HOUSTON, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Plains Exploration & Production Company (NYSE: PXP) ("PXP" or the "Company") announces that a representative of the Company is scheduled to present at the 2008 Credit Suisse Energy Summit on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 7:40 a.m. Mountain Standard time.

A live webcast, as well as slides for the presentation, will be available in the Investor Information section of PXP's website, http://www.pxp.com during the webcast. The presentation will also be available on the Company's website for 60 days after the live event.

PXP is an independent oil and gas company primarily engaged in the upstream activities of acquiring, developing, exploiting, exploring and producing oil and gas in its core areas of operation: California, Rockies, Permian Basin, Texas Panhandle, South Texas and the Gulf Coast region of the United States. PXP is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

SOURCE Plains Exploration & Production Company