Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. to Make Presentation at the Independent Petroleum Association of America ('IPAA') Oil and Gas Investment Symposium in New York

HOUSTON, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. NASDAQ: CRZO will make a presentation at the IPAA Oil and Gas Investment Symposium in New York.

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A webcast of the presentation can be accessed on the Company website, http://www.crzo.net, clicking on "Links" and then clicking on "IPAA OGIS New York 4/9/08." The presentation will be webcast live beginning at 9:10 AM EDT on Wednesday, April 9, 2008.

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. is a Houston-based energy company actively engaged in the exploration, development, exploitation and production of oil and natural gas primarily in proven trends in the Barnett Shale area in North Texas and along the onshore Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast regions. Carrizo is also engaged in exploration activities in the UK North Sea. Carrizo controls significant prospective acreage blocks and utilizes advanced 3-D seismic techniques to identify potential oil and gas reserves and drilling opportunities.

     Contact:  Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.
               B. Allen Connell, Director of Investor Relations
               Paul F. Boling, Chief Financial Officer
               (713) 328-1000