PXP to Present at Johnson Rice Energy Conference

               PXP to Present at Johnson Rice Energy Conference

PR Newswire

HOUSTON, Sept. 20, 2012

HOUSTON, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Plains Exploration & Production
Company (NYSE: PXP) ("PXP") announces that a member of management is scheduled
to present at the Johnson Rice Energy Conference on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
at 8:00 a.m. Central time.  A live webcast and a copy of the presentation will
be available in the Investor Information section of PXP's website at
www.pxp.com.

PXP is an independent oil and gas company primarily engaged in the activities
of acquiring, developing, exploring and producing oil and gas in California,
Texas, Louisiana, and the Gulf of Mexico. PXP is headquartered in Houston,
Texas.

SOURCE Plains Exploration & Production Company

Website: http://www.pxp.com
Contact: Joanna Pankey, +1-713-579-6063, jpankey@pxp.com