WHIT Whittier Energy Corp (MM)

Whittier Energy Corporation (Nasdaq:WHIT), an independent oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Houston, Texas, with operations in Texas and Louisiana, announced today that it will release financial results for 1Q 2006 on Monday, May 15, 2006. Management will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time the same day as the earnings release. This conference call will be available via webcast from the Investor Relations section of the Company's website. To access the live webcast, go to the company's website located at www.whittierenergy.com and click the webcast link. The webcast can also be accessed from http://viavid.net/dce.aspx?sid=00003108. For those who are unable to listen to the webcast live an indexed recording of the call will be posted on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website within 2 hours of the call's completion. To listen to a telephone replay of the first quarter conference call, dial toll-free 1-888-203-1112 or international callers 1-719-457-0820 and enter pin number 4012382. The replay will be available beginning at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 15th, through midnight Monday, May 22nd. About the Company Whittier Energy Corporation is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Houston, Texas, with operations in Texas and Louisiana. Whittier Energy also owns non-operated interests in fields located in the Gulf Coast, Oklahoma, Wyoming and California. To find out more about Whittier Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:WHIT), visit our website at www.whittierenergy.com. Forward-Looking Statements This news release includes projections and other "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. These projections or statements reflect Whittier's current views about future events and performance. No assurances can be given that these events or performance will occur as projected, and actual results may differ materially from those projected. Important factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected include, without limitation, timing for proposed acquisitions and divestitures, the ability to obtain stockholder or other approvals required for the acquisitions, the possibility that the acquisitions may involve unexpected costs, the volatility in commodity prices for oil and gas, the presence or recoverability of estimated reserves, the ability to replace reserves, the availability and costs of drilling rigs and other oilfield services, drilling and operating risks, exploration and development risks, and other risks inherent in Whittier's business that are detailed in its Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Whittier assumes no obligation and expressly disclaims any duty to update the information contained in this news release except as required by law.