ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Energy Corporation Schedules Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Financial and Operational Results Conference Call

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Energy Corporation (Nasdaq:GPOR) will hold a conference call on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. CST to discuss its fourth quarter and full-year 2011 financial and operational results, to provide management's comments on the results and to provide an update on the Company's recent activities. The call will follow the release of ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's fourth quarter and full-year 2011 earnings the morning of February 23, 2012.

Interested parties may listen to the call via ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's website at or by calling toll-free at 877-291-1287 or 973-409-9250 for international callers. The passcode for the call is 44446131. A replay of the call will be available for two weeks at 855-859-2056 or 404-537-3406 for international callers. The replay passcode is 44446131. 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 in the Permian Basin in West Texas. ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø has also acquired acreage positions in the Niobrara Formation of Western Colorado and the Utica Shale of Eastern Ohio. In addition, ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 February 8, 2012