RNS Number:4531R
Venture Production PLC
02 April 2008


Venture Production plc (the 'Company')

Director/PDMR Shareholdings


The Company was notified on 2 April 2008 of the following changes in the
interests of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
('PDMRs') in the Ordinary shares of 0.4p each in the Company ('Shares').


The following award of free shares was made under the terms of the Company's
Share Incentive Plan in respect of 2007. The Shares were purchased on 28 March
2008, their allocation was finalised on 2 April 2008 and are held in trust by
Share Nominees Limited. The value attributable to the Shares awarded was 628
pence per share. The total shareholdings as given below are those in which each
Director or PDMR has a beneficial interest.

Notification under DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b)                 Free shares         Total %
                                                    purchased at
                                                        nil cost

Michael Wagstaff                                           318            0.00
Jonathan Murphy                                            318            0.00
Roderick Begbie                                            318            0.00

Notification under DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(a)

Chris Bird                                                 318            0.00
Jonathan Roger                                             318            0.00
Michael Travis                                             318            0.00
Craig McCallum                                             318            0.00

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

Director/PDMR      Registered Holder           Holding    Total holding  Total
-------------      -----------------           -------    -------------  -----
Michael Wagstaff   Share Nominees Limited        8,024
                   Pershing Keen Nominees    1,775,289
                   M J Wagstaff                630,825
                                                          -------------  -----
                                                              2,414,138  1.686
                                                          -------------  -----

Jonathan Murphy    Share Nominees Limited        8,024
                   Adam & Co Nominee         1,297,346
                                                          -------------  -----
                                                              1,305,370  0.911
                                                          -------------  -----

Roderick Begbie    Share Nominees Limited        8,024
                   Pershing Keen Nominees      341,943
                   RM Begbie                     4,500
                                                          -------------  -----
                                                                354,467  0.247
                                                          -------------  -----

Chris Bird      Share Nominees Limited          3,271
                C Bird                        108,134
                                                          -------------  -----
                                                                111,405  0.078
                                                          -------------  -----

Jonathan Roger  Share Nominees Limited          6,710
                J Roger                       109,718
                Mrs SC Roger (Spouse)          45,000
                                                          -------------  -----
                                                                161,428  0.113
                                                          -------------  -----

Mike Travis     Share Nominees Limited          7,721
                MJ Travis                         660
                Mrs S Travis (Spouse)          65,287
                                                          -------------  -----
                                                                 73,668  0.051
                                                          -------------  -----

Craig McCallum  Share Nominees Limited          1,696
                                                          -------------  -----
                                                                  1,696  0.001
                                                          -------------  -----

Contact:

Simon N Waite
Company Secretary
Venture Production plc
Kings Close
62 Huntly Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1RS

Tel: 01224 619000

2 April 2008


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