Grant of Options

Regal Petroleum PLC
27 April 2006


For Immediate Release                                        27 April 2006



                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC

                                (the 'Company')


                                Grant of Options


The Company's remuneration committee has granted options over ordinary shares of
5 pence each in the capital of the Company ('Ordinary Shares') pursuant to the
Regal Petroleum Share Option Scheme to the following Director:

                   Number of     Exercise   Condition from which
                 Share Options    Price     exercisable
                  ------------  ----------    ---------   --------------------
Mr Roger             250,000      £0.8525   upon the Company's Ordinary
Phillips                                    Shares trading above £1.50 for
                                            10 consecutive trading days


These share options above have been issued to replace previously held options
which have been relinquished.


Mr Phillips holds an additional 500,000 share options so now has an aggregate of
750,000 share options.


Under the provisions of the Regal Petroleum Share Option Scheme, these options
will lapse on 1 November 2014, unless previously lapsed or exercised.





For further information, please contact:

Regal                                   Tel: [phone]
Paul Morgan - Chairman & CEO

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





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