EX-99.1 2 ex991.htm NEWS RELEASE DATED MARCH 27, 2009

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Exhibit 99.1

News release via Canada NewsWire, Calgary 403-269-7605

	    Attention Business Editors:
	    Penn West Energy Trust Files 2008 Year End Disclosure Documents

	    CALGARY, March 27 /CNW/ - (TSX - PWT.UN; NYSE - PWE) Penn West Energy
Trust ("Penn West") announces that it has filed with Canadian securities
regulatory authorities its audited consolidated financial statements and
accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2008 and related
Management's Discussion and Analysis. Penn West has also filed its Annual
Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2008, which includes the
disclosure and reports relating to reserves data and other oil and gas
information required pursuant to National Instrument 51-101 of the Canadian
Securities Administrators. Penn West has also filed its Annual Report on Form
40-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
	    Copies of these documents may be obtained electronically via
www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml, (for the Form 40-F) or through Penn
West's website at www.pennwest.com. Hard copies of Penn West's audited
Consolidated Financial Statements and related MD&A are also available upon
request, free of charge, by contacting our Investor Relations group or by
requesting them through our website.

	    Penn West trust units and debentures are listed on the Toronto Stock
Exchange under the symbols PWT.UN, PWT.DB.B, PWT.DB.C, PWT.DB.D, PWT.DB.E and
PWT.DB.F and Penn West trust units are listed on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol PWE.

	    %SEDAR: 00022266E          %CIK: 0001334388

	    /For further information: PENN WEST ENERGY TRUST, Suite 200, 207 - 9th
Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2P 1K3, Phone: (403) 777-2500, Fax: (403)
777-2699, Toll Free: 1-866-693-2707, Website: www.pennwest.com; Investor
Relations: Toll Free: 1-888-770-2633, E-mail: investor_relations(at)pennwest.com;
William Andrew, CEO, Phone: (403) 777-2502, E-mail: bill.andrew(at)pennwest.com;
Jason Fleury, Manager, Investor Relations, Phone: (403) 539-6343, E-mail:
jason.fleury(at)pennwest.com/
	    (PWT.DB.B. PWT.DB.D. PWT.DB.E. PWT.DB.F. PWT.DB.A. PWT.DB.C. PWT.UN. PWE)

CO:  Penn West Energy Trust

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