Holding(s) in Company

Asia Energy PLC
25 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 25 April 2005 that Fidelity International Limited 
and its direct and indirect subsidiaries along with Fidelity Management 
Research Company, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, have acquired 
a further interest in the shares of the Company resulting in a total holding 
of 3,118,483 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company. 

This represents 8.07 % of the issued share capital of the Company.

The above holding is registered as follows;

Registered Holder                                                      Holding
-------------------                                                   ---------
Brown Bros Harriman and Co                                              49,900
Brown Bros Harriman Ltd Lux                                          1,011,232
State Street Bank and Tr Co London                                      63,500
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                     1,759,851
Bank of New York Brussels                                               34,100
Citibank London                                                         85,000
JP Morgan Bournemouth                                                  114,900
                                                                     _________
                                                     Total           3,118,483

25 April 2005






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