PYR Energy to Host Breakfast Table at the 11th Annual Oil & Gas Conference

DENVER, Aug. 11  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PYR Energy Corporation (AMEX:PYR) today announced that it will attend and host a breakfast table at the 11th Annual Oil & Gas Conference to be held August 14-17, 2006 at the Westin Tabor Center, Denver.  Mr. Tucker Franciscus, Vice President of Strategic Development and Jane Richards, CFO will welcome anyone at the conference to attend on Wednesday, August 16, at 7:00 a.m. MDT.  PYR will discuss the recent management change and be able to answer any questions regarding the Company.

The Oil & Gas Conference, conducted by Enercom, Inc., is the largest energy investment conference hosted in Denver and showcases more than 95 energy companies.  This premier event offers institutional investors, research analysts, investment bankers, retail brokers, individuals and energy industry professionals a unique opportunity to meet and discuss important topics related to the energy business.

Denver based PYR Energy is an independent oil and gas company primarily engaged in the exploration, development and production of natural gas and crude oil.  At the current time, PYR's activities are focused in select areas of the Rocky Mountain region, Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle, East Texas, and the Gulf Coast.  Additional information about PYR Energy Corporation can be accessed via the Company's web site at http://www.pyrenergy.com/.

This release contains forward-looking statements regarding PYR Energy Corporation's future plans and expected performance based on assumptions the Company believes to be reasonable.  A number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements, including, without limitation, the success rate of exploration efforts and the timeliness of development activities, fluctuations in oil and gas prices, and other risk factors described from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the SEC.  In addition, the Company operates in an industry sector where securities values are highly volatile and may be influenced by economic and other factors beyond the Company's control.  This press release includes the opinions of PYR Energy and does not necessarily include the views of any other person or entity.  This release may not have been reviewed or approved by the operator and/ or participants in any of the projects discussed. 

DATASOURCE: PYR Energy Corporation



CONTACT:  Tucker Franciscus, VP of PYR Energy Corporation,

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

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