RNS Number:4656S
Venture Production PLC
10 October 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                                      1,037,776
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD                                        7,537,650
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS AUSTRALIA LTD                                131,087
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS JAPAN LTD                                    145,776
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD                                        5,358,146
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS, N.A.                                      1,837,724
BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD                                         603,752
GERRARD LTD                                                                600
GERRARD LTD                                                              6,899
WOOLWICH UNIT TRUST MANAGERS LTD                                       782,877


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            87,632
BANK OF IRELAND                                      4239749           129,160
BANK OF NEW YORK                                      206778            19,129
BANK OF NEW YORK                                      210405            91,562
BANK OF NEW YORK                                      214075           507,293
BANK OF NEW YORK                                      221428            71,115
BANK OF NEW YORK                                      367748           428,441
BANK OF NEW YORK                                      392067           468,142
BANK OF NEW YORK                                      392177            41,275
BANK OF NEW YORK                                      768198            26,322
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                    1,037,776
BNP PARIBAS                                                             32,048
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                                221476            39,243
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                                387173            66,926
BOISS NOMINEES LTD                                   4224361            50,730
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD                           501577191             3,490
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                     16376            62,268
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                     18243            16,215
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                     19518            30,881
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                     19519           232,263
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                     20947         5,489,637
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                     21359           126,028
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                     25772            77,835
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                     27793             7,414
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                     27795            10,476
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                     27797            17,146
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                     27799            41,999
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                     27800            93,874
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                     28270           101,632
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                     28270            48,652
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                     31961           200,856
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES                                           18,924
CITIBANK                                          6010782807            44,720
FORTIS                                                   844           283,810
HSBC                                                  813168           124,655
HSBC                                                  845315             2,802
IBT                                                   583996           615,057
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST CO                                              352,919
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST CO                                               29,348
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST CO                                              945,918
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST CO                                              102,968
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST CO                                               31,136
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                16331            41,695
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                16341            68,419
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                16341           173,922
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                16344            63,205
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                16345           106,227
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                16400         1,141,996
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                16482           598,763
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                16612            25,490
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                16621            24,959
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                16644            69,143
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                16901            15,082
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                18409            68,228
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                19514            12,440
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                27795            41,110
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                27799           107,438
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                28166           383,271
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                29514            72,335
JPM FRANKFURT                                          27717           103,373
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                                   131,087
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                                    27,469
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                                    53,515
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                                    64,792
MELLON BANK                                      ABGFZ872482           286,606
MELLON TRUST - US CUSTODIAN                                             46,240
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                                             54,631
MIDLAND BANK (HSBC BANK PLC)                          772823           295,424
NORTHERN TRUST                                         CVS21           142,440
NORTHERN TRUST                                         SCO06            37,519
NORTHERN TRUST                                         TNF01            45,703
NORTHERN TRUST                                         USF12           250,507
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                          70,669
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                          60,061
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                          15,887
RC GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED                                AK1             3,805
RC GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED                                GP1               600
RC GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED                                GP1             3,094
STATE STREET                                            2RJ2            13,316
STATE STREET                                            JD12            60,555
STATE STREET                                            JFBL            38,614
STATE STREET                                            N3B6            20,895
STATE STREET                                            N3YZ             6,070
STATE STREET                                            VE4J            62,481
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI                                          55,366
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA                                            21,609
UBS                                                   486039           246,519


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

10 October 2005


12. Total holding following this notification

17,442,287


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

14.1%


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

10 October 2005


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