Petrohawk Energy Corporation to Present at Upcoming Conferences

HOUSTON, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Floyd C. Wilson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Petrohawk Energy Corporation ("Petrohawk" or the "Company") (NYSE: HK) and Dick Stoneburner, Petrohawk's President and Chief Operating Officer, will present at the 2010 Enercom Oil & Gas Conference on Tuesday, August 24, at 11:20 a.m. Mountain Time. The presentation will be given in the Continental Ballroom at the Westin Tabor Center, located at 1672 Lawrence Street, Denver, Colorado and is open to registrants of the conference. Others may join via webcast by following the link provided on the Company's website, http://www.petrohawk.com.

Additionally, Mr. Wilson will present at the 2010 Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference on Thursday, September 16. The presentation will take place at 1:45 p.m. Eastern Time in the New York Ballroom East at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, located at 811 Seventh Avenue, New York City. The presentation will be open to registrants of the Barclays CEO Power-Energy Conference and also available to the public via webcast by following the link provided on the Company's website, http://www.petrohawk.com.

Petrohawk Energy Corporation is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, production, exploration and development of natural gas and oil with properties concentrated in North Louisiana and East Texas (Haynesville Shale), Arkansas (Fayetteville Shale) and South Texas (Eagle Ford Shale).

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