Gastar Exploration to Present at the Pritchard Capital Partners 2011 Energize Conference in San Francisco on January 5

HOUSTON, Jan. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Gastar Exploration Ltd. (NYSE Amex: GST) today announced that it will be presenting at the Pritchard Capital Partners 2011 Energize Conference being held at the Westin San Francisco Market Street Hotel on January 5 - 6, 2011.

J. Russell Porter, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will make a presentation at 9:45 a.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, January 5.  To listen to an audio webcast of the presentation and view accompanying presentation materials, visit the Investor Relations page of Gastar's web site at www.gastar.com and select Events/Presentations.  A replay will be archived on the web site shortly after the presentation concludes.  

About Gastar Exploration

Gastar Exploration Ltd. is an exploration and production company focused on finding and developing oil and natural gas assets in North America. The Company currently pursues a strategy combining deep natural gas exploration and development with lower risk shale resource development. The Company owns and operates exploration and development acreage in the deep Bossier gas play of East Texas and Marcellus Shale play in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The Company also owns coalbed methane properties located in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. For more information, visit our web site at www.gastar.com.

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