Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
18 April 2005


                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')


                              Holdings in Company


The Company was notified on 15 April 2005 by Deutsche Bank AG ('Deutsche Bank')
that, following a sale of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary Shares'),
Deutsche Bank no longer has a disclosable interest in the issued Ordinary Share
capital of the Company.


18 April 2005


For further information, please contact:

Regal                                                       Tel: [phone]

Roger Phillips, Finance Director

Buchanan Communications                                     Tel: [phone]

Bobby Morse


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