Miller Energy Resources Elects Jonathan S. Gross to Board of Directors

HUNTSVILLE, Tenn., May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Miller Petroleum, Inc. dba Miller Energy Resources ("Miller"), (NasdaqGM: MILL) announced today that its shareholders have elected Jonathan S. Gross to its Board of Directors. As part of his responsibilities on the Board, Mr. Gross will serve as a member of the Nominating Committee.

Mr. Gross, 51, has 29 years experience in domestic and international oil and gas exploration and is an AAPG Certified Geologist.  During his career, Mr. Gross has served as the Chief Operating Officer for Houston Exploration Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Kuwait Energy Company, from July 2008 to May 2009, Senior Vice President of Exploration and Technology Manager of Cheniere Energy, Inc. from June 1999 to July 2008, and has also worked for Zydeco Energy, Inc. from January 1998 to May 1999.  Mr. Gross began his career as a geoscientist with Amoco Production Company in 1981 and spent 17 years as a technical contributor and team leader.  He has substantial domestic and international experience in both onshore and offshore basins in several parts of the world including the US, Trinidad, West Africa, North Africa, Middle East and Eurasia.  Since June 2009, he has served as President of Jexco LLC, a Houston, Texas geological and geophysical consulting company.  Mr. Gross received his Bachelor of Arts in Geophysical Sciences from the University of Chicago in 1981, and he is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the Society of Exploration Geophysicists and the Houston Geological Society.

"I am pleased to have Jon Gross on the team at Miller and look forward to working closely with him.  He brings a wealth of geological knowledge and experience to our board which will be invaluable as we continue to expand our operations in Alaska and evaluate additional acquisitions," said Scott M. Boruff, Miller CEO.

About Miller

Miller Energy Resources is a high growth oil and natural gas exploration, production and drilling company operating in multiple exploration and production basins in North America.  Miller's focus is in Cook Inlet, Alaska and in the heart of Tennessee's prolific and hydrocarbon-rich Appalachian Basin. Miller is headquartered in Huntsville, Tennessee with offices in Anchorage, Knoxville and New York City.  The company is quoted on NASDAQ under the symbol MILL.

Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements in this press release and elsewhere by Miller Energy Resources are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward looking statements involve the implied assessment that the resources described can be profitably produced in the future, based on certain estimates and assumptions.  Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections that involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by Miller Energy Resources and described in the forward-looking statements.  These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, adverse general economic conditions, operating hazards, drilling risks, inherent uncertainties in interpreting engineering and geologic data, competition, reduced availability of drilling and other well services, fluctuations in oil and gas prices and prices for drilling and other well services, fluctuations in the US dollar and other currencies, the availability of sufficient capital to fund its anticipated growth, fluctuations in the prices of oil and gas, the competitive nature of its business environment, its dependence on a limited number of customers, its ability to comply with environmental regulations, changes in government regulations which could adversely impact its businesses well as other risks commonly associated with the exploration and development of oil and gas properties.  Additional information on these and other factors, which could affect Miller's operations or financial results, are included in Miller Energy Resources' reports on file with United States Securities and Exchange Commission.  Miller Energy Resources' actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward- looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in its periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its Web site (www.sec.gov).  All forward-looking statements attributable to Miller Energy Resources or to persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors.  Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.  We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements should circumstances or management's estimates or opinions change unless otherwise required under securities law.

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SOURCE Miller Petroleum, Inc.