EPL Epl Oil & Gas

Energy Partners, Ltd. ("EPL") (NYSE:EPL) this morning announced that Phillip A. Gobe, EPL's President and COO, has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Gobe joined EPL in December 2004 as Chief Operating Officer and was named President in May of 2005. Prior to joining EPL, Mr. Gobe was with Nuevo Energy Company as Chief Operating Officer from February 2001 until its acquisition by Plains Exploration & Production Company (NYSE:PXP) in May 2004. Prior to his position with Nuevo, Mr. Gobe had been the Senior Vice President of Production for Vastar Resources, Inc. since 1997. From 1976 to 1997, Mr. Gobe worked for Atlantic Richfield Company and its subsidiaries, primarily in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska. Founded in 1998, EPL is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Company's operations are focused along the U. S. Gulf Coast, both onshore in south Louisiana and offshore in the shallow to moderate depth waters of the Gulf of Mexico Shelf. Any statements made in this news release, other than those of historical fact, about an action, event or development, which the Company hopes, believes or anticipates may or will occur in the future, are "forward-looking statements" under U. S. securities laws. Such statements are subject to various assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which are specifically described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or an assurance that the Company's current assumptions and projections are valid. Actual results may differ materially from those projected.