Gran Tierra Energy announces upcoming conference schedule

	    CALGARY, Jan. 18 /CNW/ - Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (NYSE Amex: GTE, TSX:
GTE), a company focused on oil exploration and production in South America,
today announced its upcoming investor conference schedule and live webcast
events.
	    Mr. Dana Coffield, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer,
will be presenting at the IPAA Oil and Gas Investment Symposium, taking place
at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, Hollywood, Florida, on January 20, 2010
at 2:30pm ET, in the Diplomat Ballroom 3.
	    The live webcast presentation will be available at the link below:
http://www.investorcalendar.com/CEPage.asp?ID=154269
	    Mr. Shane O'Leary, the Company's Chief Operating Officer, will be
presenting at the CIBC World Markets Institutional Investor Conference, taking
place at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler, BC, on January 21, 2010 at
10:35am PT, in the MacDonald D room.
	    The live webcast presentation will be available at the link below:
http://events.startcast.com/events6/118/whistler2010/
	    The webcasts will be available for 30 days after the conference.

	    About Gran Tierra Energy Inc.

	    Gran Tierra Energy Inc. is an international oil and gas exploration and
production company, headquartered in Calgary, Canada, incorporated in the
United States, trading on the NYSE Amex Exchange (GTE) and the Toronto Stock
Exchange (GTE), and operating in South America. Gran Tierra Energy holds
interests in producing and prospective properties in Argentina, Colombia and
Peru, and has opened a business development office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Gran Tierra Energy has a strategy that focuses on establishing a portfolio of
producing properties, plus production enhancement and exploration
opportunities to provide a base for future growth. Additional information
concerning Gran Tierra Energy is available at www.grantierra.com.






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	    /For further information: For media and investor inquiries please contact
David Feick, Equicom Group, (866) 973-4873, (403) 218-2862,
info@grantierra.com/