Gulfport Energy Corporation Schedules Second Quarter 2009 Financial and Operational...

Gulfport Energy Corporation Schedules Second Quarter 2009 Financial and
Operational Results Conference Call

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gulfport Energy Corporation
(Nasdaq:GPOR) will hold a conference call on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 1:00
p.m. CST to discuss its second quarter 2009 financial and operational results.
The call will follow the release of Gulfport's second quarter 2009 earnings the
morning of August 6, 2009.

Interested parties may listen to the call via Gulfport's website at
www.gulfportenergy.com or by calling toll-free at 1-866-730-5762 or 857-350-1586
for international callers. The passcode for the call is 14626105. A replay of
the call will be available for two weeks at 1-888-286-8010 or 617-801-6888 for
international callers. The replay passcode is 34356238. The webcast will be
archived on the Company's website and can be accessed on the Company's "Investor
Relations" page.

About Gulfport

Gulfport Energy Corporation is an Oklahoma City-based independent oil and
natural gas exploration and production company with its principal producing
properties located along the Louisiana Gulf Coast and the Permian Basin in West
Texas. Gulfport also holds a sizeable acreage position in the Alberta Oil Sands
in Canada through its interest in Grizzly Oil Sands ULC. In addition, Gulfport
is participating in numerous wells in the Bakken play in the Williston Basin in
North Dakota.

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CONTACT: Gulfport Energy Corporation
Paul K. Heerwagen IV
Investor Relations
405-242-4888
pheerwagen@gulfportenergy.com