DENVER, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cimarex Energy Co. (NYSE: XEC) today announced that it plans to report fourth-quarter 2011 financial results and provide an operations update before the market opens on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.  Cimarex will also host a conference call that day at 11:00 a.m. Mountain Time (1:00 p.m. Eastern Time). 

To access the live, interactive call, please dial (877) 789-9039 and reference call ID # 42100453 ten minutes before the scheduled start time.  A digital replay will be available for one week following the live broadcast at (855) 859-2056 and by using the conference ID # 42100453.  The listen-only web cast of the call will be accessible via www.cimarex.com.

About Cimarex Energy

Denver-based Cimarex Energy Co. is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with principal operations in the Mid-Continent, Permian Basin and Gulf Coast areas of the U.S.

SOURCE Cimarex Energy Co.

Mark Burford of Cimarex Energy Co., Vice President - Capital Markets and Planning, +1-303-295-3995, www.cimarex.com