Western Energy Services Corp. 2011 Q2 results conference call and webcast

Jul. 28, 2011 (Canada NewsWire Group) --

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CALGARY, July 28, 2011 /CNW/ - Western Energy Services Corp. ("Western") (TSX Venture: WRG) announced today that it intends to release its Q2 2011 results on August 11, 2011 at 5:00 a.m. MT and has scheduled a conference call and webcast to begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. MT (11:00 a.m. ET) on August 11, 2011.

The conference call dial-in number is 1-888-231-8191

A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible on Western's website at www.wesc.ca by selecting "Investor Relations", then "Webcasts". Shortly after the live webcast, an archived version will be available for approximately 30 days.

An archived recording of the conference call will also be available approximately one hour after the completion of the call until August 25, 2011 by dialing 1-855-859-2056 or 1-416-849-0833, passcode 87727550.

Western is an oilfield service company with current operations in two industry segments; contract drilling and production services. Operations in the contract drilling segment are conducted through Western's wholly owned subsidiaries Horizon Drilling Inc. and Stoneham Drilling Limited Partnership.  Operations in the production services segment are conducted through Western's wholly owned subsidiary StimSol Canada Inc.

Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.