Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
27 October 2004


Immediate Release                                                27 October 2004

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                               Holding in Company


The Company was notified on 25 October 2004 by Morgan Stanley Securities
Limited, ('MSSL') that, following a purchase of the Company's ordinary 5p shares
('Ordinary Shares'), MSSL has an interest in 3,544,737 Ordinary Shares
representing 3.05 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share capital.


27 October 2004


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                                        Tel: [phone]
Chris Phillips, Company Secretary

Buchanan Communications                                      Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse


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