Gulfport Energy Reschedules Fourth-Quarter and Full Year Earnings Conference Call

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 23, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Gulfport Energy Corporation (Nasdaq:GPOR) announce today that the company has rescheduled its fourth-quarter 2006 conference call to Wednesday, March 28, at 11:00 a.m. eastern. The call was postponed due to unexpected scheduling conflicts.

The dial-in and webcast links remain the same and are as follows:

Interested parties may listen to the call via Gulfport's website at www.gulfportenergy.com or by calling 1-866-356-3093. The passcode for the call is 70202201. A replay of the call will be available for two weeks at 1-888-286-8010. The replay passcode is 40502287. The webcast will be archived for 30 days on the company's website.

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. Gulfport recently acquired an acreage position in the Alberta oil sands in Canada and drilled core samples this winter. In addition, Gulfport also has an interest in the producing Phu Horm gas field in Thailand.

CONTACT:  Gulfport Energy Corporation
          Investor Contact:
          John Kilgallon, Director, Investor Relations
          405-242-4474
          jkilgallon@gulfportenergy.com

Released March 23, 2007