HANOVER COMPRESSOR CHAIRMAN, CFO TO SPEAK AT LEHMAN BROTHERS ENERGY/POWER CONFERENCE SEPT. 5TH

September 3, 2002
HOUSTON, Sept. 3, 2002 – Hanover Compressor Company (NYSE: HC), a leading provider of outsourced natural gas compression services, will participate in the Lehman Brothers CEO Energy/Power Conference on September 3-5, 2002, in New York.
Victor E. Grijalva, chairman, and John Jackson, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will speak at the conference on Thursday, September 5, at 9:20 a.m. The presentation will be accessible via webcast both live and on a replay basis. A copylink to the webcast will be available on the Hanover Compressor web site, (www.hanover-co.com)

About Hanover Compressor
Hanover Compressor Company is the global market leader in full service natural gas compression and a leading provider of service, financing, fabrication and equipment for contract natural gas handling applications. Hanover provides this equipment on a rental, contract compression, maintenance and acquisition leaseback basis to natural gas production, processing and transportation companies that are increasingly seeking outsourcing solutions. Founded in 1990 and a public company since 1997, Hanovers customers include premier independent and major producers and distributors throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Click here to access the live webcast. Then choose the “webcast” link and completing the registration page. There will be an agenda page listing all presenting companies on that day. Selecting a particular track will take the listener to the entire block of presentations and audio of the current presenter will be available.