Directorate Change

Regal Petroleum PLC
10 June 2005


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

                               Directorate Change


The Company announces that Mr W H Humphries has resigned as a Non-executive
Director of the Company with immediate effect.  The Board of Directors of the
Company expresses its appreciation to Mr Humphries for his valued contributions
since joining the Company in September 2002.

Also with immediate effect, the Company is pleased to announce that Dr Rex
Gaisford CBE has been appointed Chief Executive Officer.

The Company will make a further announcement with regard to director
appointments in due course.

10 June 2005

For further information, please contact:

Regal                                                       Tel: [phone]
Roger Phillips, Finance Director

Buchanan Communications                                     Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse / Ben Willey





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