Gulfport Energy Corporation Schedules First Quarter 2011 Financial and Operational Results Conference Call

OKLAHOMA CITY, May 2, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gulfport Energy Corporation (Nasdaq:GPOR) will hold a conference call on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. CDT to discuss its first quarter 2011 financial and operational results. The call will follow the release of Gulfport's first quarter 2011 earnings the morning of May 5, 2011.

Interested parties may listen to the call via Gulfport's website at www.gulfportenergy.com or by calling toll-free at 1-800-265-0241 or 617-847-8704 for international callers. The passcode for the call is 35057694. A replay of the call will be available for two weeks at 1-888-286-8010 or 617-801-6888 for international callers. The replay passcode is 92175681. The webcast will be archived on the Company's website and can be accessed on the Company's "Investor Relations" page. 

About Gulfport

Gulfport Energy Corporation is an Oklahoma City-based independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company with its principal producing properties located along the Louisiana Gulf Coast and the Permian Basin in West Texas. Gulfport recently acquired an acreage position in the Niobrara Shale of Western Colorado. Gulfport also holds a sizeable acreage position in the Alberta Oil Sands in Canada through its interest in Grizzly Oil Sands ULC.  

CONTACT: Investor Contact:
         Paul K. Heerwagen IV
         Director, Investor Relations
         pheerwagen@gulfportenergy.com
         405-242-4888

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Released May 2, 2011