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MIDLAND, Texas, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (Amex: NGS), a leading gas compression and flare equipment and services provider to the oil and natural gas industry, announces the additions of Ron Braselton, Phil Nagle and Craig Breining to the Company's growing sales team.

As Business Development Manager based in Dallas, TX, Mr. Ron Braselton will focus on strategic account development of key, targeted corporate accounts. He will be responsible for increasing market share in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and the North Texas area. Mr. Braselton brings more than 30 years of experience in the gas compression industry. He's been involved in business development, sales and operations management for both domestic and international markets. He was most recently employed as Operations Manager with Universal Compression in Brazil. He is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University with a degree in Business Administration.

Mr. Phil Nagel has been named Account Manager based in Farmington, NM. He will focus on sales to further expand NGS's San Juan Basin operations where the Company already has more than 300 units in operation. He will also concentrate on account development and growth in strategic areas throughout the Rocky Mountain region. Mr. Nagel brings more than 20 years of operations, service management and sales experience in the San Juan gas compression market. He most recently served as Operations Manager for Screw Compression Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Natural Gas Services Group. He was previously employed with Universal Compression as Area Supervisor in Farmington, NM.

As Sr. Account Manager based in San Antonio, TX, Mr. Craig Breining will concentrate on sales and growth in the south and central Texas area where activity and demand for small to mid-range horsepower screw and reciprocating compressors is strong. Mr. Breining has more than 15 years of gas compression and sales experience in Texas. He was most recently employed with Holt Equipment as Rental Sales Representative in San Antonio, TX. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a BS in Petroleum Engineering.

"We are very pleased to have Ron, Phil and Craig join our outstanding sales team," said Steve Taylor, President and CEO of Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. "Our customers will benefit from our entire sales team's expertise and understanding of the industry, and dedication to finding innovative solutions. These additions underscore our commitment to expand and strengthen our sales support by hiring the best talent available."

About Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

NGS is a Midland, TX based company that manufactures, fabricates, sells, leases and services natural gas compression equipment used in the production of natural gas wells. The Company also manufactures and sells flare and flare ignition systems for gas plant and gas production facilities. NGS has extensive operations in the major gas-producing basins of Texas, New Mexico, Michigan and Oklahoma.

For more information visit the Company's website at http://www.ngsgi.com .

This release contains forward-looking statements subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's future plans, objectives and performance to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "subject to," "anticipate, "should," "estimate," "continue," "future," "appears," "prospective," "designed," or other variations thereof or comparable terminology. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences could include, but are not limited to, those relating to the company's expansion strategy, changes in demand for the company's products because of changes in oil and natural gas prices, competition among the various providers of compression services and products, changes in safety, health and environmental regulations pertaining to the production and transportation of natural gas, changes in economic or political conditions in the markets in which the company operates, introduction of competing technologies by other companies, operating risks, outstanding indebtedness, changes in interest rates, expansion and other activities of competitors, changes in federal or state environmental laws and the administration of such laws, and the general condition of the economy and its effect on the securities market. While we believe our forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, these are factors that are difficult to predict and that are influenced by economic and other conditions beyond our control. Investors are directed to consider such risks and other uncertainties discussed in documents filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SOURCE  Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.
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    /CONTACT:  Steve Taylor, President & CEO of Natural Gas Services Group,
Inc., +1-800-580-1828; or Jim Drewitz, Investor Relations, +1-972-355-6070,
for Natural Gas Services Group, Inc./
    /Web site:  http://www.ngsgi.com /
    (NGS)

CO:  Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.
ST:  Texas, New Mexico
IN:  OIL
SU:  PER

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