Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. to Make Presentation at the Capital One Southcoast Energy Conference in New Orleans

HOUSTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRZO) will make a presentation at the Capital One Southcoast Energy Conference in New Orleans.

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The conference is not being webcast; however, a visual copy of the presentation can be accessed on the Company website, www.crzo.net, clicking on “Links” and then clicking on “Capital One Southcoast Energy Conference 12/8/08″ (visual only). The slide book will be available coincident with Carrizo’s conference presentation at 8:40 AM CST.

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. is a Houston-based energy company actively engaged in the exploration, development, exploitation, and production of oil and natural gas, primarily in proven trends in the Barnett Shale area in North Texas and along the onshore Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast regions. The Company is also engaged in exploration and development activities in the U.K. North Sea. Carrizo controls significant prospective acreage blocks and utilizes advanced 3-D seismic techniques to identify potential oil and gas reserves and drilling opportunities.

    Contact:  Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.
              Richard Hunter, Vice President of Investor Relations
              B. Allen Connell, Consultant
              Paul F. Boling, Chief Financial Officer
              (713) 328-1000

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