HOUSTON, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mariner Energy, Inc. (NYSE: ME) announced today that John Karnes, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at EnerCom's 2009 The Oil & Gas Conference in Denver, Colorado on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 2:45 p.m. Mountain Time.

The presentation will be webcast live, and will be accessible via the conference web site at http://theoilandgasconference.com/webcast.shtml, as well as on Mariner Energy's website at www.mariner-energy.com by selecting "Investor Information" and then the microphone icon for EnerCom conference.

About Mariner Energy, Inc.

Mariner Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration, development, and production company headquartered in Houston, Texas, with principal operations in the Permian Basin and the Gulf of Mexico. For more information about Mariner, visit the company's website at www.mariner-energy.com.

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