VPI Vintage Pete

Vintage Petroleum, Inc. (NYSE:VPI) will attend the Lehman Brothers CEO Energy/Power Conference. Mr. Charles C. Stephenson, Jr., Chairman of the Board, President and CEO will make a scheduled presentation at 9:45 a.m. Eastern time on September 8, 2005. The live audio webcast with accompanying slides will be available at the Vintage Petroleum web site at www.vintagepetroleum.com and also at http://customer.talkpoint.com/LEHM002/090605a_cs/default.asp?entity= VintagePetroleum. The webcast including the slide presentation will be available for a time following the presentation. Vintage Petroleum, Inc. is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploitation and exploration of oil and gas properties and the marketing of natural gas and crude oil. Company headquarters are in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and its common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol VPI. For additional information, visit the company website at www.vintagepetroleum.com.