Drilling Update

Regal Petroleum PLC
11 February 2008




Immediate Release                                             11 February 2008



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

                        Third Exploration Well in Egypt


The Company is pleased to announce that Apache East Ras Budran Corp. LDC, as
operator of the East Ras Budran Concession (the 'Concession') in Egypt, has
spudded the ERB-B-2X well, which is the third exploration well on the
Concession.



The ERB-B-2X well, which is planned to take approximately 35 days to drill, is
primarily targeting the Cambrian Naqus-Araba sandstone formation and is expected
to be drilled to a total depth of approximately 4800 feet.



The Company holds a 25% working interest in the Concession which covers an area
of 521 square kilometres onshore in the Gulf of Suez.







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]
Martin Jackson / Scott Fulton






In accordance with the guidelines of the AIM market of the London Stock
Exchange, Antonio Mozetic, PhD Geological Sciences, SPE, Director of Regal
Petroleum plc, is the qualified person that has reviewed the technical
information contained in this press release.






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