DENVER, March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Petroleum Corporation ; an independent energy exploration and development company, today announced that it will host an investor conference call to discuss operating results for the quarter and six-month transition period ended December 31, 2005. In September 2005, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a change in Delta's fiscal year-end to December 31st. Historically, the Company operated on a fiscal year that ended June 30th. As a result of the change in fiscal year, the Company will report financial results for the quarter and six-month transition fiscal period before the market opens on Tuesday, March 7, 2006. The conference call has been scheduled for 12:00 p.m. EST (10:00 a.m. MST, 9:00 a.m. PT) the same day.
Shareholders and other interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 888-889-5345 (international/local participants dial 973-935-8516) and referencing the ID code 7092560, a few minutes before 12:00 p.m. EST on March 7, 2006. The call will also be broadcast live on the Internet at http://phx.corporate-ir.net/playerlink.zhtml?c=117007&s=wm&e=1222718 or can be accessed through the Company's website http://www.deltapetro.com/eventscalendar.html. A replay of the conference call will be available two hours after the completion of the conference call from March 7, 2006 until March 14, 2006 by dialing 877-519-4471 (international/local participants dial 973-341-3080) and entering the conference ID 7092560. The call will also be archived on the Internet through June 5, 2006 at http://phx.corporate-ir.net/playerlink.zhtml?c=117007&s=wm&e=1222718 .
Delta Petroleum Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and development company based in Denver, Colorado. The Company's core areas of operations are the Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain Regions, which comprise the majority of its proved reserves, production and long term growth prospects. Its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol "DPTR."
For further information contact the Company at (303) 293-9133 or via email at
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RJ Falkner & Company, Inc., Investor Relations Counsel at (800) 377-9893 or
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