Carrizo Oil & Gas Announces Participation in Upcoming Conferences

HOUSTON, March 19, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. CRZO today announced that management is scheduled to present at the following upcoming conferences. A webcast of the presentations, if available, as well as the slide books used can be accessed on the Carrizo website at http://www.carrizo.com/ under the "Investor Relations" section.

43^rd Annual Scotia Howard Weil Energy Conference
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 9:00 am EDT
New Orleans, LA

IPAA Oil & Gas Investment Symposium
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 8:45 am EDT
New York, NY

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. is a Houston-based energy company actively engaged in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas from resource plays located in the United States. Our current operations are principally focused in proven, producing oil and gas plays primarily in the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, the Utica Shale in Ohio, the Niobrara Formation in Colorado, and the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania.