Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
22 August 2006


For Immediate Release                                             22 August 2006

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company


The Company was notified on 22 August 2006 by Credit Agricole Cheuvreux
International Ltd that they have an interest in 6,761,008 of the Company's
ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary Shares') representing 5.26 per cent. of the issued
Ordinary Share capital of the Company.


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                               Tel: [phone]
Roger Phillips, Finance Director


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