Holding in Company

RNS Number:7089L
Black Rock Oil & Gas PLC
16 October 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company


Black Rock Oil and Gas Plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

Hoodless Brennan & Partners Plc

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

Holding in respect of the shareholder above

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

Hoodless Brennan & Partners Plc

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

n/a

6)   Percentage of issued class

n/a

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

 3,500,000

8)   Percentage of issued class

 4.31%

9)   Class of security

 Ordinary shares of 0.5p each

10)  Date of transaction

16 October 2001

11)  Date company informed

16 October 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

1,575,000

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

1.94%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

 Julian Riddick  - 020 7629 7237

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


Julian Riddick




     Date of notification  16.10.01