Directorate Change

Regal Petroleum PLC
25 July 2006

Immediate Release                                                   25 July 2006


                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC

                           ('Regal' or 'the Company')


                               Directorate Change


The Company is pleased to announce that Mr Neil Ritson has joined the Board of
Directors of Regal as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Mr Ritson
is aged 50. Mr Ritson has had a lengthy career as an executive in the oil and
gas industry. He trained initially as a geophysicist, obtaining a BSc in
Geophysics from Southampton University, and then spent some 22 years with
British Petroleum Plc moving through technical roles into executive management.
During his time with British Petroleum Plc he was International Chief
Geophysicist and Head of Geoscience Technology, Business Unit Manager for BP
Norway and Vice President Exploration for BP Alaska. Between 1999 and 2004, he
was with Burlington Resources Inc where he was initially Vice President, London
Division and General Manager for North Africa before being appointed Vice
President, International Business. Since 2004, Mr Ritson has been engaged as an
international business adviser on oil and gas and energy related matters.


Mr Ritson currently has no interest in shares in the Company.


Mr Ritson is currently a director of NR Global Consulting Limited and
PetroEnergy Limited. In the last 5 years, Mr Ritson has been a director of
Burlington Resources (Energy Services) Inc, Burlington Resources (Irish Sea)
Limited, Burlington Resources (UK) Holdings Limited, and Burlington Resources
(U.K.) LLC.


There are no other disclosures to be made in respect of the appointment of Mr
Ritson under paragraph 17 of the AIM Rules.


The Company is also pleased to announce that Mr Ivan Bilchenko has been
appointed as the Director General of the Company's operations in Ukraine. Mr
Bilchenko has been involved in the management of oil and gas operations in the
region over a number of years having previously worked in Ukraine and Russia.


The Board of Regal now comprises the following directors:-


Mr Roger Phillips (Finance Director)
Lord St John of Bletso (Non-Executive Director)
Mr Francesco Scolaro (Non-Executive Director)
Mr Neil Ritson (Non-Executive Director)


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                               Tel: [phone]
Roger Phillips, Finance Director








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