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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newpark Resources, Inc. (NYSE: NR) announced today that James E. Braun, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 12th Annual Burkenroad Reports Investor Conference to be held April 25, 2008, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Burkenroad Reports is an equity research program at Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business.

Newpark's presentation will take place on Friday, April 25, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time (10:00 a.m. Eastern Time) and is expected to last approximately 30 minutes. It will be broadcast live over the Internet on the Company's website at http://www.newpark.com. A replay of this webcast will be available on Newpark's website shortly after the presentation is concluded and will be archived for replay on the website for a period of 30 days.

Newpark Resources, Inc. is a worldwide provider of drilling fluids, temporary worksites and access roads for oilfield and other commercial markets, and environmental waste treatment solutions. For more information, visit our website at http://www.newpark.com.

Contacts: James E. Braun, CFO
Newpark Resources, Inc.
281-465-6800

Ken Dennard, Managing Partner
Dennard Rupp Gray & Easterly, LLC
ksdennard@drg-e.com
713-529-6600

SOURCE Newpark Resources, Inc.

CONTACT: James E. Braun, CFO of Newpark Resources, Inc., +1-281-465-6800; or Ken Dennard, Managing Partner of Dennard Rupp Gray & Easterly, LLC, +1-713-529-6600, ksdennard@drg-e.com, for Newpark Resources, Inc.

Web site: http://www.newpark.com