For Immediate Release

DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION SCHEDULES

YEAR END EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL FOR

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2004

DENVER, Colorado (September 8, 2004) -- Delta Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ: DPTR); (FRANKFURT STOCK EXCHANGE: DPE), an independent energy exploration and development Company today announced that executives will host an investor conference call to discuss its operating results for the quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2004. The Company plans to report its FY2004 earnings on Monday, September 13, 2004 and will host an investor conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time the same day.

Shareholders and other interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 800-310-1961 or for international/local participants by dialing 719-457-2692, a few minutes before 11:00 a.m. EDT on September 13, 2004. A replay of the conference call will be available two hours after the completion of the conference call from September 13, 2004 until September 20, 2004 by dialing 888-203-1112 for participants in the US/Canada or for international/local participants, call 719-457-0820 and enter the conference ID 945921.

Delta Petroleum Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and development Company based in Denver, Colorado. The Company has producing properties in 15 states and interests in one producing federal unit and four undeveloped units located in federal waters offshore California near Santa Barbara. Its common stock is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol ``DPTR'' and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol ``DPE.''

For further information contact the Company at (303) 293-9133 or via email at info@deltapetro.com

RJ Falkner & Company, Inc., Investor Relations Counsel at (800) 377-9893 or via email at info@rjfalkner.com

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