UPDA Petroleum Trading, Inc. Acquires Storage Facility and Testing Equipment - Prepares To Execute Final Contracts and Receive First Delivery

Business Wire, April 3, 2006

LAREDO, Texas -- Representatives of UPDA Petroleum Trading, Inc.(a subsidiary of Universal Property Development and Acquisition Corporation) (OTCBB:UPDA) met on Friday in Brownsville, Texas with representatives of Procesadora Industrial Petrocemica, S.A.D.C.V. in order to finalize the terms of their agreement for the acquisition and daily delivery of crude oil condensate produced by Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) (www.pemex.com).

Procesadora Industrial Petrocemica, S.A.D.C.V. presently has the exclusive authority to sell condensate produced by PEMEX.

As a result of this meeting, UPDA Trading has arranged for the lease of a storage facility at the Port of Brownsville at which UPDA trading will receive daily delivery of the condensate. UPDA Trading has also acquired testing equipment to be utilized to determine the quality, specific gravity, sulfur content and viscosity of the product upon delivery.

It is expected that the final agreements will be executed at the parties' next meeting scheduled for Wednesday, April 5 and that the initial delivery will be received by UPDA Trading before the end of this week.

The trading activity of UPDA Petroleum Trading, Inc. will be reported together with all well production at www.universalpropertydevelopment.com.

About UPDA

Universal Property Development and Acquisition Corporation (OTCBB:UPDA) focuses on the acquisition and development of proven oil and natural gas reserves and other energy opportunities through the creation of joint ventures with under-funded owners of mineral rights and leases and cutting-edge technologies.

About PEMEX

Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) is Mexico's state-owned, nationalized petroleum company. PEMEX not only fuels Mexico's automobile engines, the company also fuels the nation's economy, accounting for some one-third of the Mexican government's revenues and 7% of its export earnings. The integrated company's operations, spread throughout Mexico, range from exploration and production to refining and petrochemicals. PEMEX's P.M.I. Comercio Internacional subsidiary manages the company's trading operations outside the country. PEMEX has proved reserves of 16 billion barrels of oil and 14.8 trillion cu. ft. of natural gas.

Statements contained in this press release that are not based upon current or historical fact are forward-looking in nature. Such forward-looking statements reflect the current views of management with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, or described pursuant to similar expressions.

Note to Editors: There should be an accent mark over the first "o" in "Petroleos."