Baytex Conference Call and Webcast on First Quarter 2018 Results to Be Held on May 4, 2018

CALGARY, Alberta, April 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Baytex Energy Corp. BTE BTE will release its 2018 first quarter financial and operating results after the close of markets on Thursday, May 3, 2018.  A conference call and webcast will be held on Friday, May 4, 2018 to discuss the results.

An archived recording of the conference call will be available shortly after the event by accessing the webcast link above. The conference call will also be archived on the Baytex website at www.baytexenergy.com

Baytex Energy Corp. is an oil and gas corporation based in Calgary, Alberta. The company is engaged in the acquisition, development and production of crude oil and natural gas in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and in the Eagle Ford in the United States. Approximately 80% of Baytex's production is weighted toward crude oil and natural gas liquids. Baytex's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BTE.

For further information about Baytex, please visit our website at www.baytexenergy.com, or contact:

Brian Ector, Senior Vice President, Capital Markets and Public Affairs

Toll Free Number: 1-800-524-5521
Email: investor@baytexenergy.com