Director Shareholding

Regal Petroleum PLC
08 September 2003


For Immediate Release                       8 September 2003


                      Regal Petroleum plc (the 'Company')

                             Directors Shareholding

The Company was notified on 4 September 2002 that Mr Guenter Nolte, Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, had purchased 22,500 Ordinary Shares of the
Company ('Ordinary Shares'), at 90p per share each, and 12,300 Ordinary Shares
at 88.53p, representing a holding of 0.06 per cent. of the issued share capital.

As a result of this purchase, Mr. Guenter Nolte has a beneficial interest in
34,800 Ordinary Shares representing 0.06 per cent. of the Company's share
capital.



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