HOUSTON, May 21, 2008 – Swift Energy Company’s (NYSE: SFY) Vice President of Operating Compliance & External Relations, Thomas E. Schmidt, will give Swift Energy’s corporate presentation Thursday, May 22, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. CDT to the investment community via live audio webcast at the Louisiana Energy Conference in New Orleans, LA.

The live audio webcast of the presentation and accompanying slide materials can be accessed through Swift Energy’s website http://www.swiftenergy.com. To listen to this live presentation, viewers are encouraged to go to the Company’s website at least fifteen minutes prior to the beginning of the scheduled presentation to register. A replay of the presentation will be available within 24 hours of the live presentation and will be archived at this site for up to 90 days.

Swift Energy Company, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Houston, engages in developing, exploring, acquiring and operating oil and gas properties, with a focus on oil and natural gas reserves in the onshore and inland waters of Louisiana and Texas. Over the Company’s 28-year history, Swift Energy has shown long-term growth in its proved oil and gas reserves, production and cash flow through a disciplined program of acquisitions and drilling, while maintaining a strong financial position.