ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION
www.abraxaspetroleum.com
Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
Abraxas to Present at the IPAA Oil & Gas Investment Symposium
SAN ANTONIO (September 28, 2009) – Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ:AXAS) is scheduled to present at the Independent Petroleum Association of America’s (“IPAA”) Oil & Gas Investment Symposium being held September 29 – October 1, 2009 in San Francisco.
The presentation is scheduled to begin at 10:05 a.m. Pacific Time (12:05 p.m. CT) on Tuesday, September 29, 2009. The live audio webcast with the corresponding PowerPoint presentation will be available at http://www.investorcalendar.com/CEPage.asp?ID=149890 or on the Company’s web site, http://www.abraxaspetroleum.com, in the Investor Relations section under Webcasts / Presentations. The webcast including the slide presentation will be archived on the Company’s web site for 60 days.
Abraxas Petroleum Corporation is a San Antonio based crude oil and natural gas exploitation and production company with operations across the Rocky Mountain, Mid-Continent, Permian Basin and Gulf Coast regions of the United States.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara M. Stuckey/ Vice President – Corporate Finance
Phone 210.490.4788
bstuckey@abraxaspetroleum.com
www.abraxaspetroleum.com
18803 Meisner Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78258
Phone: 210.490.4788 Fax: 210.918.6675