CALGARY, Aug. 6 /EMWNews/ - Penn West Energy Trust is

scheduled to release its second quarter results on Thursday, August 7, 2008

after market closing. Following the release of its financial results, Penn

West will conduct a conference call as outlined below:






    Date:     Friday, August 8, 2008



    Time:     9:00 a.m. M.D.T.



    Call:     800-731-5774 Toll Free North America

              416-644-3419 Toronto Area



    Replay:   877-289-8525, passcode 21276122 followed by the pound sign

              416-640-1917, passcode 21276122 followed by the pound sign

              (recording available to August 15, 2008)



    Webcast:



    http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID=2322540

    Penn West trust units and debentures are listed on the Toronto Stock

Exchange under the symbols PWT.UN, PWT.DB.A, PWT.DB.B, PWT.DB.C, PWT.DB.D,

PWT.DB.E and PWT.DB.F and Penn West trust units are listed on the New York

Stock Exchange under the symbol PWE.