GASCO ENERGY INVITES YOU TO JOIN ITS
THIRD QUARTER 2006 CONFERENCE CALL

DENVER, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gasco Energy, Inc. (Amex: GSX - News) today announced a conference call with investors, analysts and other interested parties that is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 to discuss third quarter 2006 financial and operating results. Gasco anticipates releasing its third quarter financial and operating results prior to the conference call. You are invited to listen to the call which will be broadcast live over the Internet at www.gascoenergy.com.

Date:      Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Time:      10:30 a.m. EDT
                9:30 a.m. CST
                8:30 a.m.  MST
                7:30 a.m.  PST

Call:      (866) 392-4171 (US/Canada) and (706) 634-6345 (International),
               passcode 9292973

Internet:  Live and rebroadcast over the Internet:  log on to
                www.gascoenergy.com

Replay: Available through Friday, November 10 at (800) 642-1687
               (US/Canada) and (706) 645-9291 (International) using passcode
               9292973 and for 30 days at www.gascoenergy.com

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 controls acreage in the Greater Green River Basin of Wyoming. To learn more, visit www.gascoenergy.com.

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Source: Gasco Energy, Inc.