Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
07 February 2005


Immediate Release                                                7 February 2005

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company

The Company was notified on 3 February 2005 by The Capital Group Companies, Inc
on behalf of itself and its affiliates ('Capital Group') that, following a
purchase of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary Shares'), Capital Group
has an interest in 5,013,000 Ordinary Shares representing 4.31 per cent. of the
issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company.

7 February 2005

For further information, please contact:

Regal                                              Tel: [phone]
Chris Phillips, Company Secretary

Buchanan Communications                            Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse



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