| Denver-based Gasco Energy, Inc. (NYSE Amex: GSX) is a rapidly growing independent oil and gas company focused on building shareholder value through the development of large natural gas deposits in the U.S. Rocky Mountain region. Focused primarily on Utah's Uinta Basin, Gasco targets multiple, tight-gas sands and shales that are regionally extensive across its leasehold. Gasco's SEC-defined proved reserves at year-end 2008 were approximately 53 billion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent, comprised 96% of natural gas and 100% of the quantities are proved developed. The Company operates over 100 producing wells in its core Riverbend Project in the Uinta Basin. |