Total Voting Rights

Sterling Energy PLC
18 October 2007



                      Sterling Energy Plc (the 'Company')

                         Total Voting Rights

The Company announces that, as of 18 October 2007, the details of its issued
share capital and voting rights are as  follows:


Class of             Total number          Number of        Total number             Number of             Total number 
share                   of shares      voting rights           of voting        shares held in             of shares in 
                   in circulation        attached to          rights for     treasury(carrying                issue for 
                                          each share          each class      no voting rights               each class
                                                                                attached until 
                                                                                        issued)

Ordinary Shares     1,568,700,558                 1        1,568,700,558                    0             1,568,700,558 
of 1p each                                                                                                             


18 October 2007

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