Webcast Alert: Universal Compression Invites You to Join Its Fiscal 2004 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call on the Web

September 30, 2003

HOUSTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In conjunction with Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UCO) second fiscal quarter earnings release, you are invited to listen to a conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, October 23, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Company expects to issue the earnings release on the morning of October 23, in advance of the conference call.

     What:     Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. Fiscal 2004
               Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call

     When:     Thursday, October 23, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time

     Where:    http://www.universalcompression.com or
               http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz389466725gf12.html

     How:      Simply log on www.universalcompression.com (click "Investor
               Home" in "Investor Relations" section) or link to the event URL

               above

     Contact:  David Oatman at 713-335-7460

The conference call will be archived on the Web site www.universalcompression.com and at http://www.prnewswire.com .

Universal Compression, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a leading natural gas compression services company, providing a full range of contract compression, sales, operations, maintenance and fabrication services to the domestic and international natural gas industry.

Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast: The Windows Media Player software and at least a 28.8 Kbps connection to the Internet. The Windows Media Player software can be downloaded free from http://www.windowsmedia.com/9series/download/download.asp . If you experience problems listening to the broadcast, send an email to webcastsupport@tfprn.com .

SOURCE Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.