February 3, 2006

Storm Cat Energy Corporation to Present at IPAA Small Cap Oil and Gas Investment Symposium

CALGARY and DENVER Î (PR Newswire) Î February 3, 2006 Î Storm Cat Energy Corporation (AMEX: SCU; TSX.V: SME) today announced that it will be a presenting company at the Independent Petroleum Association of America‚s (IPAA) Small Cap Oil & Gas Investment Symposium to be held February 7-9, 2006. The conference will take place at The Westin Diplomat in Hollywood, Florida. Storm Cat‚s President and CEO, J. Scott Zimmerman, is scheduled to present on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at 10:00 AM EST. Mr. Zimmerman will update investors on the Company‚s coal bed methane development program in Wyoming‚s Powder River Basin as well as discuss progress in other projects, including its high-potential Elk Valley CBNG play in southeastern British Columbia. Interested parties can view and listen to the IPAA presentation during the webcast. A link to the webcast, along with the accompanying slides, will be available at Storm Cat‚s website, www.stormcatenergy.com prior to the presentation. Additional conference information is available at www.ipaa.org.

About Storm Cat Energy

Storm Cat Energy is an independent oil and gas company focused on the pursuit, exploration and development of large unconventional gas reserves from fractured shales, coal beds and tight sand formations. The Company has producing properties in Wyoming‚s Powder River Basin, exploration and development acreage in Canada and Alaska, and high-risk, high-reward exploration acreage in Mongolia. The Company's shares trade on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol ¿SCU' and in Canada on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ¿SME.'

Company Contact:
Scott Zimmerman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Paul Wiesner, Chief Financial Officer
Phone: 87-STORMCAT
www.stormcatenergy.com

By Order of the Board of Directors
Storm Cat Energy Corporation

J. Scott Zimmerman
President and Chief Executive Officer

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