Hanover Compressor Company Announces Third Quarter 2006 Earnings Conference Call

  
    
  
  
    
      Hanover Compressor Company (NYSE:HC) announced today that it will host a 
      conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, October 26, 2006, 
      to discuss its financial results for the third quarter of 2006 and other 
      matters.
    
    
      To access the call, United States and Canadian participants should dial 
      [phone]. International participants should dial [phone] at 
      least 10 minutes before the scheduled start time. Please reference 
      Hanover conference call number 8940579.
    
    
      For those unable to participate, a replay will be available from 2:00 
      p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 26, until midnight on Thursday, 
      November 2, 2006. To listen to the replay, please dial 888-203-1112 in 
      the U.S. and Canada, or 719-457-0820 internationally and enter access 
      code 8940579.
    
    
      Additionally, the conference call will be broadcast live over the 
      Internet. To access the webcast, log on to the company's Web site (www.hanover-co.com) 
      and click on the webcast link located on the company's home page.
    
    
      About Hanover Compressor Company
    
    
      Hanover Compressor Company (NYSE:HC) is a global market leader in full 
      service natural gas compression and a leading provider of service, 
      fabrication and equipment for oil and natural gas production, processing 
      and transportation applications. Hanover sells and rents this equipment 
      and provides complete operation and maintenance services, including 
      run-time guarantees for both customer-owned equipment and its fleet of 
      rental equipment. Founded in 1990 and a public company since 1997, 
      Hanover's customers include both major and independent oil and gas 
      producers and distributors as well as national oil and gas companies. 
      More information can be found on the Internet (www.hanover-co.com).
    
  
Hanover Compressor Company (NYSE:HC) announced today that it will
host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, October
26, 2006, to discuss its financial results for the third quarter of
2006 and other matters.

   To access the call, United States and Canadian participants should
dial [phone]. International participants should dial (718)
354-1388 at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start time. Please
reference Hanover conference call number 8940579.

   For those unable to participate, a replay will be available from
2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 26, until midnight on
Thursday, November 2, 2006. To listen to the replay, please dial
888-203-1112 in the U.S. and Canada, or 719-457-0820 internationally
and enter access code 8940579.

   Additionally, the conference call will be broadcast live over the
Internet. To access the webcast, log on to the company's Web site
(www.hanover-co.com) and click on the webcast link located on the
company's home page.

   About Hanover Compressor Company

   Hanover Compressor Company (NYSE:HC) is a global market leader in
full service natural gas compression and a leading provider of
service, fabrication and equipment for oil and natural gas production,
processing and transportation applications. Hanover sells and rents
this equipment and provides complete operation and maintenance
services, including run-time guarantees for both customer-owned
equipment and its fleet of rental equipment. Founded in 1990 and a
public company since 1997, Hanover's customers include both major and
independent oil and gas producers and distributors as well as national
oil and gas companies. More information can be found on the Internet
(www.hanover-co.com).