NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 2009-- Energy Partners, Ltd. (NYSE:EPL) will hold a conference call on December 9, 2009 at 9:00 A.M. Central Time to provide a business update on the Company. Gary C. Hanna, Chief Executive Officer, will provide a financial and operational review of the Company including a preliminary outlook for 2010 operational activities and capital plans.

A webcast of this conference call will also be available at the Company's website, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eplweb.com&esheet=6115096&lan=en_US&anchor=www.eplweb.com&index=1&md5=c028979a8278dafe0716743d2b844852. Presentation materials will also be made available there. Listeners may access the call through the "Conference Calls" link in the Investor Relations section of the site. The call will also be available through the CCBN Investor Network.

Description: Founded in 1998, EPL is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company based in New Orleans, LA and Houston. The Company’s operations are concentrated in the shallow to moderate depth waters in the Gulf of Mexico focusing on the areas offshore Louisiana as well as the deepwater Gulf of Mexico in depths less than 5,000 feet. For more information, please visit http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eplweb.com&esheet=6115096&lan=en_US&anchor=www.eplweb.com&index=2&md5=864eec2ae15f11ee6da6c94f991a64df.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking information and statements regarding EPL. Any statements included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that EPL expects, believes, plans, projects, estimates or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. We believe these judgments are reasonable, but actual results may differ materially due to a variety of important factors. Among other items, such factors might include: changes in general economic conditions; uncertainties in reserve and production estimates; unanticipated recovery or production problems; hurricane and other weather-related interference with business operations; the effects of delays in completion of, or shut-ins of, gas gathering systems, pipelines and processing facilities; oil and natural gas prices and competition; the impact of derivative positions; production expenses and expense estimates; cash flow and cash flow estimates; future financial performance; planned and unplanned capital expenditures; and other matters that are discussed in EPL's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (http://www.sec.gov/).

Source: Energy Partners, Ltd.

Energy Partners, Ltd.
Investors/Media:
T.J. Thom, 504-799-1902
Principal Financial Officer
tthom@eplweb.com