Issue of Options

Westmount Energy Limited
07 September 2007


                            Westmount Energy Limited


Issue of share options


The Board today announces that, following the expiry of unexercised options
granted to Mr Derek Williams Dec'd, it has granted, with effect from 6th
September 2007, share options over a total of 150,000 20p Ordinary Shares in the
capital of the company to the Chairman, Mr Alan Levison, at a strike price of
108p 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,
3,762,268 shares of AIM quoted CDS Oil & Gas Group plc and 244,000 shares of
presently unquoted Eclipse Energy UK plc. Westmount 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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