Appointment of New Auditors

Regal Petroleum PLC
12 May 2006


Immediate Release                                             12 May 2006


                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                           ('Regal' or 'the Company')

                          Appointment of New Auditors

The directors of Regal are pleased to announce that UHY Hacker Young have been
appointed as group auditors.

For further information, please contact:

Regal                                   Tel: [phone]

Paul Morgan, Chairman and CEO

Buchanan Communications                 Tel: [phone]

Bobby Morse


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