ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Energy Corporation Schedules First Quarter 2011 Financial and Operational Results Conference Call

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OKLAHOMA CITY, May 2, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Energy Corporation (Nasdaq:GPOR) will hold a conference call on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. CDT to discuss its first quarter 2011 financial and operational results. The call will follow the release of ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's first quarter 2011 earnings the morning of May 5, 2011.

Interested parties may listen to the call via ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's website at or by calling toll-free at 1-800-265-0241 or 617-847-8704 for international callers. The passcode for the call is 35057694. A replay of the call will be available for two weeks at 1-888-286-8010 or 617-801-6888 for international callers. The replay passcode is 92175681. The webcast will be archived on the Company's website and can be accessed on the Company's "Investor Relations" page. 

About ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø

ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Energy Corporation is an Oklahoma City-based independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company with its principal producing properties located along the Louisiana Gulf Coast and the Permian Basin in West Texas. ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø recently acquired an acreage position in the Niobrara Shale of Western Colorado. ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø also holds a sizeable acreage position in the Alberta Oil Sands in Canada through its interest in Grizzly Oil Sands ULC.  

CONTACT: Investor Contact:
         Paul K. Heerwagen IV
         Director, Investor Relations
         pheerwagen@gulfportenergy.com
         405-242-4888

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Source: ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Energy Corporation

Released May 2, 2011