EQUITIES Magazine, a 58-year-old financial news publication, and C. K. Cooper & Company, Inc., an independent, full-service investment bank and financial services firm, announces the keynote speakers and presenting companies for its inaugural West Coast Energy Conference on September 17, 2009. The Conference, to be held at the Balboa Bay Beach Club in Newport Beach, California, is an exclusive opportunity for institutional, private equity and high net worth investors to network with senior management teams of the presenting energy companies poised for growth.

Keynote speakers for this one-day event include Halbert Washburn, Co-CEO, Chairman and co-founder of BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. -- Master Limited Partnership, an independent oil and gas partnership focused on the acquisition, exploitation and development of oil and gas properties in the United States. Mr. Washburn's topic of discussion is "MLP's: The Past, Present and Future."

The conference will also feature Ungad Chadda, Senior Vice President of the Toronto Stock Exchange, representing the TMX Group, the leading integrated exchange group in Canada with key subsidiaries operating cash and derivative markets for multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income and energy. Mr. Chadda will be speaking on "Accessing Capital for Global Energy Companies -- Opportunities and Challenges."

Presenting companies as of the date of this release include:

    China North East Petroleum (NEP)  GMX Resources (GMXR)  Continental Resources (CLR)       Infinity Energy Resources (IFNY)  Doral Energy (DEGY)               Petroleum Development Corp (PETD)  Enerjex Resources (ENRJ)          Shrink Nanotechnologies (INKN)  FX Energy (FXEN)                  U.S. Energy (USEG)  GeoResources (GEOI)               U.S. Geothermal (HTM) 

*Presenting companies are subject to change

The conference format is designed to provide investors with unique access to senior management of these issuers, with dedicated break-out sessions for each presenting company. Presenting companies will discuss their operations, plans for growth and strategies for increasing shareholder value. Attendees can expect to discover new investment ideas and gain access to valuable networking opportunities.

Supporting conference sponsors include: TMX Group, Standard & Poor's, Rodman & Renshaw, omNovia, and quotemedia.