The Exploration Company (TXCO) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

ADVISORY, Jan. 5, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --

What: James E. Sigmon, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Exploration Company (TXCO) will preside over the opening bell. Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio When: Monday, January 8, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. ET Contacts: Media: Paul Hart (210) 496-5300, X264; mobile - (210) 391-2953; pdhart@txco.com Investors: Bob Thomae 210.496.5300 x214; bthomae@txco.com NASDAQ MarketSite: Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; mobile - 347.219.9539 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQ.com

Feed Information:

The opening bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. 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 Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm

Photos:

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

About The Exploration Company:

The Exploration Company (Nasdaq:TXCO) is an independent oil and gas enterprise with interests primarily in the Maverick Basin of Southwest Texas and the Marfa Basin in West Texas. The Company has a consistent record of long-term growth in its proved oil and gas reserves, leasehold acreage position, production and cash flow through its established exploration and development programs. Its business strategy is to build shareholder value by acquiring undeveloped mineral interests and internally developing a multi-year drilling inventory through the use of advanced technologies, such as 3-D seismic and horizontal drilling.

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