DENVER, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gasco Energy (OTC Bulletin Board: GASE -News ) today announced that Richard J. Burgess has been elected to its Board of Directors.

A certified petroleum geologist, the 72-year-old Mr. Burgess retired in 1995 from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer of CMS Nomeco Oil & Gas Co, which he was instrumental in founding in 1967. A highly talented oil and gas finder throughout his career, he has extensive exploration and development experience in both conventional and non-conventional reservoirs throughout the United States and internationally. Mr. Burgess is a past president of the Potential Gas Committee, the Michigan Oil and Gas Association and the Michigan Geological Society. He has served on the boards of Seagull Energy, Sydney Oil Company and Command Petroleum. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Sydney, Australia-based ROC Oil Company Ltd.

Mr. Burgess replaces Mike Decker who remains with Gasco as Chief Operating Office and Executive Vice President. The number of Gasco Board Members remains seven.

Mark Erickson, Gasco's President and CEO, said, "Gasco is very fortunate to have attracted skilled and experienced energy industry executives like Richard Burgess and Richard Langdon. We are pleased to have their counsel as an important resource while we continue to build Gasco. I would also like to thank Mike Decker for his valued service to the Board and look forward to his continued, solid contributions to the Company."

About Gasco Energy
Gasco Energy, Inc. is a Denver-based natural gas and oil exploitation and development company that focuses on natural-gas-rich prospects in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The Company currently is active in the Uinta Basin in Utah and in the Greater Green River Basin of Wyoming. To learn more, visit www.gascoenergy.com