DENVER – October 13, 2006 – Bill Barrett Corporation (NYSE: BBG) will release its third quarter 2006 financial and operating results before the market opens on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. A conference call to discuss these results is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. EST (11:30 a.m. CST, 10:30 a.m. MST) on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The conference call details are:

Call-in Number:            800-344-0624 US/Canada
                                         706-643-1890 International
Passcode:                      8571248

Access to a live Internet broadcast will be available at www.billbarrettcorp.com by clicking on the link entitled “Webcasts.”

A webcast archive will be made available approximately one hour after the conference call.  The web archive can be accessed at www.billbarrettcorp.com.

A telephonic replay also will be available approximately two hours after the call on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 and will continue to be available through Thursday, November 9, 2006. You may access this replay at:

Replay Number:           800-642-1687 US/Canada
                                         706-645-9291 International
Passcode:                      8571248

About Bill Barrett Corporation

Bill Barrett Corporation, headquartered in Denver, explores for and develops natural gas and oil in projects in nine basins and the overthrust belt in the U.S. Rocky Mountains.  The Company trades publicly under the symbol BBG on the New York Stock Exchange.  Additional information about the Company may be found on its web site www.billbarrettcorp.com.

 

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