PYR Energy to Present at the IPAA 2005 Oil & Gas Investment Symposium

PYR Energy to Present at the IPAA 2005 Oil & Gas Investment
Symposium 


DENVER, April 18  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PYR Energy Corporation (AMEX:PYR)
today announced that it is participating in the 2005 Independent Petroleum
Association of America's Oil & Gas Investment Symposium to be held at the
Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in New York City, April 19-20, 2005. D.
Scott Singdahlsen, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Tucker L.
Franciscus, Vice President, are scheduled to present from 3:20 p.m. to 3:40
p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 20, 2005.  The PYR energy presentation
will be webcast live on Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at 3:20 p.m. Eastern Time. 
Log onto the internet at http://www.vcall.com/EventPage.asp?ID=91312.

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be
available for replay at http://www.vcall.com/ClientPage.asp?ID=91312 or
http://www.vcall.com/

The Presentation will be posted on the PYR Energy website at
http://www.pyrenergy.com/ by the time of the presentation.

Denver based PYR Energy is an independent oil and gas company primarily engaged
in the exploration for and the 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, 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 and the Company's website contain 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
and the Company's website include the opinions of PYR Energy and does not
necessarily include the views of any other person or entity. 

DATASOURCE: PYR Energy Corporation



CONTACT: Scott Singdahlsen, President, or Tucker Franciscus, VP, both of

PYR Energy Corporation, [phone], or fax, [phone]



Web site:  http://www.vcall.com/EventPage.asp?ID=91312 

Web site:  http://www.vcall.com/ClientPage.asp?ID=91312 

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

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

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