Gastar Exploration Ltd. (NYSE Amex: GST) announced today that it will now release its fourth quarter 2009 results on Monday, March 15, after the market closes.  The release is being delayed to provide additional time to determine the proper accounting treatment regarding foreign exchange transactions.  In conjunction with the release, Gastar has rescheduled its conference call, which will now be broadcast live over the Internet at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 16.  

Live via phone by dialing 480-629-9722 and asking for the Gastar call at least 10 minutes prior to the start time, or live over the Internet by logging on to the web at the address below.

For those who cannot listen to the live call, a telephonic replay will be available through March 23 and may be accessed by calling 303-590-3030, using pass code 4203583#.  Also, an archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call at www.gastar.com. [Read the full article]

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (NYSE Amex: KOG), an oil and gas exploration and production company with assets in the Williston Basin of North Dakota and Montana and in the Green River Basin of southwest Wyoming and Colorado, today announced its fourth quarter and full year 2009 financial and operational results.  The Company also today provided an interim operations update and reported estimated quantities of proved reserves as of December 31, 2009. [Read the full article]

Parker Drilling Company (NYSE:PKD - News) announced today that it has agreed to sell 9 1/8% senior notes due 2018 in a previously announced private offering resulting in gross proceeds of $300 million.  The senior notes will bear interest at a rate of 9 1/8% per annum and will mature on April 1, 2018.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering of the senior notes to fund a cash tender offer and consent solicitation for all of the $225.0 million outstanding principal amount of the Company's 9 5/8% senior notes due 2013 and for general corporate purposes, which may include the redemption of any of the Company's 9 5/8% senior notes due 2013 not tendered in the tender offer and consent solicitation and the repayment of up to $42.0 million of borrowings under its revolving credit facility. [Read the full article]

Cloud Peak Energy Inc. (NYSE: CLD - News), the third-largest U.S. coal producer and the only pure-play Powder River Basin coal company, plans to announce its full year and fourth quarter 2009 financial results on March 16, 2010, after the markets close.

A conference call with management is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. EDT on March 16, 2010, to review the results and current business conditions. The call will be webcast live over the Internet from the Company's Web site at www.cloudpeakenergy.com under "Investor Relations." Participants should follow the instructions provided on the Web site for downloading and installing the audio applications necessary to join the webcast. Interested individuals also can access the live conference call via telephone at 800-573-4840 (domestic) or 617-224-4326 (international) and entering passcode 95523998. [Read the full article]