Holding in Company

Enterprise Oil PLC
8 December 2000


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     ENTERPRISE OIL PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC.

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

IN RESPECT OF HOLDER ABOVE

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

     CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY            18,765,400
     CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY                      8,842,003
     CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL S.A.                          1,373,721
     CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED                         390,200
     CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL, INC.                             4,400 

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     NIL

6)   (N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     4,785,139

8)   (0.96%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 25 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     6 DECEMBER 2000

11)  Date company informed

     8 DECEMBER 2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

     29,375,724
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     5.89%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     M.J. WHITE    020 7925 4305

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ......8 DECEMBER 2000..................