Holding(s) in Company

Sterling Energy PLC
03 December 2004


                      Sterling Energy PLC (the 'Company')                     
                                                                               
                               Holding in Company
                                        
                                        
The Company was informed on 30 November 2004 by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
('GS Inc') that Goldman Sachs International, a subsidiary of GS Inc, was
interested in 44,301,200 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company, representing
3.18 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                        43,100,000  
CREPTEMP                                                             1,201,000  


3 December 2004

 
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