Director's Share Purchase

Regal Petroleum PLC
14 February 2008







14 February 2008



                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC

                           ('Regal' or the 'Company')

                         Purchase of Shares by Director



The Company has been notified that on 13 February 2008, Mr Francesco Scolaro, a
Non-Executive Director of the Company, purchased a total of 33,500 ordinary
shares of 5 pence each in the capital of the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at an
average price of £1.37 each.  Mr Scolaro's holding in the Company now stands at
(i) 133,879 Ordinary Shares and (ii) an interest in 1,448,067 Ordinary Shares
held through derivative or economic instruments, representing in aggregate
approximately 1.09 per cent of the Company's issued Ordinary Share capital.









For further information, please contact:


Regal                                                       Tel: [phone]

David J Greer, Chairman & CEO

Strand Partners                                             Tel: [phone]
Simon Raggett / Rory Murphy

Mirabaud Securities                                         Tel: [phone]
Peter Krens / Pav Sanghera

Citigate Dewe Rogerson                                      Tel: [phone]
Media enquiries: Martin Jackson

Analyst enquiries: Scott Fulton









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