HOUSTON, TX — (Marketwire) — 07/12/12 — Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (NYSE: MHR) (NYSE MKT: MHR.PRC) (NYSE MKT: MHR.PRD) (“Magnum Hunter” or the “Company”) has provided today a status update on the Company–s shut-in production in the Appalachia region from a severe thunderstorm that hit the area almost two weeks ago. Due to loss of electricity in the region, the Company has continued to experience gas production curtailments at the tailgate of its pipeline into Dominion Transmission at their Hastings processing facility located in Hastings, West Virginia. Currently, approximately 10% (8.4 mmcfepd) of Magnum Hunter–s current total net production or 17% of the Company–s Appalachia production is being curtailed, which is more than originally anticipated. Based on representations from Dominion Transmission, we expect the curtailments to continue for at least the next several weeks, and have no indication on when the Hastings processing facility will return to normal capacity.
Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation is an independent exploration and production company engaged in the acquisition, development and production of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, primarily in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Texas, North Dakota and Saskatchewan, Canada. The Company is active in four of the most prolific unconventional shale resource plays in North America, namely the Marcellus Shale, Utica Shale, Eagle Ford Shale and Williston Basin/Bakken Shale. Magnum Hunter Resources is based in Houston, Texas. For more information, visit .
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Gabe Scott
Vice President – Capital Markets and Corporate Development
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