Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. Announces Participation at Up-Coming Energy Conferences

WAYZATA, Minn., April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. AMEX: NOG -- an exploration and production company, announced that the Company will be participating at several up-coming energy conferences.

Northern has been selected to present at the 2008 Independent Petroleum Association of America's Oil & Gas Investment Symposium in New York. Northern's CEO, Michael Reger, is scheduled to present on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 2:00 PM EDT. A webcast of the presentation will be available and can be accessed by logging onto http://www.ipaa.org .

In addition, Northern has been selected to present at the Howard Weil 36th Annual Energy Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Northern's CEO, Michael Reger, is scheduled to present on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 9:30 AM CDT. The presentation will be available on the company's website at http://www.NorthernOil.com .

About Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. is an exploration and production company based in Wayzata, Minnesota. Northern Oil's core area of focus is the Williston Basin, specifically the Mountrail County, North Dakota area Bakken Play where the company controls approximately 32,000 net mineral acres. Northern Oil's secondary objective is conventional, 3D driven, oil and gas exploration and development throughout the Rocky Mountain region.

    More information about Northern Oil & Gas can be found at
http://www.NorthernOil.com .

    Contacts
    Michael Reger, CEO
    Ryan Gilbertson, CFO
    Phone: 952-476-9800
    Fax: 952-476-9801
    http://www.NorthernOil.com

Safe Harbor

Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, continued acceptance of the Company's products, increased levels of competition for the Company, new products and technological changes, the Company's dependence on third-party suppliers, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.