BPZ Energy reported that Mr. Stephen R. Brand and Ms. Jerelyn Eagan have accepted positions as Independent Directors. Their appointments are effective immediately.

Mr. Brand has extensive experience in the oil and gas business, starting his career in 1976 as a geologist with Phillips Petroleum Company. He thereafter served in various roles of increasing responsibility within Phillips Petroleum Company and its successor, ConocoPhillips, including serving as President of its Canada and Australasia businesses. Since 2011, Mr. Brand has served as Senior Executive Advisor and member of the Advisory Board of Welltec A/S, a privately held Danish corporation that develops and provides well technology and related services for the oil and gas industry. He is also Senior Advisor to Clean Range Ventures, a cleantech venture targeting transformative opportunities in the areas of virtual utilities, resource management, advanced transportation, and low carbon energy.

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