HOUSTON, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- More than 50 Leading Companies Confirmed to Participate

PennWell Corp. and Oil Gas Financial Journal (OGFJ) announces presenters for the Houston Energy Financial Forum, November 18 - 20, 2008 at The Houstonian. This will be the first opportunity for industry executives, analysts, and institutional investors to hear third quarter results from presenters.

The Houston Energy Forum's leading lineup of energy companies includes: Allis-Chalmers Energy (NYSE: ALY) American Oil Gas (AMEX: AEZ) Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) Anterra Energy (TSE-V: AE.A and AE.B) Atlas Energy Corp (NYSE: ATN) ATP Oil Gas Corp (NASDAQ: ATPG) Atwood Oceanics (NYSE: ATW) Berry Petroleum (NYSE: BRY) Boots Coots (AMEX: WEL) BPZ Energy (AMEX: BPZ) Brigham Exploration (NASDAQ: BEXP) Bucking Horse Energy (TSX: BUC) Callon Petroleum (NYSE: CPE) Cameron Corp (NYSE: CAM) CANO Petroleum (AMEX: CFW) Carrizo Oil Gas (NASDAQ: CRZO) CGG Veritas (NYSE: CGV) Cimarex Energy (NYSE: XEC) DeJour Enterprises (AMEX: DEF, TSX-V:DEJ, Frankfurt: D5R Double Eagle Petroleum (NASDAQ: DBLE) Dune Energy (AMEX: DNE) El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP) Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) Evolution Petroleum (AMEX: EPM) Flotek Industries (NYSE: FTK) FX Energy (NASDAQ: FXEN) Gastar Exploration (AMEX: GST) GeoKinetics (AMEX: GOK) GeoPetro Resources (AMEX: GPR) GeoResources (NASDAQ: GEOI) Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMP) Kodiak Oil Gas (AMEX: KOG) Magellan Midstream Partners (NYSE: MMP) Mariner Energy (NYSE: ME) MDU Resources (NYSE: MDU) Megawest Energy (OTCBB: MGWSF) New Frontier Energy (OTCBB: NFEI) NGAS Resources (NASDAQ: NGAS) ONEOK Partners (NYSE: OKE) PetroFlow Energy (TSX: PEF) PetroQuest Energy (NYSE: PEF) Range Resources (NYSE: RRC) Rex Energy Corp (NASDAQ: REXX) Seismic Micro-Technology (Private) South Texas Oil (NASDAQGM: STXX) Southwestern Energy (NYE: SWN) Toreador Resources (NASDAQ: TRGL) TXCO Resources (NASDAQ: TXCO) Ultra Petroleum (NYSE: UPL) WT Offshore (NYSE: WTI)

A complete list of presenters and details on the Forum can be found by visiting www.accessanalyst.net. The event opens with a Golf Tournament played on The Tournament Course at Redstone on Monday, November 17th. An impressive schedule of presenters kicks off at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 18th and continues through Thursday, November 20th. In addition to the Golf Tournament, other unique networking opportunities include two receptions as well as one-on-one meeting room opportunities.

The Houston Energy Financial Forum is pleased to be the platform for the industry's foremost financial leaders to showcase their current financial data, said Nicole Durham, publisher of Oil Gas Financial Journal. Exploration and production companies are excited to present their latest results, providing their audience with an inside edge on new investment opportunities and lucrative business deals.

Jerry D. Dumas, Sr., Chairman, CEO and President of Flotek Industries, stated, Flotek is proud to partner with the Oil Gas Financial Journal to bring the Houston Energy Financial Forum to the Energy Hub of the world. We find it extremely appropriate that an event of this caliber be hosted in Houston and look forward to an exciting future.

Peter D. Gaw, President, CIT Energy, said, CIT Energy is pleased to once again co-host the Forum with the Oil Gas Financial Journal, a leading provider of the most important financial developments in the oil and gas industry. We are particularly excited to host this event, which will enable exploration and production companies to provide operational and financial updates to a broad audience of analysts and investors.

Since its launch in 2004, Oil Gas Financial Journal has rapidly established itself as the leading magazine addressing financial issues and the stories behind industry events for senior EP company executives and professionals. In addition to the monthly magazine, OGFJ has developed a franchise of forward-thinking products and events including its website, an e-newsletter, and the Virtual Investment Symposium. The Houston Energy Financial Forum is the latest addition to this franchise. www.ogfj.com

Established in 1910, PennWell is a highly diversified media and information company providing 50-plus print and online publications, more than 60 conferences and exhibitions, research, databases, Internet-based services and other information products to strategic global markets. In addition to oil and gas, these markets include electronics, semiconductor manufacturing, lasers, communications, computer graphics, information technology, control technology, electric power, water, fire services and dental. PennWell's headquarters are in Tulsa, Okla., with regional offices in Nashua, NH, Houston, Tex., Seattle, Wash., Fair Lawn, NJ, and other US cities. International offices are located in England, Russia and Hong Kong. Visit www.pennwell.com for more information.

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Nicole Durham, nicoled@pennwell.com /Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050117/DAM014LOGO , http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040224/DATU055LOGO