DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Roger A. Parker, Chairman and CEO

Kevin K. Nanke, Treasurer and CFO

John R. Wallace, President and COO

Dave Donegan, VP Corporate Communications

370 Seventeenth Street, Suite 4300

Denver, Colorado 80202

 

For Immediate Release

 

 

DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION SCHEDULES 2006 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

DENVER, Colorado (February 12, 2007) -- Delta Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ Global Market: DPTR), an independent energy exploration and development company, today announced that it will host an investor conference call on Thursday, March 1, 2007 at 12:00 noon EST to discuss operating results for the year ended December 31, 2006.  The Company will report its 2006 operating results earlier the same day.

Shareholders and other interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 888-694-4676 (international/local participants dial 973-582-2737) and referencing the ID code 8437408, a few minutes before 12:00 noon EST on March 1, 2007.   The call will also be broadcast live on the Internet at http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=37955 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 1, 2007 until March 8, 2007 by dialing 877-519-4471 (international/local participants dial 973-341-3080) and entering the conference ID code 8437408.  The call will also be archived on the Internet through May 30, 2007 at http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=37955.

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 Global Market under the symbol "DPTR." 

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

OR

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