WHT Westside Energy Corp.

HOUSTON, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westside Energy Corporation (AMEX:WHT), an oil and gas company with operations focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of natural gas in the Barnett Shale play in North Texas, today announced that it will be participating in the upcoming RBC Capital Markets Energy Conference to be held in Boston on June 5-7, 2006. Douglas G. Manner, Westside's recently named Chief Executive Officer, will provide institutional investors with an update on the Company's active 2006 Barnett Shale drilling program. The format of the conference is a series of one-on-one meetings rather than the traditional group presentation and break-out session. There is no webcast available from the conference; however, investors and other interested parties may find the slides from Westside's presentation by logging onto http://www.westsidenergy.com/. About Westside Energy Corporation Houston-based Westside Energy is an oil and gas company focused on exploiting its 73,925 gross (65,989 net) acres in the prolific Barnett Shale trend in North Texas. For more information about Westside Energy, please visit the Company's website http://www.westsideenergy.com/. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this news release regarding future expectations, plans for acquisitions and dispositions, oil and gas reserves, exploration, development, production and pricing may be regarded as "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act. They are subject to various risks, such as operating hazards, drilling risks, the inherent uncertainties in interpreting engineering data relating to underground accumulations of oil and gas, as well as other risks discussed in detail in the Company's periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC. Actual results may vary materially. DATASOURCE: Westside Energy Corporation CONTACT: Sean J. Austin, CFO of Westside Energy Corporation, +1-713-979-2660, ext. 206 Web site: http://www.westsideenergy.com/

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