Penn West Petroleum : Penn West Exploration to present at CIBC Whistler Institutional Investor Conference

Jan 13, 2012

CALGARY, Jan. 13, 2012 /CNW/ - Penn West Exploration (TSX: PWT) (NYSE: PWE) wishes to notify interested parties that Hilary Foulkes, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will be presenting at the CIBC Whistler Institutional Investor Conference on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 at 3:30pm PST(4:30pm MST) in Whistler, British Columbia.

at the presentation time noted above to listen to an audio webcast of the presentation.

For further information:

PENN WEST EXPLORATION
Suite 200, 207 - 9th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 1K3

Murray Nunns, President & Chief Executive Officer
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Jason Fleury, Senior Manager, Investor Relations
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Investor Relations:
Toll Free: 1-888-770-2633
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Toll Free: 1-866-693-2707