Grant of options

Sterling Energy PLC
27 November 2007



                      Sterling Energy PLC ('the Company')
                                        
                                Grant of Options
                                        
The Company announces that pursuant to the Company's SAYE scheme the following
Director's were awarded options over ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company
('Ordinary Shares') on 16 November 2007:

+----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
|Director              |      Number of options|       Option price per|
|                      |                granted|         Ordinary Share|
+----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
|G Thomson             |                 85,227|                11.264p|
+----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
|H Wilson              |                 68,181|                11.264p|
+----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
|A Grosse              |                 85,227|                11.264p|
+----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
|P Griggs              |                 85,227|                11.264p|
+----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+


27 November 2007


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