Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
16 February 2005


Immediate Release                                              16 February 2005

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company


The Company was notified on 16 February 2005 by Morgan Stanley Securities
Limited, ('MSSL') that, following a purchase of the Company's ordinary 5p shares
('Ordinary Shares'), MSSL has an interest in 8,281,838 Ordinary Shares
representing 7.12 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company.


16 February 2005


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                                        Tel: [phone]
Chris Phillips, Company Secretary

Buchanan Communications                                      Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse



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