Newfield Provides Fourth Quarter / Full Year 2008 Conference Call Information

HOUSTON, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Newfield Exploration Company
(NYSE: NFX) will host its fourth quarter / full year 2008 earnings conference
call at 10:00 a.m. (CST), Thursday, February 19, 2009. Earnings results will
be released prior to the call. To participate in the conference call, please
dial (719) 325-4781 about 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. In
addition, a listen-only broadcast of the call will also be provided over the
internet at http://www.newfield.com, under Investor Relations. Please go to
the web site at least 10 minutes prior to the call to register, download and
install any necessary audio software.

If you are not able to participate in the conference call, an audio replay
will be available through February 23, 2009 by dialing (719) 457-0820 and
entering conference code 5504607. A replay over the web at the above address
will be available shortly after the call and will remain on the site for 365
days.

Newfield Exploration Company is an independent crude oil and natural gas
exploration and production company. The Company relies on a proven growth
strategy of growing reserves through an active drilling program and select
acquisitions. Newfield’s domestic areas of operation include the Anadarko and
Arkoma Basins of the Mid-Continent, the Rocky Mountains, onshore Texas and the
Gulf of Mexico. The Company has international operations in Malaysia and
China.

SOURCE Newfield Exploration Company