Notification of Transactions by PDMRs


Notification of Transactions by PDMRs

Pursuant to the Company's obligations under Disclosure and Transparency Rule
3.1.4, the Company hereby notifies that the following Director purchased
Ordinary Shares of £0.05 each in the Company (the “Shares”) on the London Stock
Exchange:-

Amjad Bseisu notified the Company on 23 April 2010 that Double A Limited, a
discretionary Trust in which the Bseisu family have a beneficial interest,
purchased 1,550,000 Shares on 23 April 2010 at 98.63 pence per share, totalling
0.2% of the share capital of the Company. 

Prior to these transactions, Double A Limited held 8,642,992 Shares, being 1.12%
of the share capital of the Company. The total holding of Double A Limited
following the transaction is 10,192,992 shares, being 1.32% of the share capital
of the Company.  Alima Trust, a discretionary Trust in which the Bseisu family
has a beneficial interest, holds 9,225,157 Shares, being 1.19% of the share
capital of the Company.  

The Company's issued share capital consists of 775,027,922 Shares with voting
rights.  Each Share carries the right to one vote.  The Company does not hold
any shares in Treasury.

EnQuest PLC
Paul Waters
Company Secretary
020 7925 4900