Director Shareholding

Enterprise Oil PLC
18 April 2001

Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1 Name of company:

Enterprise Oil plc

2 Name of director:

Sir Graham James Hearne

3 Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:

The director named above and his spouse

4 Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified):

Sir Graham Hearne (14,535) Lady Hearne (50,000)

5 Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):

Relates to the director named above and connected person

6 Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:

Disposal of 14,535 ordinary shares by Sir Graham Hearne and of 50,000 ordinary
shares by Lady Hearne.

7 Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

n/a

8 Percentage of issued class:

n/a

9 Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

A total of 64,535 ordinary shares of 25p each.

10 Percentage of issued class:

0.013%

11 Class of security:

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each

12 Price per share:

575.6972p

13 Date of transaction:

17 April 2001

14 Date Company informed:

18 April 2001

15 Total holding following this notification:

10,000

16 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

0.002%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17 Date of grant:

18 Period during which or date on which exercisable:

19 Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:

20 Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:

21 Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:

22 Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification:



23 Contact name for queries:

M J White, Company Secretary

24 Contact telephone number:

020 7925 4236

25 Name of company official responsible for making notification:

M J White



Additional Information:



ENDS.