Vintage Petroleum to Present at Lehman Brothers CEO Energy/Power Conference

Vintage Petroleum, Inc. (NYSE:VPI) will attend the
Lehman Brothers CEO Energy/Power Conference. Mr. Charles C.
Stephenson, Jr., Chairman of the Board, President and CEO will make a
scheduled presentation at 9:45 a.m. Eastern time on September 8, 2005.
The live audio webcast with accompanying slides will be available at
the Vintage Petroleum web site at www.vintagepetroleum.com and also at
http://customer.talkpoint.com/LEHM002/090605a_cs/default.asp?entity=
VintagePetroleum. The webcast including the slide presentation will be
available for a time following the presentation.
   Vintage Petroleum, Inc. is an independent energy company engaged
in the acquisition, exploitation and exploration of oil and gas
properties and the marketing of natural gas and crude oil. Company
headquarters are in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and its common shares are traded
on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol VPI. For additional
information, visit the company website at www.vintagepetroleum.com.