HOUSTON, July 27, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BPZ Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BPZ) will hold its annual meeting for shareholders on August 13, 2010 at 10 A.M. Central time. The meeting will be hosted by Dr. Fernando Zuñiga y Rivero, Chairman of the Board of Directors, at the Westlake Club, 570 Westlake Park Boulevard, 7th Floor, Houston, Texas 77079. Dr. Zuniga has invited Manolo Zuniga, President and Chief Executive Officer, to make a presentation to shareholders once the general business has been conducted. The annual meeting can be accessed via the web by clicking on the following link:
http://ir.bpzenergy.com/eventdetail.cfm?eventid=83266
About BPZ Energy
Houston based BPZ Energy is an oil and gas exploration and production company which has exclusive license contracts for oil and gas exploration and production covering approximately 2.2 million acres in four properties in northwest Peru. It also owns a minority working interest in a producing property in southwest Ecuador. The Company is currently executing the development of the Corvina oil discovery, the redevelopment of the Albacora oil field, and the exploration of Block XIX, in parallel with the execution of an integrated gas-to-power strategy, which includes generation and sale of electric power in Peru and the development of a regional gas marketing strategy. The Company's website at www.bpzenergy.com provides additional information about the Company's plans, including photographs and other information with respect to its operations.