Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
13 August 2004


Immediate Release                                                13 August 2004

                      Regal Petroleum plc ('the Company')

                               Holding in Company

The Company was notified on 11 August 2004 by Deutsche Bank AG that they no
longer have a notifiable interest in the Company's ordinary 5p shares.

13 August 2004

For further information, please contact:

Regal                                                        Tel: [phone]

Chris Phillips, Company Secretary

Buchanan Communications                                      Tel: [phone]

Bobby Morse


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