Double Eagle Petroleum Company

1675 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver Colorado 80202

1-303-794-8445 · Fax: 1-303-794-8451

Date: May 1, 2013

Double Eagle Petroleum Announces First Quarter 2013 Financial and Operating Results

Denver, Colorado, May 1, 2013 -- Double Eagle Petroleum Co. (NASDAQ: DBLE), an independent oil and gas exploration and production company , will report its first quarter 2013 financial and operating results on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. The Company will host a conference call to discuss the results on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9 a.m. Mountain Time). The conference call information is as follows:
Time and Date: Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Dial-In-Number: 1-800-434-1335
Please Request: Double Eagle Q1 2013 Financial and Operating Results
Participant Code: 351399#
A recording of the call will be available for delayed playback for one week beginning at approximately 12:00 p.m Eastern Time on May 9, 2013. To access the replay, dial 1-800-704-
9804, and provide the confirmation code by entering a "*" then 351399 #.

About Double Eagle Petroleum Co.

Double Eagle Petroleum Co., which is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, explores, develops, and sells natural gas and crude oil, with natural gas in the Rocky Mountain region. The Company currently has development activities and opportunities in its Atlantic Rim coal bed methane and in the Pinedale Anticline in Wyoming. Also, exploration potential exists in its Niobrara acreage in Wyoming and Nebraska, which totals over 70,000 net acres.
Company Media Contact:
John Campbell (303) 794-8445

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