Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
26 April 2006


For Immediate Release                                            26 April 2006

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC

                                ('the Company')


                              Holdings in Company



The Company was notified on 25 April 2006 by Credit Agricole Cheuvreux
International Ltd that they have an interest in 5,560,901 of the Company's
ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary Shares') representing 4.33 per cent. of the issued
Ordinary Share capital of the Company.




For further information, please contact:

Regal                                   Tel: [phone]
Roger Phillips, Finance Director

Buchanan Communications                 Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse







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