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Pacific Rubiales provides notice of 2014 Investor Open House Webcast
May 12, 2014

TORONTO, May 12, 2014 /CNW/ - Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSX: PRE) (BVC: PREC) (BOVESPA: PREB) today announced that it has scheduled an Investor and Analyst Open House on Tuesday May 13, 2014 at 7:30 a.m. (Bogotá time), 8:30 a.m. (Toronto time) and 9:30 a.m. (Rio de Janeiro time) to discuss the Company's current activities, operations and outlook.  Participants will include Ronald Pantin, Chief Executive Officer, José Francisco Arata, President, and selected members of the senior management team.

The event will be webcast live from New York City.  Interested analysts and investors are invited to listen to the webcast, which can be accessed from a link on the Company's website at: www.pacificrubiales.com.

Pacific Rubiales, a Canadian company and producer of natural gas and crude oil, owns 100% of Meta Petroleum Corp., which operates the Rubiales, Piriri and Quifa heavy oil fields in the Llanos Basin, and 100% of Pacific Stratus Energy Colombia Corp., which operates the La Creciente natural gas field in the northwestern area of Colombia.  Pacific Rubiales has also acquired 100% of Petrominerales Ltd, which owns light and heavy oil assets in Colombia and oil and gas assets in Peru, 100% of PetroMagdalena Energy Corp., which owns light oil assets in Colombia, and 100% of C&C Energia Ltd., which owns light oil assets in the Llanos Basin.  In addition, the Company has a diversified portfolio of assets beyond Colombia, which includes producing and exploration assets in Peru, Guatemala, Brazil, Guyana and Papua New Guinea.

The Company's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange and La Bolsa de Valores de Colombia and as Brazilian Depositary Receipts on Brazil's Bolsa de Valores Mercadorias e Futuros under the ticker symbols PRE, PREC, and PREB, respectively.

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This news release was prepared in the English language and subsequently translated into Spanish and Portuguese. In the case of any differences between the English version and its translated counterparts, the English document should be treated as the governing version.

SOURCE Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

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For further information:


Christopher (Chris) LeGallais
Sr. Vice President, Investor Relations
+1 (647) 295-3700

Roberto Puente
Sr. Manager, Investor Relations
+57 (1) 511-2298

Kate Stark
Manager, Investor Relations
+1 (416) 362-7735