Double Eagle Petroleum Co. Reminder of 2009 Annual Meeting

DENVER, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Double Eagle Petroleum Co. (Nasdaq:
DBLE) invites its shareholders to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which
will take place May 28, 2009, at 10:00 A.M. (Mountain Daylight Time). The
meeting will be held at the offices of Patton Boggs, LLP., 1801 California St,
Suite 4900, Denver, Colorado.

About Double Eagle
Double Eagle Petroleum Co. explores for, develops, and sells natural gas and
crude oil, with natural gas constituting more than 95% of its production and
reserves. The Company's current major development activities are in its
Atlantic Rim coal bed methane play and in the Pinedale Anticline in Wyoming.

This release contains forward-looking statements regarding Double Eagle's
future plans and expected performance based on assumptions the Company
believes to be reasonable. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause
actual results to differ materially from these statements, including, without
limitation, the success rate of exploration efforts and the timeliness of
development activities, fluctuations in oil and gas prices, and other risk
factors described from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the
SEC. In addition, the Company operates in an industry sector where securities
values are highly volatile and may be influenced by economic and other factors
beyond the Company's control. Double Eagle undertakes no obligation to
publicly update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.

Company Contact:
John Campbell, IR
(303) 794-8445
www.dble.us

SOURCE Double Eagle Petroleum Co.

John Campbell, IR of Double Eagle Petroleum Co., +1-303-794-8445