Whittier Energy to Present at EnerCom's 11th Oil & Gas Conference

Whittier Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:WHIT), today
announced that it will be presenting at the Eleventh Oil & Gas
Conference in Denver to be held at the Westin Tabor Center from August
14-17, 2006. Bryce Rhodes, President & CEO of Whittier Energy, will
update investors at 5:15 PM MDT on Tuesday, August 15, 2006.
Whittier's presentation will be webcast live and will be available,
along with accompanying slideshow presentation, at
www.theoilandgasconference.com. You may also log onto
www.whittierenergy.com for a link to the presentation webcast.

   About Whittier Energy Corporation

   Whittier Energy Corporation is an independent oil and gas
exploration and production company headquartered in Houston, Texas,
with operations in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Whittier Energy
also holds non-operated interests in fields located in the Gulf Coast,
Oklahoma, Wyoming and California. To find out more about Whittier
Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:WHIT), visit www.whittierenergy.com.

   Forward-Looking Statements

   Certain statements included in this news release are intended as
"forward-looking" statements under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. The Company cautions that actual future results
may vary materially from those expressed or implied in any
forward-looking statements. More information about the risks and
uncertainties relating to these forward-looking statements are found
in the Company's SEC filings which are available free of charge on the
SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov.