WGR Western Gas Res

DENVER, March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Western Gas Resources, Inc. ("Western") (NYSE:WGR) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share of common stock, payable to stockholders of record on March 31, 2006. The dividends will be paid on May 15, 2006. Company Description. Western is an independent natural gas explorer, producer, gatherer, processor, transporter and energy marketer. The Company's producing properties are located primarily in Wyoming, including the developing Powder River Basin coal bed methane play, where Western is a leading acreage holder and producer, and the rapidly growing Pinedale Anticline. The Company also owns and operates natural gas gathering, processing and treating facilities in major gas-producing basins in the Rocky Mountain, Mid-Continent and West Texas regions of the United States. For additional Company information, visit Western's web site at http://www.westerngas.com/. DATASOURCE: Western Gas Resources, Inc. CONTACT: Ron Wirth of Western Gas Resources, Inc., +1-800-933-5603, or +1-303-252-6090, Web site: http://www.westerngas.com/

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