Goodrich Petroleum Announces First Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call

HOUSTON, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Goodrich Petroleum Corporation
(NYSE: GDP) today announced that it has scheduled a conference call on
Thursday, May 8, 2008, at 11:00 AM, Eastern Time, to discuss its first quarter
2008 operations and earnings. The Company plans to issue its first quarter
2008 earnings release on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 after the close of trading on
the NYSE. To access the conference call, domestic participants should dial
(888) 713-4214 and international participants should dial (617) 213-4866. The
participant passcode is 68705142. A telephonic replay of the conference call
will be available through May 15, 2008 and will be permanently archived
thereafter on the Company's website at http://www.goodrichpetroleum.com.
Domestic participants accessing the telephonic replay should dial
(888) 286-8010 and international participants should dial (617) 801-6888. The
participant passcode is 53792790. A live webcast will also be available at
Webcast Link
https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=P7BH3TLUB.
Certain statements in this news release regarding future expectations and
plans for future activities may be regarded as "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act. They are subject
to various risks, such as financial market conditions, operating hazards,
drilling risks, and the inherent uncertainties in interpreting engineering
data relating to underground accumulations of oil and gas, as well as other
risks discussed in detail in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and
other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the
Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations
will prove to be correct.
Goodrich Petroleum is an independent oil and gas exploration and
production company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The majority of its
properties are in Louisiana and Texas.
SOURCE Goodrich Petroleum Corporation

Robert C. Turnham, Jr., President, or David R. Looney, Chief Financial
Officer, both of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, +1-713-780-9494, fax,
+1-713-780-9254