Gastar Exploration to Present at the Capital One Securities 2016 Energy Conference

HOUSTON, Dec. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Gastar Exploration Inc. (NYSE MKT: GST) announced that the Company's management will participate in the Capital One Securities 2016 Energy Conference to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana.

J. Russell Porter, President and Chief Executive Officer, will make a presentation on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time (3:00 p.m. Eastern).  The presentation will provide an update on the Company's operations and certain recent developments. 

To listen to a live audio webcast and view the presentation materials, visit the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.gastar.com under Events and Presentations.  A replay will also be available for rebroadcast on the Company's website.

About Gastar Exploration

Gastar Exploration Inc. is a pure play Mid-Continent independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil, condensate, natural gas and natural gas liquids. Gastar's principal business activities include the identification, acquisition, and subsequent exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties with an emphasis on unconventional reserves, such as shale resource plays. Gastar holds a concentrated acreage position in what is believed to be the core of the STACK Play, an area of central Oklahoma which is home to multiple oil and natural gas-rich reservoirs including the Meramec, Oswego, Osage, Woodford and Hunton formations. For more information, visit Gastar's website at www.gastar.com.

Contacts:
Gastar Exploration Inc.
J. Russell Porter, Chief Executive Officer
713-739-1800 / rporter@gastar.com

Investor Relations Counsel:
Lisa Elliott, Dennard▪Lascar Associates:
713-529-6600 / lelliott@DennardLascar.com  

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SOURCE Gastar Exploration Inc.