RNS Number:2412O
Venture Production PLC
18 February 2008


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of Issuer

VENTURE PRODUCTION PLC


2. Reason for Notification

ACQUISITION OF SHARES


3. Full Name of person(s) subject to notification obligation

AXA S.A. 25 AVENUE MATIGNON, 75008 PARIS AND ITS GROUP OF COMPANIES


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above)




5. Date of the transaction

14 FEBRUARY 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified

15 February 2008


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached

                                                                             5%


8. Notified Details

Voting Rights Attached to shares
Number of voting rights (Direct) - 1,064,325
% of voting rights (Direct) - 0.74
Number of voting rights (Indirect) - 6,291,277
% of voting rights (Indirect) - 4.39
Financial Instruments
                                                                             -
Total (A) + (B)
Total number of voting rights - 7,355,602
Total % of Voting Rights - 5.14


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held

Name of the Company / Fund                        Number of Shares  % of Issued Share Capital

AXA Sun Life plc                                     78,046            0.05449
(fmly Axa Equity & Law LifeAssurance Society plc)                   
Direct                                            
                                            
AXA Rosenberg                                        248,643           0.17361
Direct                                                          

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                            30,000            0.02095 
Distribution Fund                  
Indirect                                     

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                             2,000            0.00140 
Extra Income Fund                            
Indirect                                    

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                            25,000            0.01746
UK Equity Income Fund                       
Indirect                                      

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                            50,000            0.03491 
UK Growth Fund                               
Indirect                                      

PPP Healthcare Group plc                              4,465            0.00312
Direct                                       

Sun Life Pensions Management                         27,000            0.01885
Ltd                                          
Direct                                      

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                     15,000            0.01047 
Direct                                      

Sun Life Assurance Society Plc                       41,200            0.02877 
Direct                                    

AXA Rosenberg                                       189,915            0.13260 
Direct                                       

AXA Insurance UK                                     19,035            0.01329 
Direct                                           

AXA General Unit Trust                              130,000            0.09077
Indirect                                    

AXA Financial, Inc                                    4,460            0.00311 
Indirect                                  

AXA Rosenberg                                     3,414,241            2.38388
Indirect

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                     38,000            0.02653
Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                      2,600            0.00182
Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                          21,498            0.01501
LTAV UK Equity
Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                          24,021            0.01677
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management                         90,000            0.06284
LTAV UK Equity
Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management                        118,488            0.08273
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct

AXA Framlington                                     156,564            0.10932
St James Place Exempt (Pens) Fund
Indirect

AXA Framlington                                     163,855            0.11441
St James Place Net (Life) Fund
Indirect

AXA Framlington                                      38,984            0.02722
St James Place Offshore Fund
Indirect

AXA Framlington                                   1,868,551            1.30466
UK Select Ops
Indirect

AXA Framlington                                     139,372            0.09731
Managed Balanced
Indirect

Framlington onshore private clients                  70,125            0.04896
Indirect

Framlington onshore private clients                   3,125            0.00218
Indirect

Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive                    97,241            0.06790
Direct

Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive                    49,173            0.03433
Direct

AXA Framlington                                     195,000            0.13615
EDF Energy Group                        
Indirect

Total Direct                                      1,064,325            0.74313

Total Indirect                                    6,291,277            4.39268

TOTAL                                             7,355,602            5.13581

Proxy Voting


10. Name of Proxy holder




11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold







12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights




13. Any additional information




14. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

TERRY MARSH 020 7003 2637


15. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification

SIMON WAITE 01224 619000


Date of notification

18 FEBRUARY 2008




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