HOUSTON, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gastar Exploration Ltd. (NYSE Amex: GST) today announced that it will be presenting at the Johnson Rice Energy Conference to be held in New Orleans on October 6-8, 2009. J. Russell Porter, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will make a presentation at 3:15 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday, October 7. To listen to an audio webcast of the presentation and view accompanying presentation materials, visit the Investor Relations page of Gastar's web site at http://www.gastar.com/ and select Events/Presentations. A replay will be archived on the web site shortly after the presentation concludes. About Gastar Exploration Gastar Exploration Ltd. is an exploration and production company focused on finding and developing natural gas assets in North America. The Company pursues a strategy combining deep natural gas exploration and development with lower risk CBM and shale resource development. The Company owns and operates exploration and development acreage in the deep Bossier gas play of East Texas and Marcellus Shale play in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Gastar's CBM activities are conducted within the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana. For more information, visit our web site at http://www.gastar.com/. Company Contact: Gastar Exploration Ltd. Michael Gerlich, Vice President and CFO 713-739-1800 / Investor Relations Counsel: Lisa Elliott / Anne Pearson DRG&E: 713-529-6600 / DATASOURCE: Gastar Exploration Ltd. CONTACT: Michael Gerlich, Vice President and CFO of Gastar Exploration Ltd., +1-713-739-1800, ; or Investor Relations Counsel, Lisa Elliott, , or Anne Pearson, , both of DRG&E, +1-713-529-6600, for Gastar Exploration Ltd. Web Site: http://www.gastar.com/

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