The Company was notified on 28 August 2008 by Capital Research and Management Company
that following the disposal of ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”)
on 27 August 2008, it has an interest in 20,130,202 of the Company's Ordinary Shares representing 9.51 per cent of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

For further information, please contact:

Regal Petroleum plc 
Tel: 020 7408 9500
David J Greer, CEO

Strand Partners 
Tel: 020 7409 3494
Rory Murphy