Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. ("Midstates" or the "Company") (NYSE:MPO) announced today that Jake Brace, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, and Nelson Haight, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 43rd Annual Scotia Howard Weil Energy Conference. The conference will take place in New Orleans, with the presentation on Wednesday March 25, 2015. In conjunction with this conference, an updated presentation will be available in the "Investors" section of the Company's website, www.midstatespetroleum.com, on March 25, 2015.

About Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.

Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. is an independent exploration and production company focused on the application of modern drilling and completion techniques in oil and liquids-rich basins in the onshore U.S. Midstates’ drilling and completion efforts are currently focused in the Mississippian Lime oil play in Oklahoma and Anadarko Basin in Texas and Oklahoma. The Company’s operations also include the upper Gulf Coast tertiary trend in central Louisiana. Additional information about the Company is available at www.midstatespetroleum.com.