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DENVER, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- EnerCom, Inc., announced today the lineup and schedule for The Oil & Gas Conference(R), http://www.theoilandgasconference.com/. In its 13th year, the Conference, held in Denver Aug. 10-14, is the oldest and largest energy investment conference hosted in Denver, showcasing more than 70 companies with a combined enterprise value of more than $750 billion. This premier forum offers institutional investors, energy research analysts, retail brokers, investment bankers and energy industry professionals a unique opportunity to meet and discuss important topics concerning the global oil and gas industry over five days. Participating industry leaders and key senior management from micro-cap to billion-dollar-plus companies in the global energy exploration, production and service sectors will discuss their future plans, growth opportunities and industry trends. The schedule for the Conference can be found at http://www.theoilandgasconference.com/2008_presenter_schedule.html EnerCom, Inc. founded The Oil & Gas Conference(R) in 1996. Co-hosts for this year's events include: Calyon Corporate Investment Bank; Netherland, Sewell & Associates; the American Stock Exchange(R); Natixis Bleichroeder Inc.; Rivington Capital Advisors, LLC; Howard Weil Incorporated; Tristone Capital; Allied Irish Bank; Broadpoint Capital, Inc. and Hein & Associates LLP. Investment professionals interested in attending this event can register at http://www.theoilandgasconference.com/register08.shtml. This year's line-up for EnerCom's 2008 The Oil & Gas Conference(R), listed alphabetically by day: Sunday, August 10, 2008 Charity Golf Tournament at Arrowhead Golf Club, benefiting Cerebral Palsy of Colorado. Monday, August 11, 2008 Presentations Bill Barrett Corporation (NYSE:BBG) Brigham Exploration Co. (NASDAQ:BEXP) Bucking Horse Energy (TSX: BUC.TO) Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE:COG) Calyon Securities (USA), Inc. Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE:CNQ) Cimarex Energy (NYSE:XEC) Continental Resources (NYSE:CLR) Core Laboratories (NYSE:CLB) Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ:DWSN) EnerCom, Inc. Energy XXI (NASDAQ:EXXI) Parker Drilling Co. (NYSE:PKD) Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) RPC, Inc. (NYSE:RES) Shell (NYSE: RDS-A; RDS-B) Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN) St. Mary Land & Exploration (NYSE:SM) Superior Well Services (NASDAQ:SWSI) TransGlobe Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:TGA) TXCO Resources (NASDAQ:TXCO) Whiting Petroleum (NYSE:WLL) Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Presentations Carrizo Oil & Gas (NASDAQ:CRZO) Delta Petroleum (NASDAQ:DPTR) Energen Corp. (NYSE:EGN) Equitable Resources Inc. (NYSE:EQT) Foothills Resources Inc. (OTC:FTRS) (BULLETIN BOARD: FTRS) Geokinetics Inc. (AMEX:GOK) Goodrich Petroleum (NYSE:GDP) Hercules Offshore (NASDAQ:HERO) NATCO Group Inc. (NYSE:NTG) Natixis Bleichroeder Inc. NGP Capital Resources (NASDAQ:NGPC) Panhandle Oil & Gas Inc. (AMEX:PHX) Parallel Petroleum (NASDAQ:PLLL) Petroleum Development Corporation (NASDAQ:PETD) PetroQuest Energy (NYSE:PQ) Petsec Energy (ASX:PSA.AX) Rosetta Resources (NASDAQ:ROSE) Suelopetrol C.A. Ultra Petroleum (NYSE:UPL) Unit Corporation (NYSE:UNT) XTO Energy (NYSE:XTO) Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Presentations Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE:APC) ATP Oil & Gas (NASDAQ:ATPG) BPZ Energy (AMEX:BZP) Callon Petroleum Co. (NYSE:CPE) Canadian Superior Energy (AMEX:SNG) CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NYSE:CRR) Endeavour International (AMEX:END) Gastar Exploration (AMEX:GST) GeoMet, Inc. (NASDAQ:GMET) GMX Resources (NASDAQ:GMXR) Harvest Natural Resources (NYSE:HNR) Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. Penn Virginia Resources (NYSE:PVA) Petrohawk Energy Corp. (NYSE:HK) Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:PINN) Progress Energy Trust (TSX: PGX-UN.TO) Southern Star Energy (OTC:SSEY) (BULLETIN BOARD: SSEY) Teton Energy (AMEX:TEC) Toreador Resources (NASDAQ:TRGL) Venoco Inc. (NYSE:VQ) Willbros Group Inc. (NYSE:WG) Thursday, August 14, 2008 Presentations American Stock Exchange Atlas Energy Resources (NYSE:ATN) Berry Petroleum (NYSE:BRY) Caspian Services Inc. (OTC:CSSV) (BULLETIN BOARD: CSSV) Concho Resources (NYSE:CXO) Dune Energy (AMEX:DNE) EnCana Corp. (NYSE:ECA) EnerPlus Resources Fund (NYSE:ERF) Enhanced Oil Resources (CDNX:EOR.V) Gastem Inc. (CDNX:GMR.V) Grey Wolf (AMEX:GW) Mariner Energy (NYSE:ME) McMoRan Exploration (NYSE:MMR) Nexen Inc. (NYSE:NXY) OPTI Canada (TSX: OPC.TO) Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) Plains Exploration and Production (NYSE:PXP) Questar Corp. (NYSE:STR) Rock Energy Resources (OTC:RCKE.OB) (BULLETIN BOARD: RCKE.OB) Talisman Energy Inc. (NYSE:TLM) Vanguard Natural Resources (NYSEArca: VNR) About EnerCom, Inc. Founded in 1994, EnerCom, Inc. is a nationally recognized investor communications consultancy firm advising and serving energy-centric clients on corporate strategy, investor relations, media and corporate communications, and visual communications design. The Company's professionals have more than 150 years of industry and business experience and a proven track record of success. Headquartered in Denver, EnerCom uses the team approach for delivering its wide range of services to public and private companies large and small, operating in the global exploration and production, drilling, oilservice, and associated advanced-technology industries. EnerCom measures its success from the realization of the increase of a client's shareholder value resulting from the development, implementation and execution of an integrated corporate communications plan. For more information about EnerCom and its services, please call: Gregory B. Barnett, President, at 303-296-8834 or visit http://www.enercominc.com/. About Calyon Credit Agricole CIB Calyon is the corporate and investment banking subsidiary of the Credit Agricole Group, France's largest bank and one of the world's largest with its over $1.8 trillion in assets. Calyon is AA-/Aa1 rated, and came into existence in April 2004 with the consolidation of Credit Agricole Indosuez and the corporate and investment banking division of Credit Lyonnais. Calyon ranks among the top ten foreign banks in the U.S., and has offices in New York, Chicago, Dallas, and Houston. In addition, Calyon has another North American presence in Montreal, Canada, and a Latin American presence in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. Calyon is headquartered in Paris, France and has offices in 58 countries. It has assets of approximately $400 billion and is a global leader in structured financing, interest rate and credit derivatives, U.S., European and Asian equities, futures and foreign exchange, as well as syndicated lending and fixed income. In the Americas, Calyon provides the latest in financial products and services for its corporate and institutional clients, including OTC commodity derivatives, loan syndication, project financing, global equity research and trading, structured finance, and debt capital markets. Specializing in this sector for over 100 years, Energy represents the single largest concentration of industry exposure at Calyon. Calyon focuses on all segments of the business and covers it on a truly global basis. The Bank's Energy practice for the U.S. is located in Houston, Texas. Calyon Securities (USA) Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Calyon, is a global full service institutional and self-clearing broker-dealer. It is a member of NYSE, NASD, and ISE as well as all major global clearing organizations. For more information about Calyon, please contact Dennis Petito, Managing Director, Head of North American Energy, Calyon Credit Securities at 713-890-8601 or Mark Urness, Managing Director, Head of Energy Research, Calyon Securities, at 212-408-5683. About Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. (NSAI) was founded in 1961 to provide the highest quality engineering and geological consulting to the petroleum industry. Today they are recognized as the worldwide leader of petroleum property analysis to industry and financial organizations and government agencies. With offices in Dallas and Houston, NSAI provides a complete range of geological, geophysical, petrophysical, and engineering services and has the technical experience and ability to perform these services in any of the onshore and offshore oil and gas producing areas of the world. They provide reserves reports and audits, acquisition and divestiture evaluations, simulation studies, exploration resources assessments, equity determinations, and management and advisory services. For a complete list of services or to learn more about Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. please visit http://www.netherlandsewell.com/. For more information about Netherland, Sewell, call C.H. (Scott) Rees, Chief Executive Officer at 214-969-5401 or send an email to . About the American Stock Exchange The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRSSM. In addition to its role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF, responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market in 1993. Leading the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists nearly 400 ETFs to date. The Amex is also one of the largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on broad-based and sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign stocks. For more information and to explore investing and listing at the American Stock Exchange, call please call Bruce Poignant, Vice President-Equity Sales, at 212-306-1465, or visit http://www.amex.com/. About Natixis Bleichroeder Inc. Natixis, through its Corporate and Investment Banking division (CIB), provides clients with an extensive range of solutions encompassing loans, structured finance, capital markets, cash management products, leasing, securitization and advisory services. Within the CIB, the Energy Capital Markets practice of Natixis Bleichroeder Inc. and the Energy Finance Group of Natixis's Houston office together provide seamless coordination, global investment banking, equity research, distribution, and sales and trading expertise. Natixis Bleichroeder is a highly-focused investment bank and U.S.-registered broker-dealer with dedicated Energy, Healthcare, and Media & Entertainment practices, which provides insightful equity capital markets solutions to institutional clients worldwide. Natixis Bleichroeder has offices in Houston, New York, Boston and Los Angeles, and is affiliated with Natixis Securities, a Broker Dealer located in Paris. Natixis is a key player in the institutional banking sector, with 120 offices, including New York, Houston, and Los Angeles. Our Houston office is dedicated to serving E&P, Oilfield Services, Midstream, Downstream, Coal and Energy Financial Sponsor clients and is integrated with our Paris Natural Resources group, which covers the major international hydrocarbon producing regions. By leveraging an extensive banking network spanning 68 countries and a 24,000-strong workforce, Natixis acts as a partner to corporations and institutions worldwide, providing expertise through five complementary divisions -- Corporate and Investment Banking, Asset Management, Private Equity and Private Banking, Financial Services and Receivables Management. Natixis is a publicly-listed subsidiary of two major French banking groups -- Caisse d'Epargne and Banque Populaire -- each of which owns more than 34% of its capital. For more information, contact Gregg Schoenberg, Managing Director and Head of U.S. Capital Markets Natixis Bleichroeder at 212-698-3412, or Donovan C. Broussard, Managing Director-E&P, Natixis, at 713-759-0973, . About Rivington Capital Advisors, LLC Rivington Capital Advisors, LLC ("RCA") is an independent advisory firm providing services to small and medium-sized energy companies ("issuers") and the financial institutions investing in these sectors ("investors"). Advisory services include arrangement and execution of all forms of private debt and equity placements, merger, acquisition, divestiture and financial due diligence assistance, derivative and hedging assistance, reorganization, recapitalization and corporate valuation work. RCA principals have extensive experience in sourcing, structuring, negotiating and closing transactions for issuers and investors. For more information about Rivington Capital, contact: Scott A. Logan, Co-founder, Rivington Capital Advisors, LLC, 303-225-0880, or visit us at http://www.rivingtoncap.com/. About Howard Weil Incorporated Howard Weil is an energy investment boutique that provides equity research, institutional sales and trading, and investment banking services. Established in 1946, Howard Weil is comprised of experienced professionals who focus exclusively on the energy industry. Howard Weil has been recognized as one of the top boutiques and regional firms in the energy industry by Institutional Investor's "Best of Boutiques and Regional Firms" annual research survey. Equity Research: Howard Weil's equity research professionals cover energy companies operating in the following sectors: Major Integrated Oils, Exploration and Production, Oilfield Service, Gas and Power, Independent Refiners and Coal Producers. Institutional Sales and Trading: Howard Weil's sales and trading professionals are focused exclusively on the energy sector. As a result, the firm believes that its sales and trading professionals possess a deeper understanding of energy-industry and company-specific events and trends than sales and trading professionals at more diversified firms. Howard Weil's sales and trading expertise spans multiple sectors of the energy industry and includes small, mid and large market capitalization companies. Investment Banking: Howard Weil offers a full range of investment banking services, including public offerings, private placements, M&A and other financial advisory services, fairness opinions and valuations. With its exclusive focus on the energy industry, Howard Weil's investment banking professionals have developed a deep level of industry knowledge and contacts, which can significantly enhance the level of service to the firm's energy investment banking clientele. Howard Weil has recently served as a co-manager, co-placement or lead manager of 34 equity and debt financings, collectively raising more than $12 billion for a wide range of energy companies. For more information about Howard Weil, please visit http://www.howardweil.com/. About Tristone Capital Tristone Capital is a global energy advisory firm that provides comprehensive Investment Banking, Acquisitions & Divestitures, and Global Equity Capital Markets services. With over 150 employees, and offices in five locations on three continents, Tristone is the solution for global financial energy needs. Founded in 2000, Tristone has more than 150 technical and financial experts throughout offices in the UK, Argentina, Canada and the United States. Tristone offers exclusively energy-focused expertise to exploration and production companies, oilfield service and midstream companies, government entities, royalty trusts, MLP's and institutional investors worldwide. The energy industry worldwide involves global commodities, global corporations, and global capital. As one of the largest independent, international energy advisory firms, Tristone provides fully integrated global solutions for our clients no matter where they, or their opportunities, are located. Since 2000, Tristone has participated in 361 energy equity financings with proceeds over $17 billion, 87 corporate energy M&A transactions valued over $21 billion, and 355 energy asset packages valued over $15.6 billion. Tristone Capital is a Member of the CIPF, SIPC, IDA and FINRA. Tristone Capital Limited is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. For more information about Tristone Capital, please contact George Gosbee, Chairman, President & C.E.O. at 403-294-9541. About Allied Irish Bank At AIB Corporate Banking North America, the bank's Structured, Energy & Utilities Finance Group comprises an expert team that specializes in lending to the U.S. and Canadian Oil & Gas, Project Finance, and Infrastructure markets. In the Oil & Gas sector, AIB is active in the Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream segments of the industry, having successfully executed numerous highly structured lending transactions including Reserve Based Facilities, Asset Based Facilities, Project Financings and Infrastructure Financings. The team has been the sole lender on a number of transactions and is very active in both club transactions and the wider syndicated loan markets, both primary and secondary. We are committed to growing the U.S. and Canadian business, as demonstrated by the opening of our Houston and Toronto offices in early 2007. We are predominantly transaction orientated; however, we are seeking opportunities to build broader customer relationships in certain core markets, such as Oil & Gas, Wind and Power finance. We are involved in the following areas in Energy lending: oil & gas (upstream, mid-stream and downstream); regulated utilities; traditional power generation; renewables (hydro, wind, biomass and ethanol); and infrastructure transactions. For more information about Allied Irish Bank, please contact: Ed Fenk, Vice President, 713-292-1022, or . About Broadpoint Capital, Inc. Broadpoint Capital, Inc. is an independent investment bank that serves the growing institutional market and corporate middle market by providing clients with strategic, research-based investment opportunities, as well as advisory and financing services. The Company offers a diverse range of products through Broadpoint's Equities division and its new Debt Capital Markets division, as well as Broadpoint Securities, Inc., its mortgage-backed security/asset-backed security trading subsidiary, and FA Technology Ventures Inc., its venture capital division. Broadpoint's Investment Banking group is focused on developing long-term relationships with senior management teams of mid-sized and emerging growth companies within its focus sectors. Consistent with Broadpoint's mission, the Investment Banking group seeks to deliver value-added solutions with a focus on the needs of its clients through experience, execution and accountability in the areas of capital raising and strategic advisory. The Broadpoint team is comprised of senior level professionals with extensive experience in terms of years, transactions and capital raised. This experienced group of professionals provides advisory and execution services including public and private equity and debt offerings and mergers and acquisitions. Broadpoint's Investment Banking Group is focused in the following sectors: -- Energy -- Clean Tech -- Healthcare -- Technology -- Diversified Industrial For more information about Broadpoint Capital, please contact: Jim Hansen, Managing Director, 713-237-4401, . About Hein & Associates LLP Hein & Associates LLP is one the few full-service accounting and business advisory firms in the nation with a primary market niche in the oil and gas industry. For over 30 years, we have provided a full range of professional services to public and private companies of all sizes, including: financial statement audit and review, tax planning and consulting, SEC reporting and SOX compliance, enterprise risk management services, IT management services, and litigation/valuation advisory services. Our professionals work regularly with private equity groups, investment banks, and other financial organizations whenever our clients participate in acquisitions or seek funding. With offices in Denver, Houston, Dallas, and Southern California, and a network affiliation with one of the largest associations of accounting and advisory firms in the world, we serve as a resource for the business community both domestically and around the world. Ranked as one of the 50 largest firms in the country, our SEC practice is recognized as among the largest in the nation. We regularly conduct seminars and roundtables, as well as publish articles on a variety of topics affecting the energy industry. In addition, our partners communicate regularly with public company policy-makers as members of the (1) Professional Practice Executive Committee of the American Institute of CPAs, and (2) Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council. These groups provide access to the PCAOB, SEC, FASB, and other regulators for public companies. We remain on the cutting edge of important changes affecting public companies and can provide a forum for clients' questions and concerns. For more information about Hein & Associates, contact Larry Unruh, Managing Partner, at 303-298-9600, or visit us at http://www.heincpa.com/. DATASOURCE: EnerCom, Inc. CONTACT: Gregory B. Barnett, President of EnerCom, Inc., +1-303-296-8834 Web site: http://www.enercominc.com/ http://www.theoilandgasconference.com/ http://www.netherlandsewell.com/ http://www.amex.com/ http://www.rivingtoncap.com/ http://www.howardweil.com/ http://www.heincpa.com/

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