Whiting Petroleum Corporation to Present at IPAA Oil and Gas Investment Symposium

DENVER, April 5, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whiting Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:WLL) today announced that it will present at the IPAA Oil and Gas Investment Symposium at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in New York City on Monday, April 7, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. President and CEO James J. Volker will discuss the Company's strategy, development plans and outlook.

Whiting's presentation materials and link to the webcast will be available on the Company's website at www.whiting.com beginning April 7, 2008.

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 www.whiting.com.

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CONTACT: John B. Kelso, Director of Investor Relations, Whiting
Petroleum Corporation, +1-303-837-1661 or john.kelso@whiting.com

Web site: http://www.whiting.com/

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