Contango Announces Schedule for First Quarter Earnings and Operations Release

HOUSTON, May 02, 2018 -- Contango Oil & Gas Company (NYSE American:MCF) announced today it expects to issue its first quarter 2018 earnings release, including an update on operations on Friday, May 4, 2018, before the market opens. In conjunction with the release, Contango will conduct a conference call to discuss the contents of that release on Monday, May 7, 2018 at 9:30am Central Daylight Time.

Those interested in participating in the earnings conference call may do so by calling the following phone number: 1-888-394-8218, (International 1-323-701-0225) and entering participation code 5790752.  A replay of the call will be available from Monday, May 7, 2018 at 12:30pm CDT through Monday, May 14, 2018 at 12:30pm CDT by clicking in the audio replay link here and entering participation code 5790752.

Contango Oil & Gas Company is a Houston, Texas based, independent energy company whose business is to maximize production from its shallow offshore Gulf of Mexico properties and onshore properties in Texas and Wyoming, and to use that cash flow to explore, develop, exploit, produce and acquire crude oil and natural gas properties in the Texas and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States. Additional information is available on the Company's website at http://www.contango.com.

Contact:
Contango Oil & Gas Company
E. Joseph Grady – 713-236-7400                               
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Sergio Castro– 713-236-7400
Vice President and Treasurer