Total Voting Rights

Sterling Energy PLC
19 January 2007


                      Sterling Energy Plc (the 'Company')


                              Total Voting Rights



The Company announces that following the placing, announced by the Company on 19
January 2007, the details of its issued share capital and voting rights are as
follows:




Class of share  Total number of  Number of     Total number of   Number of     Total number of
                shares in        voting rights voting rights for shares held   shares in issue
                circulation      attached to   each class        in treasury   for each class
                                 each share                      (carrying no
                                                                 voting rights
                                                                 attached
                                                                 until issued)
Ordinary Shares 1,566,200,558    1             1,566,200,558     0             1,566,200,558
of 1p each








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