DENVER, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gasco Energy, Inc. (NYSE Amex: GSX) today announced a conference call with investors, analysts and other interested parties that is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 to discuss second quarter 2012 financial and operating results. Gasco expects to release its financial and operating results after the close of trading on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. You are invited to listen to the call which will be broadcast live over the Internet at: https://us.reg.meeting-stream.com/gascoenergyinc_080112/

                      Gasco Energy Q2-12 Financial and Operating Results Conference Call
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    Date:                            Wednesday, August 1, 2012
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    Time:                            11:00 a.m. EDT
                                     10:00 a.m. CDT
                                     9:00 a.m. MDT
                                     8:00 a.m. PDT
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    Call:                            (866) 392-4171 (US/Canada) and (706) 634-6345 (International),
                                     Passcode / Conference ID #: 99618031

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    Webcast/Internet:                 Live and rebroadcast over the Internet: https://us.reg.meeting-stream.com/
                                      gascoenergyinc_080112/
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    Replay:                          Available through Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at (855) 859-2056
                                      (US/Canada) and (404) 537-3406 (International) using passcode #99618031 and for
                                      30 days at http://www.gascoenergy.com
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About Gasco Energy
Denver-based Gasco Energy, Inc. is a natural gas and petroleum exploitation, development and production company engaged in locating and developing hydrocarbon resources, primarily in the Rocky Mountain region and in California's San Joaquin Basin. Gasco's principal business is the acquisition of leasehold interests in petroleum and natural gas rights, either directly or indirectly, and the exploitation and development of properties subject to these leases. Gasco focuses its drilling efforts in the Riverbend Project located in the Uinta Basin of northeastern Utah, targeting the oil-bearing Green River Formation and the natural gas-prone Wasatch, Mesaverde, Blackhawk, Mancos, Dakota and Morrison formations. To learn more, visit http://www.gascoenergy.com.

SOURCE Gasco Energy, Inc.