DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Roger A. Parker, Chairman and CEO

John R. Wallace, President and COO

Kevin K. Nanke, Treasurer and CFO

Broc Richardson, VP of Corporate Development and Investor Relations

370 Seventeenth Street, Suite 4300

Denver, Colorado 80202

 

For Immediate Release

 

 

DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION SCHEDULES FIRST QUARTER 2008 INVESTOR CONFERENCE CALL FOR MAY 8, 2008


DENVER, Colorado (April 30, 2008) -- 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, May 8, 2008 at 12:00 noon Eastern time to discuss operating results for the first quarter 2008. The Company will report its first quarter 2008 operating results earlier the same day.

 

Shareholders and other interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 800-860-2442 and referencing the ID code “Delta Petroleum call”, a few minutes before 12:00 noon Eastern time on May 8, 2008.   The call will also be broadcast live and can be accessed through the Company’s website at 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 8, 2008 until May 15, 2008 by dialing 877-344-7529 and entering the conference ID 418572#.

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 (830) 693-4400 or via email at

 

info@rjfalkner.com

SOURCE: Delta Petroleum Corporation