Ivanhoe Energy and Sunwing Energy, its wholly-owned subsidiary, to hold
conference call today to discuss the transaction with PanAsian Petroleum, and
the development of Block XVI in Mongolia

CALGARY , Nov. 19 /CNW/ - Ivanhoe Energy will host a conference call today for investors and analysts at 4:30 pm ET ( 1:30 pm PT ) to discuss the merger between an Ivanhoe subsidiary and PanAsian Petroleum Inc., which holds oil and gas exploration and production rights to a large, highly prospective block in central Mongolia . Details of the merger were announced in Ivanhoe Energy's news release issued yesterday.

The conference call may be accessed by dialing 1-877-974-0445 in Canada and the United States , or 1-416-644-3425 in the Toronto area and internationally. A simultaneous webcast of the conference call will be provided through www.ivanhoeenergy.com and www.newswire.ca/webcast. The call will be archived for later playback by dialing 1-416-640-1917 and entering the pass code 4186022 followed by the number sign, or via www.ivanhoeenergy.com. The archived playback will be available until December 19, 2009 .

For further information: Investors Contact: Ian Barnett, [phone]; Bill Trenaman, [phone]; Media Contact: Bob Williamson, [phone]; Website: www.ivanhoeenergy.com