Issue of Options

Westmount Energy Limited 19 December 2007 Westmount Energy Limited (the 'Company') Announcement Issue of share options The Board today announces that it has granted, with effect from 19th December 2007, share options over a total of 100,000 20p Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company to Mr Mervyn Bradlow at a strike price of 91p per share. The options expire on 31 December 2012. Note for Editors: Westmount Energy Limited ('Westmount') is a Jersey based AIM quoted Energy Investment Company. Its present investments include 30,000,000 shares of AIM quoted Sterling Energy plc, 5,500,000 shares of AIM quoted Desire Petroleum plc and 244,000 shares of presently unquoted Eclipse Energy UK plc. The Company has no borrowings. Contacts: Paul R. Anderson, Westmount Energy Limited Tel: 01534 814209 Gavin J. Burnell, Brett L. Miller, Ruegg & Co. Limited Tel: 020 7584 3663 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange