Whittier Energy Corporation (WHIT) President and Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, Jan. 22, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Bryce Rhodes, President and Chief Executive Officer of Whittier Energy
 Corporation (WHIT), will preside over the closing bell.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at 4 p.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Brad Holmes
 Director Investor Relations
 Whittier Energy Corp.
 (713)328-0250 - office; bholmes@whittierenergy.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; 347.219.9539
 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQ.com

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Webcast:

A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About Whittier Energy Corporation (WHIT):

Whittier Energy Corporation is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Houston, Texas, with operations in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Whittier Energy also holds non-operated interests in fields located in the Gulf Coast region, Oklahoma, Wyoming and California. To find out more about Whittier Energy Corporation (Nasdaq:WHIT), visit www.whittierenergy.com.