VPI Vintage Pete

Vintage Petroleum, Inc. (NYSE:VPI) announced that Larry W. Sheppard -- Sr. Vice President -- New Ventures, plans to make a corporate presentation at the IPAA Oil and Gas Investment Symposium West at 10:10 a.m. PT on Friday, October 7, 2005, in San Francisco. The live audio webcast and the associated slides will be available at that time on the Vintage Petroleum website at www.vintagepetroleum.com and also at http://www.vcall.com/CEPage.asp?ID=95115. 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.