Webcast Alert: Universal Compression Invites You To Join Its First Quarter 2006 Earnings Conference Call on the Web

April 26, 2006

HOUSTON, April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In conjunction with Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UCO) first quarter earnings release, you are invited to listen to a conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Company expects to issue the earnings release on the morning of May 9, in advance of the conference call.

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

    When:     Tuesday, May 9, 2006 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=1306420

    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 .

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.
04/26/2006

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

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