Holding(s) in Company

Sterling Energy PLC
10 January 2007


                      Sterling Energy PLC (the 'Company')


                                Holding in Company


The Company was on informed on 9 January 2007 by The Capital Group Companies,
Inc. ('CGC') that, as at 5 January 2007, CGC had an interest in 121,515,000
ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares'). This interest
represents approximately 8.66 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of
the Company, being 1,402,950,558 Ordinary Shares.

This interest arises by virtue of Ordinary Shares attributed to the following
registered names:

Registered Name                            Ordinary Shares


State Street Nominees Limited                 16,500,000

Chase Nominees Limited                        105,015,000


10 January 2007



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