Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
28 April 2008


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

                               Holding in Company


The Company was notified on 24 April 2008 by BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited that it has an interest in 22,467,396 of the Company's ordinary 5
pence shares ('Ordinary Shares') representing 11.14 per cent of the issued
Ordinary Share capital of the Company.


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                   Tel: [phone]
David J Greer, CEO

Strand Partners                         Tel: [phone]
Rory Murphy




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