HOUSTON, November 5 /PRNewswire/ --

PennWell Corp. and Oil Gas Financial Journal (OGFJ) will hold the second annual Houston Energy Financial Forum, November 18 - 20, 2008 at The Houstonian. This will be the first opportunity for industry executives, analysts, and institutional investors to hear third quarter results from presenters. A complete list of presenters and details on the Forum can be found by visiting http://www.accessanalyst.net.

The event opens with the first annual Networking Golf Outing on Monday, November 17th. The tournament will be played on The Tournament Course at Redstone. Each group will have its own Fore Caddie available to aide their game, provide advice and help players gain a better understanding of the course. Golfers can register for the tournament at http://www.accessanalyst.net.

In addition to the golf tournament, other unique networking opportunities include two receptions, as well as one-on-one meeting room opportunities. Presenting companies will be open to meeting with interested parties privately to answer any questions that may have stemmed from their presentation. Rooms will be reserved at the Forum for this purpose. Parties can reserve their rooms ahead of time by visiting http://www.accessanalyst.net and clicking on the Schedule One-On-One link.

An impressive schedule of presenters kicks off at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 18th and continues through Thursday, November 20th.

The Houston Energy Forum's leading lineup of energy companies includes: Allis-Chalmers Energy (NYSE: ALY) American Oil Gas (NYSE Alternext US: AEZ) Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) Anterra Energy (TSE-V: AE.A and AE.B) Atlas Energy Corp (NYSE: ATN) ATP Oil Gas Corp (NASDAQ: ATPG) Atwood Oceanics (NYSE: ATW) Berry Petroleum (NYSE: BRY) Boots Coots (NYSE Alternext US: WEL) BPZ Energy (NYSE Alternext US: BPZ) Brigham Exploration (NASDAQ: BEXP) Bucking Horse Energy (TSX: BUC) Callon Petroleum (NYSE: CPE) Cameron Corp (NYSE: CAM) CANO Petroleum (NYSE Alternext US: CFW) Carrizo Oil Gas (NASDAQ: CRZO) CGG Veritas (NYSE: CGV) Cimarex Energy (NYSE: XEC) DeJour Enterprises (NYSE Alternext US: DEJ, TSX-V: DEJ, Frankfurt: D5R) Double Eagle Petroleum (NASDAQ: DBLE) Dune Energy (NYSE Alternext US: DNE) El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP) Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) Evolution Petroleum (NYSE Alternext US: EPM) Flotek Industries (NYSE: FTK) FX Energy (NASDAQ: FXEN) Gastar Exploration (NYSE Alternext US: GST) GeoKinetics (NYSE Alternext US: GOK) GeoPetro Resources (NYSE Alternext US: GPR) GeoResources (NASDAQ: GEOI) Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMP) Kodiak Oil Gas (NYSE Alternext US: KOG) Magellan Midstream Partners (NYSE: MMP) Mariner Energy (NYSE: ME) MDU Resources (NYSE: MDU) Megawest Energy (OTCBB: MGWSF) New Frontier Energy (OTCBB: NFEI) NGAS Resources (NASDAQ: NGAS) Noble Corp. (NYSE: NE) ONEOK Partners (NYSE: OKE) PetroFlow Energy (TSX: PEF) PetroQuest Energy (NYSE: PQ) Range Resources (NYSE: RRC) Rex Energy Corp (NASDAQ: REXX) Rock Energy Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: RCKE) Seismic Micro-Technology (Private) South Texas Oil (NASDAQGM: STXX) Southwestern Energy (NYSE: SWN) Toreador Resources (NASDAQ: TRGL) TXCO Resources (NASDAQ: TXCO) Ultra Petroleum (NYSE: UPL) WT Offshore (NYSE: WTI)

Since its launch in 2004, Oil Gas Financial Journal has rapidly established itself as the leading magazine addressing financial issues and the stories behind industry events for senior EP company executives and professionals. In addition to the monthly magazine, OGFJ has developed a franchise of forward-thinking products and events including its website, an e-newsletter, and the Virtual Investment Symposium. The Houston Energy Financial Forum is the latest addition to this franchise. http://www.ogfj.com

Established in 1910, PennWell is a highly diversified media and information company providing 50-plus print and online publications, more than 60 conferences and exhibitions, research, databases, Internet-based services and other information products to strategic global markets. In addition to oil and gas, these markets include electronics, semiconductor manufacturing, lasers, communications, computer graphics, information technology, control technology, electric power, water, fire services and dental. PennWell's headquarters are in Tulsa, Okla., with regional offices in Nashua, NH, Houston, Tex., Seattle, Wash., Fair Lawn, NJ, and other US cities. International offices are located in England, Russia and Hong Kong. Visit http://www.pennwell.com for more information.

Contact: Nicole Durham nicoled@pennwell.com +1-713-963-6234

Nicole Durham of PennWell Corp., +1-713-963-6234, nicoled@pennwell.com. Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050117/DAM014LOGO, http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030618/PENNWELLLOGO