Holding(s) in Company

Asia Energy PLC
04 April 2005


                        Asia Energy plc ('the Company')

                       Notification of significant holding


Under sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 and rule 15 of the AIM Rules 
the following information falls to be  disclosed:

The Company was notified on 24 March 2005 that The Goldman Sachs Group Inc and
its direct and indirect subsidiaries had  acquired a further interest in the
shares of the Company resulting in a total holding of 1,374,249 Ordinary Shares
of  10p each in the Company. This represents 3.59% of the issued share capital
of the Company.


4 April 2005


                                                                                      
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