VPC Venture Prod.

RNS Number:5174S
Venture Production PLC
11 October 2005


Venture Production plc (the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholdings


The Company was notified on 11 October 2005 of the following changes in the
interests of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
("PDMRs").


The following Ordinary shares of 0.4p each in the Company ("Share" or "Shares")
were purchased under the Venture Production plc Share Incentive Plan on 11
October 2005 on the London Stock Exchange. Partnership Shares were purchased by
each Director and PDMR at 469.3p per Share, Matching Shares were acquired at nil
cost pursuant to the Share Incentive Plan and will be held in Trust.


                                            Shares acquired

                             Partnership  Matching Shares   Total Shares   Total
                                Shares    purchase at nil    Purchased
                                                   cost
Director/PDMR               purchased at                                     %
---------------            469.3p each

Notification under DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b)
Michael Wagstaff                    26               52           78      0.00
Jonathan Murphy                     26               52           78      0.00
Marie-Louise Clayton                26               52           78      0.00

Notification under DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(a)
Roderick Begbie                     26               52           78      0.00
Chris Bird                          27               54           81      0.00
Jonathan Roger                      27               54           81      0.00
Simon Wisker                        26               52           78      0.00



Following these purchases, the interests of the Directors and PDMRs are as
follows:

Director/PDMR   Registered Holder         Holding        Total holding   Total
                                                                           %


Michael         HSDL Nominees                5,194
Wagstaff
                M J Wagstaff             1,113,575
                                                             ---------  -------
                                                           1,118,769     0.90
                                                             ---------  -------

Jonathan        HSDL Nominees                5,194
Murphy
                Adam & Co Nominee          322,750
                                                             ---------  -------
                                                             327,944     0.26
                                                             ---------  -------

Marie-Louise    HSDL Nominees                   78
Clayton         M-L Papworth                 2,081
                                                             ---------  -------
                                                               2,159     0.00
                                                             ---------  -------

Roderick        HSDL Nominees                5,194
Begbie
                R Begbie                    10,000
                                                             ---------  -------
                                                              15,194     0.01
                                                             ---------  -------
                                                             ---------  -------
Chris Bird      HSDL Nominees                  441               441     0.00
                                                             ---------  -------

Jonathan        HSDL Nominees                3,880
Roger
                Comdirect                    4,582
                                                             ---------  -------
                                                               8,462     0.01
                                                             ---------  -------

Simon Wisker    HSDL Nominees                5,194
                Barclayshare Nominees        7,300
                                                             ---------  -------
                                                              12,494     0.01
                                                             ---------  -------



Contact:

Brian Hobden, Company Secretary, Venture Production plc, 62 Huntly Street,
Aberdeen, AB10 1RS
Tel: 01224 619000


11 October 2005






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