DENVER, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (NYSE Amex: KOG), an oil and gas exploration and production company with assets in the Williston Basin of North Dakota and Montana and in the Green River Basin of southwest Wyoming and Colorado, expects to release its third quarter 2009 financial and operating results after the close of trading on Thursday, November 5, 2009. In conjunction with Kodiak's release of its results, investors, analysts and other interested parties are invited to participate in a conference call with management on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

                      Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. Third Quarter 2009 Financial
                              and Operating Results Conference Call
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    Date:       Friday, November 6, 2009
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    Time:       11:00 a.m. EST
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                10:00 a.m. CST
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                9:00 a.m. MST
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                8:00 a.m. PST
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    Call:       (877) 257-3168 (US/Canada) and (706) 643-3820 (International);
    -----       Passcode: 37285961
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    Internet:   Live and rebroadcast over the Internet
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                http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=63321
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                or at http://www.kodiakog.com
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    Replay:     Available through Thursday, November 12, 2009 at
    -------     (800) 642-1687 (US/Canada) and (706) 645-9291 (International)
                using passcode: 37285961 and for 30 days at www.kodiakog.com
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About Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.

Denver-based Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. is an independent energy exploration and development company focused on exploring, developing and producing oil and natural gas in the Williston and Green River Basins in the U.S. Rocky Mountains. For further information, please visit www.kodiakog.com. The Company's common shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Amex exchange under the symbol: "KOG."

For further information, please contact:

Mr. Lynn A. Peterson, CEO and President, Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. +1-303-592-8075

Mr. David P. Charles, Sierra Partners LLC +1-303-757-2510 x11

Audio source: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=63321

SOURCE Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.