Holding(s) in Company

Empyrean Energy PLC
01 February 2007



                              Empyrean Energy PLC
                  ('Empyrean' or the 'Company'; Ticker: (EME))



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1.       Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to 
         which voting rights are attached (ii):

         Empyrean Energy Plc

2.       Reason for the notification:

         An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3.       Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

         Barclays PLC

4.       Full name of shareholder(s) (if difference from 3):

         Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

5.       Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 
         reached (v):

         25 January 2007

6.       Date on which issued notified:

         26 January 2007

7.       Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

         8% to 9%

8.       Notified details

         A: Voting rights attached to shares

         Class/type of share if possible using the ISIN Code        GB00B09G2351

           Situation Previous to the triggering transaction (vi) -
                Number of Shares                                       3,132,853
                Number of Voting Rights (viii)                         3,132,853

           Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (viii) -
                Number of Shares                                       3,299,898
                Number of Voting Rights - Direct (x)                         N/A
                Number of Voting Rights - Indirect (xi)                3,299,898
                % of voting rights - Direct                                  N/A
                % of voting rights - Indirect                               9.35


B: Financial Instruments

        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

        Type of financial instrument                                         N/A

        Expiration date (xiii)                                               N/A

        Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv)                                N/A

        Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the
        instrument is exercised/converted                                    N/A

        % of voting rights                                                   N/A

            Total (A+B)

            Number of voting rights                                    3,299,898
    
            % of voting rights                                              9.35

9.    Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
      the financial instruments are 
      effectively held, if applicable (xv):

      Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

      Proxy Voting:

10.   Name of the proxy holder:                                              N/A

11.   Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:               N/A

12.   Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:           N/A

13.   Additional information:                                                N/A

14.   Contact name:                                                          N/A

15.   Contact telephone number:                                              N/A

      Annex to Notification of Major Interests in Shares (vi)

      A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification 
      obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)            Barclay Plc

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)         1 Churchill Place
                                                               London  E14 5HP

Phone number                                                   020 7166 2913

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)   N/A



B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

Full name                                                                                                               
Geoff Smith

Contact address                                                Barclays Plc
                                                               1 Churchill Place
                                                               London E14 5HP

Phone number                                                   020 7166 2913

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person
or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)                      N/A

C: Additional information                                                    N/A





For further information


Laurence Read/ Ed Portman
Conduit PR
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Empyrean Energy plc
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Imran Ahmad / Rod Venables/ Cecil Jordaan
HB-Corporate
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