Holding(s) in Company

Sterling Energy PLC
24 August 2005


                      Sterling Energy PLC (the 'Company')

                                Holding in Company


The Company was informed on 23 August 2005 by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ('GS
Inc') that, at the close of business on 10 August 2005, GS Inc, was interested
in 42,958,953 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company, representing
approximately 3.08 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company. The
above holding is held in the following registered names:

Registered Name                                                        Holding
Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited                        36,125,000
CREPTEMP                                                             6,833,953

24 August 2005




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