Venoco, Inc. CEO to Speak at Conferences

DENVER, CO -- (Marketwire) -- 09/02/10 -- Venoco, Inc. (NYSE: VQ) announced that Tim Marquez, CEO, will be speaking at several conferences the week of September 13th. The first presentation will be at Rodman Renshaws Global Investment Conference on Monday, September 13, 2010 beginning at 4:30 PM Eastern Time. The next conference will be the Credit Suisse Small Mid Cap Conference on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 beginning at 3:30 PM ET. The last will be at Barclays Capital CEO Energy Conference on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 beginning at 3:45 PM ET.

The company will be posting presentation slides prior to the presentations and will post an updated corporate presentation after market-close on Wednesday, September 8th, on the Investor Relations page of the companys website, http://www.venocoinc.com. The presentation on Monday, September 13th at Rodman Renshaw will be webcast live -- the link will be available via the following URL.
http://www.rodmanandrenshaw.com/conferencesid=54link=confwebcasters

The presentation on Wednesday, September 15th at Barclays Capital will be webcast live via the following URL. http://cc.talkpoint.com/barc002/091510arb/entity=345NJO67

These links may also be accessed on the companys website. The conference on Tuesday, September 14th will not be webcast.

About the Company

Venoco is an independent energy company primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploitation and development of oil and natural gas properties primarily in California. Venoco operates three offshore platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel, has non-operated interests in three other platforms, operates four onshore properties in Southern California, and has extensive operations in Northern Californias Sacramento Basin.