RNS Number:4227B
Venture Production PLC
12 April 2006


Venture Production plc (the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholdings


The Company was notified on 11 April 2006 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 April
2006 on the London Stock Exchange. Partnership Shares were purchased by each
Director and PDMR at 696.9p 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                                     
---------------            696.9p each

Notification under DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b)
Michael Wagstaff                    18               36           54      0.00
Jonathan Murphy                     18               36           54      0.00
Marie-Louise Clayton                18               36           54      0.00

Notification under DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(a)
Roderick Begbie                     18               36           54      0.00
Chris Bird                          18               36           54      0.00
Jonathan Roger                      18               36           54      0.00
Simon Wisker                        18               36           54      0.00



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

Director/PDMR       Registered Holder        Holding     Total holding   Total
---------------     -------------------      ---------                    %
               
Michael Wagstaff    HSDL Nominees               5,587
                    Pershing Keen Nominees    407,750
                    M J Wagstaff              630,825
                                                               ---------
                                                             1,044,162    0.84
                                                               ---------

Jonathan Murphy     HSDL Nominees               5,587
                    Adam & Co Nominee         252,750
                                                               ---------
                                                               258,337    0.21
                                                               ---------

Marie-Louise        HSDL Nominees                 471
Clayton             M-L Papworth                2,081
                                                               ---------
                                                                 2,552    0.00
                                                               ---------
Roderick Begbie     HSDL Nominees               5,587
                    R Begbie                   10,000
                                                               ---------
                                                                15,587    0.01
                                                               ---------
                                                               ---------
Chris Bird          HSDL Nominees                                  834    0.00
                                                               ---------

Jonathan Roger      HSDL Nominees               4,273
                    Comdirect                   4,582
                                                               ---------
                                                                 8,855    0.01
                                                               ---------

Simon Wisker        HSDL Nominees               5,587
                    Barclayshare Nominees       7,300
                                                               ---------
                                                                12,887    0.01
                                                               ---------



Contact:

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


12 April 2006






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