Leading North American energy companies to present at CIBC World Markets' Annual Global Energy Conference on March 9th, 2004 NEW YORK CITY, March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- More than 35 leading energy sector corporations across North America will present their business strategies and 2004 outlooks at the 7th annual CIBC World Markets' Global Energy Conference at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City on Tuesday, March 9th, 2004. The program will provide institutional investors with a complete overview of key sectors of the energy industry, including oilfield service, exploration & production and integrated companies. Media are invited to participate in-person or by accessing the webcast, but are requested to register in advance. Moreinformation on the conference including an agenda and a list of planned speakers is available at http://www.cibcwm.com/conferences/energy04. Webcast access to the conference will be available beginning at 8 am on Tuesday, March 9th at the same website URL. The Millennium Broadway Hotel is located at 145 West 44th Street, New York, NY. CIBC World Markets is a full service corporate and investment bank throughout North America, with operations in Asia, Europe and Australia, and serving more than 8,000 corporate, government and institutional clients. CIBC World Markets' parent company is CIBC, one of North America's first and largest financial institutions with offices in 18 countries, including the world's major financial centers. A publicly tradedfinancial services company, CIBC has assets of US$180.9 billion and a market capitalization of almost US$11.2 billion. DATASOURCE: CIBC World Markets CONTACT: or to register, members of the media can contact: Rod Cumming, Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications, (416) 594-7774 or

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