Additional Listing

Sterling Energy PLC
14 July 2006


                      Sterling Energy plc ('the Company')

                              Additional Listing


Application has today been made for 1,000,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the
Company ('Ordinary Shares') to be admitted to trading on the AIM market of the
London Stock Exchange ('AIM').

The new Ordinary Shares are being issued pursuant to the exercise of options by
employees. These shares rank pari passu with the Company's existing Ordinary
Shares and dealings are expected to commence on 19 July 2006 on AIM.

Following the exercise of these options the Company has 1,402,950,558 Ordinary
Shares in issue.


14 July 2006


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