ST. MARYS, W.Va., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trans Energy, Inc. (OTC:TENG) (BULLETIN BOARD: TENG) announced today that it has retained Porter, LeVay & Rose as its investor and financial public relations counsel. James K. Abcouwer, President and CEO of Trans Energy, said, "We are pleased that Porter, LeVay & Rose will be representing Trans Energy to the investment community, our shareholders and the financial media. It is important for our company to distinguish itself in the minds of investors from other exploration and development companies. We are eager to inform the investment community about the company's goals and accomplishments. Porter, LeVay & Rose has 35 years of investor relations experience and a specialist's knowledge of the energy markets, and we plan to tap into the firm's knowledge to help us achieve our goals." Michael J. Porter, President of Porter, LeVay & Rose, said, "We believe that Porter, LeVay & Rose's experience with smaller cap energy companies over the last thirty five years will help increase investor awareness of Trans Energy, its accomplishments to date, as well as its growth plans. We look forward to working together with the management team to achieve our mutual goals." About Trans Energy, Inc. Trans Energy, Inc. (OTC:TENG) (BULLETIN BOARD: TENG) is an oil and gas exploration and development company in the Appalachian Basin. Further information can be found on the Company's website at http://www.transenergyinc.com/. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 - Forward-looking statements in this release do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Forward-looking statements in this document include statements regarding the Company's exploration, drilling and development plans, and the Company's expectations regarding the timing and success of such programs. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, fluctuations in the prices of oil and gas, uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of oil and gas reserves and projecting future rates of production and timing of development activities, competition, operating risks, acquisition risks, liquidity and capital requirements, the effects of governmental regulation, adverse changes in the market for the Company's oil and gas production, dependence upon third- party vendors, and other risks detailed in the Company's periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For a more detailed discussion of the risks and uncertainties of our business, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein. DATASOURCE: Trans Energy, Inc. CONTACT: James K. Abcouwer, President and CEO of Trans Energy, Inc., +1-304-422-4062, or Linda Decker, VP - Investor Relations, or Jeff Myhre, VP - Editorial, +1-212-564-4700, or Tom Gibson - VP Media Relations, +1-201-476-0322, all of Porter, LeVay & Rose, Inc. Web site: http://www.transenergyinc.com/

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