DENVER, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Venoco, Inc. (NYSE: VQ) announced today that Tim Marquez, Chairman & CEO, along with senior operations personnel, will host an Analyst Day in New York City on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 beginning at 8 a.m. Eastern time.

The presentation slides will be available after market-close on Tuesday, September 30th via the Investor Relations page of the company's website, http://www.venocoinc.com. The presentation will be webcast live and accessible using the following link, (which will also be available on the company's website) http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol- eventDetails&c=193733&eventID=1983043.

Venoco is an independent energy company primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploitation and development of oil and natural gas properties in California and Texas. 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, has extensive operations in Northern California's Sacramento Basin and operates eighteen fields in Texas.

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