Independent Petroleum Association of America Hosts Largest Oil and Gas Investment Symposium

WASHINGTON, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) announces the upcoming annual Oil & Gas Investment Symposium (OGIS), April 23 - 25, 2007, at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in New York City. With 100 presenting companies, attendees will have the opportunity to interact with domestic oil and natural gas executives, Wall Street analysts, money managers and capital providers from around the globe.

"OGIS is the largest investment conference for the oil and gas industry," said Bill Moyer, IPAA's vice president of capital markets. "It brings together oil and natural gas producers, industry service companies and top executives and financial analysts nationwide to network and discuss the key issues that affect the industry, as well as learn about the latest industry trends."

The IPAA Oil & Gas Investment Symposium New York (OGIS-NY) has become the premier outlet for publicly traded independent exploration and production and service and supply companies to present their company profiles to the investment community. Last year's symposium attracted over 1,600 attendees, including more than 700 buy-/sell-side analysts and portfolio managers and 100 presenting companies.

Analysts and investors will have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with presenting company executives during breakfasts, breakout sessions, receptions and corporate hosted dinners.

Luncheon guest speakers will include Thomas A. Petrie, vice chairman of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (April 23) and LTG (Ret.) Daniel W. Christman, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (April 24).

OGIS is part of IPAA's Oil and Gas Investment Symposia that includes similar programs annually in London (July 11) and San Francisco (October 1-3).

For more information on OGIS New York, please visit http://www.ipaa.org/meetings/default.asp. Credentialed media may receive complimentary registration by contacting Aaron Bernstein, 202.857.4722 or abernstein@ipaa.org.

IPAA represents independent oil and natural gas producers and service companies, which drill 90 percent of wells in the United States, produce 82 percent of the country's natural gas and produce 68 percent of the oil.

LIST OF PRESENTING COMPANIES: Abraxas Petroleum Corp Allis-Chalmers Energy American Oil & Gas, Inc. Atlas America, Inc. ATP Oil & Gas Corporation Aurora Oil & Gas Corp Austral Pacific Energy, Ltd. Berry Petroleum Company BMB Munai, Inc. BPI Energy BPZ Energy, Inc.* Breitburn Energy Partners Brigham Exploration Co. Callon Petroleum Co. Canadian Natural Resources Canadian Superior Energy Cano Petroleum, Inc.* Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. Challenger Energy Corp Chesapeake Energy Corp Cimarex Energy Co. Comstock Resources, Inc. Constellation Energy Group Contango Oil & Gas Company Core Laboratories Crosstex Energy Delta Petroleum Corp Denbury Resources, Inc. Double Eagle Petroleum Dune Energy, Inc. Energy XXI Enerplus Resources Fund EV Energy Partners, L.P. Evolution Petroleum Exxel Energy Corp. Far East Energy Corp FX Energy, Inc. Gasco Energy, Inc. Gastar Exploration, Ltd. Global Industries, Ltd. GMX Resources, Inc. Goodrich Petroleum Corp Harvest Energy Trust Infinity Energy Resources Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (TSX Venture: KOG) Legacy Reserves LP Linn Energy, LLC Max Petroleum MDU Resources Group, Inc. Michael Baker Corporation New Frontier Energy, Inc. Newfield Exploration Company NGAS Resources Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. (OTC BB: NOGS.OB) Panhandle Royalty Company Parallel Petroleum Corporation Parker Drilling Company Particle Drilling Technologies Patch International (OTC BB: PTCH) Penn Virginia Corporation Petrohawk Energy Corporation Petroleum Development Corp PetroQuest Energy, Inc. Pioneer Natural Resources Plains Exploration & Production Platinum Energy Resources PRB Energy, Inc. Provident Energy Trust Quest Resource Corporation Questar Corporation Quicksilver Resources, Inc. RAM Energy Resources, Inc. Range Resources Corporation Rosetta Resources Inc. Samson Oil & Gas Limited Southwestern Energy Company St. Mary Land & Exploration Stone Energy Corporation Storm Cat Energy Corp. Swift Energy Company Talisman Energy, Inc. Tesco Corporation Teton Energy Corporation TGC Industries, Inc The Exploration Company The Meridian Resource Corp Toreador Resources Corp TransGlobe Energy Corporation Transmeridian Exploration Inc. Ultra Petroleum Corp. Union Drilling, Inc. Unit Corporation United Fuel & Energy Venoco, Inc. W&T Offshore Inc. Whiting Petroleum Corporation Willbros Group, Inc. XTO Energy