DENVER, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gasco Energy, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GSX) today announced management's participation in upcoming investor conferences.


                                      Conference      City       Date           Time      Webcast Link
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    Rodman & Renshaw                                New York   Sept. 11,      3:15 PM   Rodman & Renshaw
    Annual Global Investment                                             2012   EDT          Webcast
    Conference
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    Independent Petroleum Association            San Francisco Sept. 26,      10:10 AM Events and Webcasts
    of America                                                           2012   PDT
    OGIS San Francisco
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Presentation times and webcasting are subject to change at the discretion of the conference organizer. Please reference Gasco Energy's Events and Webcasts page for further details regarding conferences and other events in which the Company may elect to participate.

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 Gasco's website at www.gascoenergy.com.

SOURCE Gasco Energy, Inc.