Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
22 February 2007



Immediate Release                                               22 February 2007

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company

The Company was notified on 22 February 2007 by BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited that they have an interest in 11,428,961 of the Company's ordinary
5p shares ('Ordinary Shares') representing 8.89 per cent. of the issued Ordinary
Share capital of the Company.



For further information, please contact:

Regal                                                         Tel: [phone]
Neil Ritson, CEO
Frank Scolaro, Non-executive Chairman





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