DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Roger A. Parker, President, CEO and Chairman

Kevin K. Nanke, CFO

Dave Donegan, VP Corporate Communications

370 Seventeenth Street, Suite 4300

Denver, Colorado 80202

For Immediate Release

DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION TO PRESENT AT IPAA OIL AND GAS INVESTMENT SYMPOSIUM

DENVER, Colorado (April 6, 2006) -- Delta Petroleum Corporation (“Delta”) (NASDAQ: DPTR), an independent energy exploration and development company, today announced that Roger A. Parker, Chairman and CEO of Delta, will present at the IPAA Oil and Gas Investment Symposium, being held in the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in New York City, on Monday, April 10^th, at 2:25 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

Beginning April 10, 2006, Mr. Parker’s presentation will be available on Delta’s website at www.deltapetro.com.

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 NASDAQ under the symbol "DPTR."

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