Webcast Alert: Universal Compression Invites You to Join Its Fiscal 2006 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call on the Web

October 20, 2005

HOUSTON, Oct. 20 /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, November 3, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Company expects to issue the earnings release on the morning of November 3, in advance of the conference call.

     What:    Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.
              Fiscal 2006 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call

     When:    Thursday, November 3, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time

     Where:   http://www.universalcompression.com or
              http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=121184&eventID=1151666

     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 http://www.universalcompression.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.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/download/download.aspx .

SOURCE Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.
10/20/2005

CONTACT: David Oatman of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc., 1-713-335-7460

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