Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
07 February 2006


For Immediate Release                                            7 February 2006


                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company

The Company was notified on 6 February 2006 by Credit Agricole Cheuvreux
International Ltd that they have an interest in 4,390,000 of the Company's
ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary Shares'), representing 3.42 per cent. of the
issued Ordinary Share capital.

For further information, please contact:

Regal                                              Tel: [phone]

Roger Phillips, Finance Director

Buchanan Communications                            Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse




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