RNS Number:0408P
Venture Production PLC
19 July 2005

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company

VENTURE PRODUCTION PLC


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

BARCLAYS 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

BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD                                   427,280
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS, N.A.                                  815,489
BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD                                  770,726
GERRARD LTD                                                        4,717
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD                                  5,838,698
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS AUSTRALIA LTD                           40,984
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS JAPAN LTD                              106,382
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD                                  3,671,046
WOOLWICH UNIT TRUST MANAGERS LTD                                 740,520


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

REGISTERED HOLDER                        A/C               HOLDING
BANK OF IRELAND                       258227                85,822
BANK OF IRELAND                      4239749               119,144
BANK OF NEW YORK                      214075               486,346
BANK OF NEW YORK                      221428                64,417
BANK OF NEW YORK                      367748               313,746
BANK OF NEW YORK                      392067               346,762
BANK OF NEW YORK                      392177                41,275
BANK OF NEW YORK                      768198                30,263
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                          770,726
BNP PARIBAS                                                 15,484
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                221476                39,243
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                387173                50,625
BOISS NOMINEES LTD                   4224361                52,986
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD           501577191                 3,490
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                     16376                72,121
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                     18243                11,680
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                     19518                29,755
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                     19519               224,419
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                     20947             4,124,234
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                     21359               122,853
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                     25772                67,798
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                     27793                 8,367
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                     27795                12,324
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                     27797                17,146
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                     27799                41,999
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                     27800                91,451
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                     28270                50,041
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                     28270                96,511
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                     31961               192,666
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES                                9,086
CITIBANK                          6010782807                42,201
HSBC                                  813168                88,984
HSBC                                  814537                 8,345
HSBC                                  845315                 2,802
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST COMPANY         93356                10,631
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST CO                                    5,075
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST CO                                    8,360
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST CO                                   39,081
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST CO                                  454,276
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST CO                                  151,793
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                16331                41,695
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                16341                68,419
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                16341               164,158
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                16344                57,022
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                16345                95,986
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                16400               795,979
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                16482               602,297
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                16612                19,338
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                16621                24,959
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                16644                64,879
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                16901                15,082
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                18409                68,228
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                19514                10,607
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                27795                30,244
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                27799               102,883
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                28166               383,271
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                29514                68,980
JPM FRANKFURT                          27717               103,373
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                        40,984
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                        19,090
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                        24,048
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                        42,772
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                        20,472
MELLON BANK                      ABGFZ872482               248,861
MELLON TRUST - BOSTON & SF                                  22,772
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                                 28,011
MIDLAND BANK (HSBC BANK PLC)          772823               283,053
NORTHERN TRUST                         CVS21               103,753
NORTHERN TRUST                         SCO06                37,519
NORTHERN TRUST                         TNF01                44,446
NORTHERN TRUST                         USF12               190,939
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                              29,639
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                              33,657
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                               7,624
RC GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED                GP1                 1,717
RC GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED                SA1                 3,000
STATE STREET                            2RJ2                13,316
STATE STREET                            JD12                60,555
STATE STREET                            N3B6                21,185
STATE STREET                            N3YZ                 6,070
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA                                10,631


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

NOT INFORMED


6. Percentage of issued class

NOT INFORMED


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A


8. Percentage of issued class

N/A


9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.4P EACH


10. Date of transaction

NOT INFORMED


11. Date company informed

18 JULY 2005


12. Total holding following this notification

12,415,842


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.11%


14. Any additional information

...............................................................


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

BRIAN HOBDEN               01224 619000


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

BRIAN HOBDEN


Date of notification

19 July 2005


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