Directorate Change

Regal Petroleum PLC
15 June 2005


Immediate release                                                  15 June 2005

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                   ('Regal')

                            Appointment of Directors

Regal is pleased to announce the appointments of Sir Peter Heap KCMG as
Non-Executive Director and Interim Chairman of Regal and Richard F P Hardman CBE
as Executive Director responsible for Exploration.

Sir Peter Heap is a former specialist adviser to numerous companies including
HSBC Investment Bank, Amerada Hess plc and the BOC Group. Prior to his advisory
roles Sir Peter was with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office of the British
Government for over 36 years, including being the Ambassador in Brazil
(1992-1995), Senior Trade Commissioner in Hong Kong (1989-1992), British High
Commissioner, Bahamas (1983-1986), as well as the Head of Energy Department
(1980-1983). His appointment is with immediate effect.

Richard Hardman is an explorationist and a qualified Geologist with over 40
years industry experience with oil majors including 10 years at BP, 11 years at
AMOCO, 3 years at Superior Oil and 18 years at Amerada Hess. Since 2001 Richard
has been working as a senior consultant to various oil and gas companies
including Enterprise Oil, Neptune, FX Energy Inc and Atlantic Petroleum UK
Limited. He is the former Chairman of both the Petroleum Group of the Geological
Society and the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain and the former
President of the Geological Society. His appointment is with immediate effect.

The Board of Regal now comprises of the following directors:
Sir Peter Heap (Non-executive Director and Interim Non-executive Chairman)
Dr Rex Gaisford (Chief Executive Officer)
Mr Roger Phillips (Finance Director)
Mr Richard Hardman (Executive Director - Exploration)
Lord St John of Bletso (Non-executive Director)

For further information, please contact:

Regal                                                        Tel: [phone]
Roger Phillips, Finance Director

Buchanan Communications                                      Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse / Ben Willey

Further information on Richard Hardman and Sir Peter Heap:

In the last 5 years Richard Hardman is or has been a director of the following
companies:

Atlantic Petroleum UK Limited                                  Current Director
Southwark Cathedral Enterprises Limited                        Current Director
Usborne Mews Residents Association Ltd                         Current Director
FX Energy Inc                                                  Current Director
Artsline Limited                                                Former Director

He has a holding of 12,000 shares in Regal purchased on 24 May 2005.

In the last 5 years Sir Peter Heap is or has been a director of the following
companies:

Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain                 Current Chairman
RCM Group Limited                                       Current Deputy Chairman
D.S.Wolf International Ltd                        Former Non-Executive Director

There is no further information to be disclosed in accordance with paragraph (f)
of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules, nor are there further disclosures to be made
under paragraph 15 of the AIM Rules in respect of the appointments.




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