WHIT Whittier Energy Corp (MM)

Whittier Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:WHIT) was added to the Russell Microcap(TM) Index when Russell Investment Group reconstituted its family of U.S. indices on June 30, 2006 according to the membership list posted on www.russell.com MANAGEMENT COMMENTS Bryce Rhodes, President and CEO of Whittier Energy, said: "We are very pleased to be included on the Russell Microcap Index. The Russell indices are widely known and well respected and this certainly gives Whittier additional visibility to both institutional and retail buyers of microcap stocks." About Whittier Energy Whittier Energy Corporation is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Houston, Texas, with operations in Texas and Louisiana. Whittier Energy also owns non-operated interests in fields located in the Gulf Coast, Oklahoma, Wyoming and California. To find out more about Whittier Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:WHIT), visit our website at www.whittierenergy.com About Russell Investment Group Russell, a global leader in multi-manager investment services, provides investment products and services in 44 countries. Russell manages more than $167 billion in assets and advises clients worldwide representing $2.4 trillion. Founded in 1936, Russell is a subsidiary of Northwestern Mutual and is headquartered in Tacoma, Wash., with additional offices in New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Auckland and Tokyo. Forward-Looking Statements This news release includes projections and other "forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation act of 1995. The Company cautions that actual future results may vary materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. More information about the risks and uncertainties relating to these forward-looking statements is found in the Company's SEC filings which are available free of charge on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov