Penn West Exploration to Present at 2012 CIBC Energy Conference

CALGARY, April 13, 2012 /CNW/ - Penn West Exploration (TSX:PWT) (NYSE:PWE) wishes to notify interested parties that Hilary Foulkes, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will be presenting at the 2012 CIBC Energy Conference on Monday, April 16^th, 2012 at 2:15pm EDT (12:15pm MDT) in Toronto, Ontario.

We invite interested parties to visit http://www.pennwest.com/investors/presentations-webcasts at the presentation time noted above to listen to an audio webcast of the presentation.

PENN WEST EXPLORATION
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Murray Nunns, President & Chief Executive Officer
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Jason Fleury, Senior Manager, Investor Relations
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