Callon Petroleum Company Confirms Steven B. Hinchman As Executive Vice President, COO

NATCHEZ, Miss.--(Business Wire)--
Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE: CPE) announced today that Steven B. Hinchman has
been confirmed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and
begins his service with the company today. His upcoming appointment had been
announced in a previous news release on April 30, 2009.

Prior to joining the company, Hinchman, age 50, was Executive Vice President of
Technology and Services for Marathon Oil Corporation, a position he held since
April 2008, and served as a member of Marathon's Executive Committee, a position
he held since October 2000. He originally joined Marathon in 1980 as a field
engineer and subsequently held a number of technical, staff and managerial
positions of increasing responsibility in their domestic and international
exploration and production organizations. Hinchman received a bachelor's degree
in petroleum engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1980, and a
master's degree in the same field of study from the Colorado School of Mines in
1987. He is a member of the board of directors of the American Petroleum
Institute, a Visiting Committee Member of the Petroleum Engineering Department
of the Colorado School of Mines, a member of the board of directors of the Sam
Houston Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and a member of the Industrial and
Professional Advisory Council of the Department of Energy and Geo-Environmental
Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. In 2005, he received the
distinguished Penn State Alumni Fellow Award.

In addition to his annual salary and potential annual cash bonus incentive, as
inducement for employment, the company granted awards to Hinchman of 500,000
stock options for the purchase of company common stock at a price of $2.755 per
share and vesting over three equal increments based upon the future trading
price of the company`s common stock; 100,000 shares of time-based restricted
common stock with cliff vesting on June 1, 2013; and 100,000 shares of
restricted common stock which may vest between 0% and 150% depending on the
company`s performance as compared to peer companies.

Callon Petroleum Company is engaged in the acquisition, development, exploration
and operation of oil and gas properties in the Gulf Coast region. The majority
of Callon`s properties and operations are concentrated in the offshore waters of
the Gulf of Mexico.

It should be noted that this news release contains projections and other
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These
projections and statements reflect the company`s current views with respect to
future events and financial performance. No assurances can be given, however,
that these events will occur or that these projections will be achieved and
actual results could differ materially from those projected as a result of
certain factors. Some of the factors which could affect our future results and
could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in our
forward-looking statements are discussed in our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, available on our
website or the SEC`s website at www.sec.gov.

Callon Petroleum Company
Fred Callon, 1-800-451-1294

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