Suceava Well Spud

Regal Petroleum PLC
21 November 2007



 
Immediate Release                                              21 November 2007
                                                                          

                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                           ('Regal' or 'the Company')

                               Suceava Well Spud

The Company is pleased to announce that Aurelian Oil and Gas plc, through its
wholly owned Romanian subsidiary, Aurelian Oil & Gas Romania S.R.L., as operator
of the Suceava EV-1 Concession (the 'Concession') in Romania spudded exploration
well, Dornesti-1, on 18 November 2007.

Regal owns a 50% working interest in the Concession which covers an area of
4,103 square kilometres onshore in the north-east of Romania.

The well, which is planned to take 15 days, is to reach a target in the
Sarmatian Formation.

For further information, please contact:

Regal                                                Tel: [phone]

Neil Ritson, Chief Executive Officer
Frank Scolaro, Chairman

Evolution Securities                                 Tel: [phone]
Robert Collins

Mirabaud Securities                                  Tel: [phone]
Pav Sanghera

Buchanan Communications                              Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse
Ben Willey

In accordance with the guidelines of the AIM market of the London Stock
Exchange, Neil Ritson BSc (Hons) Geophysics,  FGS, Chief Executive Officer of
Regal Petroleum plc, is the qualified person that has reviewed the technical 
information contained in this press release.



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