BOARD APPOINTMENT

Sterling Energy PLC
14 February 2006


14 February 2006

                              STERLING ENERGY PLC
                         ('Sterling' or the 'Company')

                               Board Appointment


Sterling Energy plc, the AIM listed energy company with activities in the Gulf
of Mexico and Africa, today announces the appointment of Mr. Christopher
Callaway as a non-executive director of the Company with immediate effect.

Mr. Callaway joined the 'City' in 1973, initially with the London Stock Exchange
and in 1983, he moved to Capel Cure Myers (subsequently ANZ Merchant Bank) in
the role of corporate finance adviser, specialising in small and medium sized
growth companies.  He became a partner at Coopers & Lybrand in 1990 before
joining Beeson Gregory in 1995.  Beeson Gregory was subsequently taken over by
the Evolution Group in 2002 and on the merger Mr. Callaway became Joint Head of
Corporate Finance, retiring in December 2004.  Since then, Mr. Callaway has been
involved in the flotation of a number of companies of which he is both an
investor and a director.

Mr. Callaway will join the Audit, Remuneration and Nominations committees of
Sterling.


Richard O'Toole, Chairman of Sterling Energy commented:

'I am delighted to welcome Chris Callaway to the Board of Sterling.  His long
experience of the City and advising growth companies will be of great benefit to
Sterling as we seek to deploy the significant cash that will shortly begin to
flow from our investment in the Chinguetti field, offshore Mauritania.'

Save for the declarations below, and the issue to Mr. Callaway of options over
1,000,000 ordinary shares at 22.5p per share, there are no updated disclosures
to be made in respect of the appointment of Mr. Callaway under rule 17 and under
Schedule 2 paragraph (g)) of the AIM rules.


Current Directorships

Mr. Callaway is currently a non-executive director of the following companies:

BETonSPORTS plc              Joined May 2005                    Aim Quoted
CCO Capital PLC              Joined March 2005                  Aim Quoted
Perspective Capital PLC      Joined March 2005                  Aim Quoted
NBCC PLC                     Joined July 2005                   Ofex Quoted

Mr. Callaway has also been a director and trustee of Southend on Sea Derby and
Joan Organisation, a charity, since March 2005.


Past Directorships

Evolution Securities Ltd     Resigned December 2004


Further information:

Sterling Energy plc                                         [phone]
Harry Wilson, Chief Executive
Graeme Thomson, Finance Director

Citigate Dewe Rogerson                                      [phone]
Media enquiries: Martin Jackson / George Cazenove
Analyst enquiries: Nina Soon

www.sterlingenergyplc.com                                   Ticker Symbol: SEY






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