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EXCO Resources, Inc. to Unveil Facilities for Haynesville Shale Exploitation
June 26th Event Will Showcase EXCO's Newly Constructed Haynesville Shale Field Office and Plans for EXCO's Haynesville Shale Gas Gathering and Treating Facility

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 22, 2009-- EXCO Resources, Inc. (NYSE: XCO) announced today they will be hosting an event on June 26, 2009 to unveil their newly constructed Haynesville Shale Field Office and break ground on a new, state-of-the-art Haynesville Shale Gas Gathering and Treating Facility. The event will be held at the new EXCO Field Office located at 8451 Highway 175, Grand Cane, Louisiana, beginning at 11:00 A.M.

EXCO Resources has quickly become a leading producer in the Haynesville shale play in Louisiana and currently has 9 operated horizontal wells and 8 operated vertical wells drilled and completed. There are also plans to start drilling and completing 21 more operated horizontal wells by the end of 2009. “We are very excited about the success we have achieved in the Haynesville shale and have committed over 2/3 of our 2009 drilling and completion budget to continue developing the 85,000 net acres we have in the play,” said Doug Miller, Chairman and CEO of EXCO Resources, who went on to say, “In addition to our production and development plans, we are committed to spend over $100 million in 2009 on our midstream business to add treating capability and throughput capacity in excess of 500 million cubic feet of natural gas per day by early 2010 in our Haynesville shale area.”

To accommodate operations of its existing fields and exploitation of its significant acreage position in northern DeSoto Parish, EXCO acquired a site and constructed a new field office on State Highway 175 near Grand Cane. This new 10,400 square foot office in now headquarters for EXCO’s northwest Louisiana operations and houses nearly 50 EXCO employees who currently operate 360 wells in the area.

About EXCO Resources, Inc.

EXCO Resources, Inc. is an oil and natural gas exploration, exploitation, development and production company headquartered in Dallas, Texas with principal operations in East Texas, North Louisiana, Appalachia, West Texas and the Mid-Continent. For more information, please visit the EXCO Resources website at www.excoresources.com.

This event is by invitation only. For more information or for interview opportunities, please contact Jeff Smith/Smith & Sacco Public Relations at 713/627-8777 or tourtell@sbcglobal.net.

DIRECTIONS TO EXCO FIELD OFFICE (For media only)

From Shreveport, LA:
 
Take I-49 SSE for approximately 15 miles to EXIT 186
Turn South onto HWY 175
Traveling South on HWY 175, go 2.8 miles to the EXCO Facility on the Left
 
From Alexandria, LA:
 
Take I-49 NNW for approximately 85 miles to EXIT 186
Turn South onto HWY 175
Traveling South on HWY 175, go 2.8 miles to the EXCO Facility on the Left
 
From Mansfield, LA:
 
From the Intersection of HWY 84 and HWY 175
Travel North on HWY 175 for 11 miles
EXCO Facility will be on the right

Source: EXCO Resources, Inc.

Smith & Sacco Public Relations
Jeff Smith, 713-627-8777
tourtell@sbcglobal.net