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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Callon Petroleum Company Named
‘SAFE’ Award Winner
Natchez,
MS (April 14, 2005) -- Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE: CPE/CPE.PrA)
announced today it has been chosen by the United States Department of the
Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) as the winner of the 2004 New
Orleans District Safety Award for Excellence (SAFE) Award in the Moderate
Operator Category.
In
addition, Callon has been named by the MMS as a finalist for the National SAFE
Award in the Moderate Operator Category, to be announced in
The
MMS SAFE Award Program recognizes exemplary performance by Gulf of Mexico Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) exploration and production operators and contractors.
In naming this
year’s winners, MMS Regional Director Chris Oynes,
Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, noted "The winners of the District SAFE Awards
have set very high standards for safety by their technical accomplishments and
commitment to protection of their workers while conducting offshore oil and
natural gas operations on the federal OCS. Sound safety procedures and
practices are as important as maintaining environmental integrity.”
Oynes added that "These
industry leaders are setting standards for others to match. Their overall
performance demonstrates that we can produce offshore energy resources in a
safe manner."
Callon Petroleum Company has been engaged in the exploration,
development, acquisition and production of oil and gas in the
This news release contains projections and other
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These
projections and statements reflect the company's current views with respect to
future events and financial performance. No assurances can be given, however,
that these events will occur or that these projections will be achieved and
actual results could differ materially from those projected as a result of
certain factors.
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