Director Shareholding

Regal Petroleum PLC
28 September 2004


Immediate Release                                             28 September 2004




                      Regal Petroleum plc ('the Company')


                            Director's Shareholding


The Company was notified on 28 September 2004 that Mr W H Humphries, a
non-executive Director of the Company, had purchased 50,000 ordinary 5p shares
of the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at an average price of 317 pence per Ordinary
Share.


As a result of this purchase, Mr W H Humphries has a beneficial interest in
400,000 Ordinary Shares representing 0.35 per cent. of the Company's share
capital.


28 September 2004


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                                        Tel: [phone]

Chris Phillips, Company Secretary

Buchanan Communications                                      Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse / Catherine Miles


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