Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Whiting Petroleum Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

DENVER, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whiting Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: WLL) will release its fourth quarter and full-year 2008 financial and operating results on Monday, February 23, 2009 after the market closes. A conference call with investors, analysts and other interested parties is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. EST (10:00 a.m. CST, 9:00 a.m. MST) on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 to discuss Whiting's fourth quarter and full-year 2008 financial and operating results. Please call (866) 713-8567 (U.S./Canada) or (617) 597-5326 (International) to be connected to the call and enter the pass code 97894251. Access to a live Internet broadcast will be available at http://www.whiting.com by clicking on the "Investor Relations" box on the menu and then on the link titled "Webcasts."

A telephonic replay will be available beginning approximately two hours after the call on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 and continuing through Tuesday, March 3, 2009. You may access this replay at (888) 286-8010 (U.S./Canada) or (617) 801-6888 (International) and entering the pass code 21461084. You may also access a web archive at http://www.whiting.com beginning approximately one hour after the conference call.

About Whiting Petroleum Corporation

Whiting Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation, is an independent oil and gas company that acquires, exploits, develops and explores for crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids primarily in the Permian Basin, Rocky Mountains, Mid-Continent, Gulf Coast and Michigan regions of the United States. The Company trades publicly under the symbol WLL on the New York Stock Exchange. For further information, please visit http://www.whiting.com.