DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Roger A. Parker, Chairman and CEO

John R. Wallace, President and COO

Kevin K. Nanke, Treasurer and CFO

Dave Donegan, VP Corporate Communications

370 Seventeenth Street, Suite 4300

Denver, Colorado 80202

 

For Immediate Release

 

 

DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION SCHEDULES FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL FOR MAY 7, 2007

DENVER, Colorado (May 1, 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 Monday, May 7, 2007 at 12:00 noon EDT to discuss operating results for the first quarter of 2007.  The Company will report its first quarter 2007 operating results earlier the same day.

Shareholders and other interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 888-868-9080 (international/local participants dial 973-935-8511) and referencing the ID code 8756208, a few minutes before 12:00 noon EDT on May 7, 2007.   The call will also be broadcast live on the Internet at http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=39574 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 May 7, 2007 until May 14, 2007 by dialing 877-519-4471 (international/local participants dial 973-341-3080) and entering the conference ID 8756208.  The call will also be archived on the Internet through August 5, 2007 at http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=39574.

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 System 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

SOURCE: Delta Petroleum Corporation