Imperial Petroleum, Inc. to Conduct Conference Call to Update Investors and Discuss First Quarter Results

Imperial Petroleum, Inc. (OTC QX: IPMN), a leading biodiesel and diversified alternative energy company, today announced the details for a conference call with management to discuss first quarter results and the Company’s operations. The call will be hosted by Mr. John Ryer, Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tim Jones, Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Jeffrey Wilson, Company Consultant.

Conference Call Details

Imperial Petroleum will host a conference call on tomorrow, Friday, December 16, 2011 at 10:00 AM ET to update investors and discuss first quarter results. To participate in the conference call, please dial (877) 407-8291; international callers dial (201) 689-8345 about 5-10 minutes prior to 10:00 AM ET. The conference call will also be available on replay starting at 1:00 PM ET on December 16, 2011 and ending on December 23, 2011. For the replay, please dial (877) 660-6853 (replay account # 299, replay conference ID # 385078). The access number for the replay for international callers is (201) 612-7415 (replay account # 299, replay conference ID # 385078).

About Imperial Petroleum

Imperial is an energy company headquartered in Evansville, Indiana. The Company is engaged in three principal areas of energy production: (i) biodiesel and biofuels production, (ii) traditional oil and gas exploration and production and (iii) non-traditional oil production of heavy oil from mineable tar sands.

Forward Looking Statement

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements” as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein. Although the Company believes that the expectations in such statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.