Compton Petroleum Corporation Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript

Compton Petroleum Corporation (CMZ)

Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript

May 13, 2010 10:00 am ET

Executives

Susan Soprovich – Director, IR

Tim Granger – President and CEO

Leigh Cassidy – VP, Finance and CFO

Shannon Ouellette – VP, Operations and Development

Analysts

Steven Karpel – Credit Suisse

Evan Templeton – Jefferies

Peter Marsh [ph]

Jeff Buller – Spectrum

Presentation

Operator

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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Compton Petroleum Corporation first quarter results conference call.

At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity for analysts and shareholders to ask questions. Media may monitor this call in a listen-only mode. They are free to quote any members of management, but are asked not to quote remarks from any participants without that participant’s permission. (Operator instructions) I advise participants that this conference is being recorded today, today, May 13, 2010. This call is also being webcast and will be available on the company’s Web site at www.comptonpetroleum.com.

I would now turn the conference over to Ms. Susan Soprovich, Director of Investor Relations for Compton Petroleum Corporation. Please go ahead.

Susan Soprovich

Thank you, Steve, and thank you to everybody joining us today. I am joined by members of our management team including Tim Granger, President and CEO; Leigh Cassidy, our VP, Finance and CFO; Shannon Ouellette, our VP, Operations and Development; Marc Junghans, our VP of Exploration; and David Horn, our VP, Business Development and Land.

Before we start, I’d like to remind listeners that certain statements made in this call are considered forward-looking in nature as outlined by securities regulations. Actual results may differ from expected future results as a result of various risk factors associated with our business. Accordingly, the forward-looking caveat contained in yesterday’s news release is applicable to discussions and comments made during this call. I would refer you to the cautions appearing in our new release and in our annual and interim reports.