Penn West Energy Trust conference call and webcast announcement

CALGARY, May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Penn West Energy Trust is scheduled to release first quarter results on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 after market closing. Following the release of its financial results, Penn West will conduct a conference call as outlined below:

Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Time: 9:00 a.m. M.D.T.

Call: 866-250-4907 Toll Free North America
416-646-3095 Toronto Area

Replay: 877-289-8525, passcode 21267696 followed by the pound key
416-640-1917, passcode 21267696 followed by the pound key
(recording available to May 14, 2008)

Webcast: http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID=2217380

Penn West trust units and debentures are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols PWT.UN, PWT.DB.A, PWT.DB.B, PWT.DB.C, PWT.DB.D, PWT.DB.E and PWT.DB.F and Penn West trust units are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PWE.

Source: Penn West Energy Trust

CONTACT: PENN WEST ENERGY TRUST, Suite 2200, 425 - First Street, S.W.,
Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3L8, Phone: (403) 777-2500, Fax: (403) 777-2699, Toll
Free: 1-866-693-2707, Website: www.pennwest.com; Investor Relations: Toll
Free: 1-888-770-2633, E-mail: investor_relations@pennwest.com; William Andrew,
CEO, Phone: (403) 777-2502, E-mail: bill.andrew@pennwest.com; Jason Fleury,
Manager, Investor Relations, Phone: (403) 539-6343, E-mail:
jason.fleury@pennwest.com

2008-05-05 21:03:32 0353215 PRNEWSWIRE