FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

EXHIBIT 10.1

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

This First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 31, 2003 (this “Supplemental Indenture” or “Guarantee”), among PXP Gulf Coast Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “New Subsidiary Guarantor”), Plains Exploration & Production Company, a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “Company”) and Plains E&P Company, a Delaware corporation (together with the Company, the “Issuers”), each other then existing Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture referred to below, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (the “Trustee”) under the Indenture referred to below.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered an Indenture, dated as of July 3, 2002 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of $200,000,000 of 8 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012 of the Issuers (the “Securities”);

WHEREAS, Section 3.12 of the Indenture provides that the Company is required to cause each Restricted Subsidiary other than a Foreign Subsidiary created or acquired by the Company execute and deliver to the Trustee a Subsidiary Guarantee pursuant to which such Subsidiary Guarantor will unconditionally Guarantee, on a joint and several basis with the other Subsidiary Guarantors, the full and prompt payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities on a senior subordinated basis; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Indenture, the Trustee and the Issuers are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture to amend the Indenture, without the consent of any Securityholder.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Subsidiary Guarantor, the Issuers, the other Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.1 Defined Terms.    As used in this Subsidiary Guarantee, terms defined in the Indenture or in the preamble or recital hereto are used herein as therein defined, except that the term “Holders” in this Guarantee shall refer to the term “Securityholders” as defined in the Indenture and the Trustee acting on behalf or for the benefit of such Holders. The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.

ARTICLE II

Agreement to be Bound; Guarantee

SECTION 2.1 Agreement to be Bound.    The New Subsidiary Guarantor hereby becomes a party to the Indenture, as a Subsidiary Guarantor and as such will have all of the rights and be subject to all of the obligations and agreements of a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture. The New Subsidiary Guarantor agrees to be bound by all of the provisions of the Indenture applicable to a Subsidiary Guarantor and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture.

SECTION 2.2 Guarantee.    The New Subsidiary Guarantor hereby fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, jointly and severally with each other Subsidiary Guarantor, to each Holder of the Securities and the Trustee, the full and punctual payment when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, of the Obligations pursuant to Article X of the Indenture on a senior subordinated basis.

ARTICLE III

Miscellaneous

SECTION 3.1 Notices.    All notices and other communications to the New Subsidiary Guarantor shall be given as provided in the Indenture to the New Subsidiary Guarantor at the following address, with a copy to the Issuers as provided in the Indenture for notices to the Issuers: c/o Plains Exploration & Production Company, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, General Counsel.

SECTION 3.2 Parties.     Nothing expressed or mentioned herein is intended or shall be construed to give any Person, firm or corporation, other than the Holders and the Trustee, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture or any provision herein or therein contained.

SECTION 3.3 Governing Law.    This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

SECTION 3.4 Severability Clause.    In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability.

SECTION 3.5 Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture.    Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Securities heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.

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The Trustee makes no representation or warranty as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.

SECTION 3.6 Counterparts.    The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Supplemental Indenture in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

SECTION 3.7 Headings.    The headings of the Articles and the sections in this Guarantee are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

PXP GULF COAST INC., as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Title: Executive Vice President –
		Administration, Secretary and         General Counsel

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Trustee
By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Title: Vice President & Trust Officer

PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY
By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Title: Executive Vice President –
		Administration, Secretary and         General Counsel

PLAINS E&P COMPANY
By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Title: Vice President and Secretary

XXXXXXXX INC., as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Title: Vice President and Xxxxxxxxx

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XXXXXX XXXXXXXX INC., as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Title: Vice President and Secretary

PLAINS RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL INC., as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Title: Vice President and Secretary

PMCT INC., as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Title: Vice President and Secretary

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