)at a price of 548.75p each and the balance were retained. Dr
Armour's total beneficial holding following this notification is 7,596 ordinary
shares (0.0015% of the issued class). These options would have expired on 13
April 2001 had they not been exercised.

4. AWARD OF SHARE OPTIONS

On 6 April 2001, the following options over ordinary shares of 25p each in the
capital of the Company were granted to the following executive directors at an
exercise price of 558.10 pence per share.
Name     Number of Shares awarded   Total Executive Share Options held
         under Option               following this notification
A R      27,799                     239,626
Armour
I G      48,019                     217,346
Craig
P H      34,330                     426,030
Jungels
A B      37,325                     261,786
Shilston
K P      35,529                     250,554
Watts

The options have been granted under the Enterprise Oil (1995) Unapproved
Senior Executive Share Option Scheme, which requires the satisfaction of
performance criteria before the options become capable of exercise. If the
performance criteria are met, the options will become exercisable on 6 April
2004. They have a 10 year life. The options are granted over shares held by
the Trustee of the Enterprise Oil Worldwide Employees Share Trust, registered
in the name of State Street Nominees Limited account XB3Y.



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