HUNTSVILLE, Tenn., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Miller Energy Resources, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: MILL) announced today that it has hired Darren Gibson as National Sales Director. Miller CEO Scott Boruff commented that, "Darren is a key addition to our staff. His proven track record in raising capital will allow Miller to aggressively pursue our acquisition and drilling program goals. I look forward to working closely with Darren to that end."

Mr. Gibson has over 16 years of investment experience, beginning as a successful registered representative at Royal Alliance Associates. Mr. Gibson was the youngest bank investment manager at Fidelity Federal Bank and later became the Financial Center Executive Vice President at Citibank/Citicorp Investment Services. In 2001, he accepted a position as the first National Wholesaler at Medical Capital Corporation and later became their National Sales Director. In 2006 Mr. Gibson took the position as National Sales Director at Provident Asset Management where he raised over $350 million for natural gas royalty offerings.

Mr. Gibson holds a double Bachelors of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and a Masters of Business Administration degree in Finance from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He currently holds his Series 7 and 63 designations.

Mr. Gibson has been married for eight years and has six-year old twins, one boy and one girl, and four year old twins, also boy/girl. They live in Oceanside, CA. When he is not traveling for business, Mr. Gibson enjoys coaching Little League and golfing.

About Miller Energy Resources, Inc.

Miller Energy Resources, Inc. is an oil and natural gas exploration, production and drilling company operating primarily in the heart of Tennessee's prolific and hydrocarbon-rich Appalachian Basin. Company chairman Deloy Miller has a successful track record spanning more than forty years in this Basin's oil and gas industry. Since 1967, Miller has drilled or serviced over 5200 wells. This experience has positioned Miller as one of Tennessee's premier energy companies.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed within this press release are forward-looking statements. Although Miller Energy Resources, Inc. believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include financial performance, regulatory changes, changes in local or national economic conditions and other risks detailed from time to time in Miller's reports filed with the SEC, including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, reports on Form 8-K and annual reports on Form 10-K.

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