LINN Energy Announces Leadership Succession Plan

HOUSTON, June 10, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LINN Energy, LLC (Nasdaq:LINE)
announced today that Mark E. Ellis will become President and Chief Executive
Officer, effective January 2010. Mr. Ellis currently holds the position of
President and Chief Operating Officer. Michael C. Linn, currently Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, will become Executive Chairman of the Board of
Directors and remain an officer of the Company.

"I am proud of the growth and success the employees of LINN Energy have
achieved, since I founded the Company in 2003," said Mr. Linn. "I plan to remain
very involved with the strategic direction of the Company in my role as
Executive Chairman, and I am pleased to turn over the responsibilities of Chief
Executive Officer to Mark Ellis. Mark has played a key role in the Company's
success over the past few years. His strong leadership qualities and business
acumen have been instrumental in assembling the leadership team, skilled
workforce and long-life assets that have enabled the Company to grow and deliver
strong performance."

Mr. Ellis has more than 30 years of experience in the natural gas and oil
industry. He joined LINN Energy in December 2006 as Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer and was promoted to President and Chief Operating
Officer in December 2007. Prior to joining LINN Energy, Mr. Ellis spent more
than 20 years in senior leadership roles at Burlington Resources and
ConocoPhillips.

"I was drawn to the Company by the strategic business model implemented under
Mike Linn's leadership, when LINN Energy became the first publicly traded
upstream E&P limited liability company," said Mr. Ellis. "I was also excited
about the opportunity to build a high-performance organization to drive the
growth that Mike envisioned, and I look forward to partnering with him to
continue leading LINN Energy down the path of success that he began."

This transition will enable Mr. Linn to focus on the long-term strategy of the
Company and Board leadership, while serving as the liaison between the Board and
senior management. He will also continue to focus on community outreach and
industry leadership.

ABOUT LINN ENERGY

LINN Energy's mission is to acquire, develop and maximize cash flow from a
growing portfolio of long-life natural gas and oil assets. LINN Energy is an
independent natural gas and oil Company that has grown significantly, since it
was founded in 2003, to more than 500 employees and approximately 1.7 trillion
cubic feet equivalent of proved reserves with a long proved reserve-life index
of approximately 21 years as of year-end 2008. The Company's leadership,
foresight and exceptional reserve base delivered a 58 percent increase in
annualized unit distributions from the date of the Company's initial public
offering in 2006 through year-end 2008. In 2008, LINN Energy grew production by
144 percent, while paying an annualized distribution of $2.52 per unit. The
Company also paid a distribution of $0.63 per unit, or $2.52 per unit on an
annualized basis, for the first quarter 2009. LINN Energy's people,
commodity-hedge book, financial flexibility and extensive portfolio of long-life
assets position the Company to continue delivering strong performance. More
information about LINN Energy is available at www.linnenergy.com.

This press release includes "forward-looking statements." All statements, other
than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address
activities, events or developments that the Company expects, believes or
anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements.
These statements include but are not limited to forward-looking statements about
acquisitions and the expectations of plans, strategies, objectives and
anticipated financial and operating results of the Company, including the
Company's drilling program, production, hedging activities, capital expenditure
levels and other guidance included in this press release. These statements are
based on certain assumptions made by the Company based on management's
experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, anticipated
future developments and other factors believed to be appropriate. Such
statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many
of which are beyond the control of the Company, which may cause actual results
to differ materially from those implied or expressed by the forward-looking
statements. These include risks relating to the Company's financial performance
and results, availability of sufficient cash flow to pay distributions and
execute its business plan, prices and demand for oil, natural gas and natural
gas liquids, the ability to replace reserves and efficiently develop current
reserves and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected as described in the Company's reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. See "Risk Factors" in the Company's
Annual Report filed on Form 10-K, 2009 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended March 31, 2009, and other public filings and press releases.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement
is made and the Company undertakes no obligation to correct or update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.

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CONTACT: LINN Energy, LLC
Investors:
Clay Jeansonne, Vice President - Investor Relations
281-840-4193
Media:
Paula Beasley, Manager, Public Affairs & Communications
281-840-4183