Ukrainian Update

Regal Petroleum PLC
16 February 2006


Immediate Release                                        16 February 2006


                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC

                           ('Regal' or 'the Company')


                                Ukrainian Update


Further to recent media commentary, the Company confirms that as a result of the
decision of the Kiev Court of Appeal announced on 31 January 2006 regarding the
legal challenge brought by Chernihivnaftogasgeologia ('CNGG') against the
Ministry of Environmental Protection ('MEP') with respect to the validity of
Regal's production licences in the Ukraine, production has been shut down at the
Company's operations on its GOL/MEX and SV fields in Ukraine. The Company has
lodged an application to the Supreme Administrative Court of Ukraine seeking an
order that production be re-opened pending Regal's further appeal to the Supreme
Administrative Court of Ukraine to establish the legality of its licences.





For further information, please contact:

Regal                                   Tel: [phone]
Roger Phillips, Finance Director

Buchanan Communications                 Tel: [phone]
Bobby Morse







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