Director Shareholding

Sterling Energy PLC
19 May 2005


                      Sterling Energy plc ('the Company')

                            Director's Share Purchases


The Company was informed today that on 18 May 2005 that the following Directors
of the Company, purchased a total of 1,027,865 ordinary shares of 1p each
('Ordinary Shares') increasing their respective holdings as detailed below.

Director        No. of shares   Price paid per   Total no. of      Percentage of
                     bought            share      shares held         the issued
                                                    following    share held post
                                                   purchase           purchase
Harry Wilson*       200,000**         15.125p    27,970,092               2.01
Graeme Thomson      350,000            14.60p    16,049,558               1.15
Andy Grosse         327,865            15.25p     5,500,473               0.39
Paul Griggs         150,000            15.20p       150,000               0.01

* Includes 17,823,802 shares held by Roselea Limited, a company in which Mr
Wilson has a 26% interest and is a director.
** The purchase was made by Roselea Limited.

19 May 2005



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