Holding(s) in Company

Sterling Energy PLC
29 January 2007


                      Sterling Energy PLC (the 'Company')


                                Holding in Company


On 26 January 2007 the Company received a notification dated 23 January 2007
from The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CGC') that, as at 22 January 2007, CGC
had an interest in 139,252,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company
('Ordinary Shares'). This interest represents approximately 8.89 per cent. of
the issued ordinary share capital of the Company, being 1,566,200,558 Ordinary
Shares.


29 January 2007



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