HOUSTON, September 5, 2006 – Swift Energy Company’s (NYSE: SFY) Executive Vice President and CFO, Alton Heckaman, is presenting Swift Energy’s corporate presentation to the investment community on Thursday, September 7, at 9:45 a.m. EDT via live audio webcast at Lehman Brothers CEO Energy/Power Conference in New York, NY.

The live audio webcast of the presentation and accompanying slide materials can be accessed through the Company’s website http://www.swiftenergy.com. To listen to this live presentation, viewers are encouraged to visit Swift Energy’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 onshore and inland waters oil and natural gas reserves in Louisiana, Texas and most recently Alaska, as well as oil and natural gas reserves in New Zealand. Over the Company’s 26-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.