ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Energy Corporation Schedules First Quarter 2009 Financial and Operational Results Conference Call

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OKLAHOMA CITY, May 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Energy Corporation (Nasdaq:GPOR) will hold a conference call on Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. CST to discuss its first quarter 2009 financial and operational results. The call will follow the release of ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's first quarter 2009 earnings the morning of May 7, 2009.

Interested parties may listen to the call via ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's website at or by calling toll-free at 1-866-804-6929 or 857-350-1675 for international callers. The passcode for the call is 92949824. 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 95638166. 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 also holds a sizeable acreage position in the Alberta Oil Sands in Canada through its interest in Grizzly Oil Sands ULC. In addition, ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø is participating in numerous wells in the Bakken play in the Williston Basin in North Dakota.

CONTACT:  ÄϹ¬ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Energy Corporation
          Investor Contact:
          Investor Relations
          Paul K. Heerwagen IV
          405-242-4888
          pheerwagen@gulfportenergy.com