ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Energy Schedules First-Quarter 2007 Earnings Conference Call

OKLAHOMA CITY, May 7, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Energy Corporation (Nasdaq:GPOR) will hold a conference call on Monday, May 14, at 10:00 a.m. CDT to discuss its first-quarter 2007 financial and operational results. The call will follow the release of ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's first-quarter earnings the morning of May 14.

Interested parties may listen to the call via ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's website at or by calling 1-866-713-8310. The passcode for the call is 47225152. A replay of the call will be available for two weeks at 1-888-286-8010. The replay passcode is 72981422. The webcast will be archived for 30 days on the company's website.

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. Through a Canadian based joint venture, ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø recently acquired an acreage position in the Alberta oil sands and drilled core samples this winter. In addition, ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø also has an equity investment in the producing Phu Horm gas field in Thailand

CONTACT:  ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Energy Corporation
          John Kilgallon, Director, Investor Relations
          405-242-4474
          jkilgallon@gulfportenergy.com