RNS Number:9143R
Venture Production PLC
08 April 2008


Venture Production plc (the 'Company')


Director/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMRs') Shareholdings


On 7 April 2008, the Directors' and PDMRs' listed below received an allocation
of shares in accordance with the rules of the Annual Deferred Share Bonus Plan
(the 'Plan'). In order to satisfy the income tax, national insurance and
associated dealing costs for Jonathan Roger, Christopher Bird and Mike Travis a
proportion of shares allocated have been sold at a price of 639.4844 pence per
share to satisfy these liabilities.


Jon Murphy and Rod Begbie have self funded these liabilities, and as such
received the full allocations, as detailed below:

, as detailed below:
                        --------    -------   --------   ----------
Notification under DR   Shares      Shares    Shares     Percentage of Issued
3.1.4(R)(1)(b)          Allocated             Received   Share Capital %
                                    Sold
                       --------     -------   --------   ----------

Jonathan Murphy            64,343         Nil   64,343                    0.05
Roderick Begbie            32,988         Nil   32,988                    0.02

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

Christopher
Bird                       32,574    13,871     18,703                    0.01
Jonathan Roger             32,574    13,871     18,703                    0.01
Michael Travis             25,729    10,957     14,772                    0.01


The total allocation of shares under the Plan for the above participants and
other Plan members has been satisfied by the transfer of 282,188 ordinary shares
in the Company, representing 0.20% of the total issued share capital, from the
Venture Production IOM Employee Benefit Trust to the participants of the Plan.


Following this transaction, the interests of the above Directors and PDMRs are
as follows:

Director/PDMR      Registered Holder             Holding  Total holding  Total
---------------    -------------------         ---------   -------        %

Jonathan Murphy    Share Nominees Limited        8,024
                   Adam & Co Nominee         1,361,689
                                                               --------
                                                            1,369,713    0.956
                                                               --------

Roderick Begbie    Share Nominees Limited        8,024
                   Pershing Keen Nominees      341,943
                   RM Begbie                    37,488
                                                               --------
                                                              387,455    0.271
                                                               --------
Christopher Bird   Share Nominees Limited        3,271
                   C Bird                      126,837
                                                               --------
                                                              130,108    0.091
                                                               --------

Jonathan Roger     Share Nominees Limited        6,710
                   J Roger                     128,421
                   Mrs SC Roger (Spouse)        45,000
                                                               --------
                                                              180,131    0.126
                                                               --------

Mike Travis        Share Nominees Limited        7,721
                   MJ Travis                    15,432
                   Mrs S Travis (Spouse)        65,287
                                                               --------
                                                               88,440     0.62
                                                               --------



Contact:

Simon Waite
Company Secretary
Venture Production plc
62 Huntly Street, Aberdeen
AB10 1RS


Tel: 01224 619000


8 April 2008



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