WGR Western Gas Res

DENVER, May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Western Gas Resources, Inc. ("Western") (NYSE:WGR) announced today that John Chandler, the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer will present at the UBS Global Oil and Gas Conference on May 24, 2006 at 7:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time. Western's live presentation may be accessed on the Internet by logging onto the following link: http://events.streamx.us/US/event/EventDetails.aspx?id=ubs20060522. The presentation materials will also be available on Western's web site beginning May 24th. The web site address is http://www.westerngas.com/. Go to Investor Relations and then Webcasts/Presentations. 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: Investors, Ron Wirth, Director of Investor Relations of Western Gas Resources, Inc., +1-800-933-5603, or +1-303-252-6090, Web site: http://www.westerngas.com/

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