Brigham Exploration to Present at the FBR Capital Markets 2008 Fall Investor Conference

AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - December 1, 2008) - Members of Brigham Exploration Company's (NASDAQ: BEXP) management team will be presenting at the FBR Capital Markets 2008 Fall Investor Conference on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 2:20 PM EST at the Grand Hyatt in New York, New York. The presentation will be open to all investors and interested parties through a live webcast via the Internet. If you intend to listen to the live presentation, you should access the webcast at www.bexp3d.com or http://www.wsw.com/webcast/fbr22/bexp approximately 15 minutes prior to the start of the presentation. Details are as follows:

Date & Time:                Tuesday, December 2, 2008
                            2:20 PM EST

Presenter:                  Eugene B. Shepherd, Jr. - Executive Vice
                            President & CFO

Address for Live Webcast &  www.bexp3d.com
Replay:                     or
                            http://www.wsw.com/webcast/fbr22/bexp

Venue:                      Grand Hyatt New York
                            Park Avenue at Grand Central
                            New York, NY 10017

ABOUT BRIGHAM EXPLORATION COMPANY

Brigham Exploration Company is a leading independent exploration and production company that applies 3-D seismic imaging and other advanced technologies to systematically explore for and develop onshore domestic oil and natural gas reserves. For more information about Brigham Exploration, please visit our website at www.bexp3d.com or contact Investor Relations at 512-427-3444.