RNS Number:5131P
Venture Production PLC
29 July 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   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 CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD                                                                    730,546
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD                                                                    6,452,217
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS AUSTRALIA LTD                                                             40,984
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS JAPAN LTD                                                                116,561
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD                                                                    3,859,313
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS, N.A.                                                                  1,119,523
BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD                                                                     434,518
GERRARD LTD                                                                                          4,717
GERRARD LTD                                                                                          6,899
WOOLWICH UNIT TRUST MANAGERS LTD                                                                   749,403



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               121,708
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                             214075               495,229
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                             221428                67,414
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                             367748               359,496
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                             392067               387,828
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                             392177                41,275
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                             768198                26,322
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                                                 730,546
BNP PARIBAS                                                                                        20,156
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                                                       221476                39,243
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                                                       387173                58,518
BOISS NOMINEES LTD                                                          4224361                52,986
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD                                                  501577191                 3,490
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            16376                62,268
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            18243                11,680
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            19518                29,755
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            19519               224,419
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            20947             4,747,797
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            21359               126,028
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            25772                72,192
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            27793                 8,367
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            27795                10,476
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            27797                17,146
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            27799                41,999
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            27800                91,451
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            28270                42,651
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            28270                96,511
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            31961               195,640
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES                                                                      11,853
CITIBANK                                                                 6010782807                42,201
HSBC                                                                         813168               102,320
HSBC                                                                         814537                 8,345
HSBC                                                                         845315                 2,802
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST COMPANY                                                93356                13,433
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST CO                                                                         597,858
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST CO                                                                          23,147
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST CO                                                                          70,344
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST CO                                                                         213,228
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST CO                                                                           6,474
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                60,110
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       16345               100,136
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       16400               795,979
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       16482               598,931
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       16612                20,860
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       16621                24,959
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       16644                65,436
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       16901                15,082
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       18409                68,228
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       19514                11,164
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       27795                36,338
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       27799               104,619
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       28166               383,271
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       29514                72,335
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                                                                               30,651
MELLON BANK                                                             ABGFZ872482               265,935
MELLON TRUST - BOSTON & SF                                                                         29,630
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                                                                        37,474
MIDLAND BANK (HSBC BANK PLC)                                                 772823               289,398
NORTHERN TRUST                                                                CVS21               118,766
NORTHERN TRUST                                                                SCO06                37,519
NORTHERN TRUST                                                                TNF01                44,446
NORTHERN TRUST                                                                USF12               215,761
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                                                     44,659
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                                                     41,058
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                                                     10,209
RC GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED                                                       AK1                 3,805
RC GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED                                                       GP1                 1,717
RC GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED                                                       GP1                 3,094
RC GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED                                                       SA1                 3,000
STATE STREET                                                                   2RJ2                13,316
STATE STREET                                                                   JD12                60,555
STATE STREET                                                                   N3B6                21,780
STATE STREET                                                                   N3YZ                 6,070
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA                                                                       13,433



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


29 JULY 2005



12. Total holding following this notification


13,514,681



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


11.00%



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


29 July 2005



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