Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:1764Q
Venture Production PLC
25 September 2003

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

VENTURE PRODUCTION PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED


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 OF SHAREHOLDER


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

CHASE MANHATTAN BANK FISL     6,635,716
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK FIL        354,700
DEUTSCHE BANK                    64,500


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

2,541,266


6)   Percentage of issued Class

2.36%

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


8)   Percentage of issued Class


9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.4P EACH


10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

11 SEPTEMBER 2003


12)  Total holding following this notification

7,054,916

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.55%


14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

BRIAN HOBDEN
TEL: [phone]


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

     Date of Notification ........................25 SEPTEMBER 2003


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