Transaction in Own Shares

Westmount Energy Limited
22 September 2006


22 September 2006


PRESS RELEASE


WESTMOUNT ENERGY LIMITED

Westmount Energy ('the Company') announces that the Company yesterday purchased
for cancellation 25,000 of its ordinary shares of 20p each at a price of 108p
per share.

In addition, the 17,000 ordinary shares of 20p each that it purchased on 15th
June 2006 at a price of 121 pence per share and the 6,250 ordinary shares of 20p
each that it purchased on the 16 June 2006 at 120 pence per share (as announced
on 19 June 2006) have been cancelled. This is therefore a total of 48,250
ordinary shares of 20p each.

Westmount Energy Limited now has a total of 7,458,430 ordinary shares of 20p 
each in issue.


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, 
a £500,000 convertible loan to AIM quoted CDS Oil & Gas Group plc and 244,000 
shares of presently unquoted Eclipse Energy Company Limited. Westmount has no 
borrowings.



Contacts:


Paul R. Anderson,
Westmount Energy Limited      Tel: [phone]

Gavin J. Burnell,
Ruegg & Co. Limited           Tel: [phone]




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