Issue of Options

Westmount Energy Limited
19 December 2007


                            Westmount Energy Limited

                                (the 'Company')

                                  Announcement



Issue of share options


The Board today announces that it has granted, with effect from 19th December
2007, share options over a total of 100,000 20p Ordinary Shares in the capital
of the Company to Mr Mervyn Bradlow at a strike price of 91p per share. The
options expire on 31 December 2012.


Note for Editors:


Westmount Energy Limited ('Westmount') is a Jersey based AIM quoted Energy
Investment Company. Its present investments include 30,000,000 shares of AIM
quoted Sterling Energy plc, 5,500,000 shares of AIM quoted Desire Petroleum plc
and 244,000 shares of presently unquoted Eclipse Energy UK plc. The Company has
no borrowings.


Contacts:


Paul R. Anderson,

Westmount Energy Limited Tel: [phone]


Gavin J. Burnell,

Brett L. Miller,

Ruegg & Co. Limited Tel: [phone]



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