Director Shareholding

Enterprise Oil PLC
14 September 2000

LETTER TO COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE

SHARE OPTION EXERCISES BY EMPLOYEES

We have today been notified by the Trustee of the Enterprise Oil Employee
Worldwide Benefit Trust, of a transfer out of the trust of 9,353 ordinary
shares in the capital of the company following the exercise of share options
by an employee.  All of the ordinary shares were sold in the market on 13
September 2000 at 595.25 pence per share.

The Directors, A R Armour, I G Craig, Sir Graham Hearne, P H Jungels, A B
Shilston and K P Watts, as holders of share options, have a potential interest
in the shares held by the trust.

A R Armour has today sold 14,333 ordinary shares of 25p each and his wife has
today sold 4,500 ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital of the company at 
583 pence per share. Together these holdings represent 0.004% of the company's
issued ordinary share capital. Dr Armour's beneficial interest has accordingly
been reduced.

LETTER FROM ENTERPRISE OIL PLC