Hanover Compressor Company: Third Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference Call Details

October 6, 2004

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 2004--Hanover Compressor Company (NYSE:HC) announced today that it will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Friday, October 29, 2004 to discuss financial results and other matters for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004. To access the call, US and Canadian participants should dial (800) 601-8584, international participants should dial (706) 643-1959 at least ten minutes before the scheduled start time. Please reference Hanover conference call number 1386877. For those unable to participate, a replay will be available from 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 29, 2004 until midnight on Friday, November 5, 2004. To listen to the replay, please dial (800) 642-1687 in the United States and Canada, or (706) 645-9291 internationally, enter access code 1386877. Additionally, the conference call will be broadcast live over the internet. To access the webcast, log onto the company's web site (www.hanover-co.com) and click on the webcast link located on the company's home page.

About Hanover Compressor

Hanover Compressor Company (www.hanover-co.com) is a global market leader in full service natural gas compression and a leading provider of service, fabrication and equipment for oil and natural gas processing and transportation applications. Hanover sells and rents this equipment and provides complete operation and maintenance services, including run-time guarantees for both customer-owned equipment and its fleet of rental equipment. Founded in 1990 and a public company since 1997, Hanover's customers include both major and independent oil and gas producers and distributors as well as national oil and gas companies.

    CONTACT: Hanover Compressor Company
             Lee Beckelman, 281-405-5194
             Lbeckelman@hanover-co.com
             or
             Sheila DeBorde, 281-405-5124
             Smdeborde@hanover-co.com

    SOURCE: Hanover Compressor Company