BPZ Resources, Inc. (BPZ) is an independent oil and gas company focused on the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas in Peru and Ecuador. The Company has rights and license agreements for oil and gas exploration and production covering a total of approximately 2.4 million acres, in four blocks, in northwest Peru. Its license contracts cover 100% ownership of Block Z-1 (739,205 acres), Block XIX (472,860 acres), Block XXII (948,000 acres) and Block XXIII (248,000 acres). In addition, through its wholly owned subsidiary, SMC Ecuador Inc., the Company owns a 10% non-operated working interest in an oil and gas producing property, Block 2, located in the southwest region of Ecuador (the Santa Elena Property). During the year ended December 31, 2008, BPZ’s wholly owned subsidiary, BPZ Exploracion & Produccion S.R.L., entered into a long-term oil supply agreement with Petroperu.