• Denver-based energy investment banker Petrie Parkman & Co. Inc. have filed for an IPO on the NYSE. The number of shares and price range has not been determined yet. The proposed symbol is PDP.

Proceeds may be used to purchase U.S. government securities, other short-term, highly rated debt securities and money-market funds. Petrie Parkman is co-managing the IPO along with investment-banking boutique Keefe Bruyette & Woods.



• Energy Acquisition Services, Huntington, W. Va., has priced an IPO of 8.6 million shares at $6 each. It now trades on the Amex as ESA.U. Ferris, Baker Watts Inc. was underwriter.

All of the net proceeds from the offering will be held in a trust. The company was formed to acquire operating businesses, and management plans to focus on entities in the energy-services sector based in North America.



• Houston-based Global Geophysical Services Inc. has filed for an IPO as GGEO. The number of shares and the price range have not been determined yet. Jefferies & Co. Inc. is the underwriter.

Proceeds will be used to acquire new equipment and technology, expand the company's crew count, reduce debt and for working capital. Global is a land, transition-zone and shallow-marine seismic data acquisition services provider since 2005 in North and South America, Asia and North Africa.



• Austin, Texas-based MV Oil Trust has filed for an IPO on the NYSE of up to 7.5 million units for proceeds of $172.5 million. The proposed symbol is MVO. The price range has not been determined yet. Raymond James Ltd. is the underwriter.

The trust will receive proceeds from the sale of production of 11.5 million BOE of proved reserves (85% proved developed) during the term of the trust. Year-end 2005 production was approximately 98% oil.

MV Oil Trust was formed in August by MV Partners LLC to own 80% of the proceeds from all of MV Partners' interests in oil and gas properties, which are in Kansas and Colorado.



• Chris Peracchi has joined KeyBanc Capital Markets' energy group as a director. He will focus on oil and gas, and midstream clients. He was a director in energy investment banking at A.G. Edwards & Sons.



• Westport, Conn.-based Lime Rock has closed its fourth Lime Rock Partners fund, Lime Rock Partners IV LP, with $750 million in capital commitments. About 63 institutional investors made capital commitments. Almost 95% of commitments are from existing Lime Rock investors.

John Reynolds, managing director of Lime Rock, says, "...We think our future opportunities will be in companies operating in our traditional markets in Europe and North America and, increasingly, in companies seizing the growth opportunities created by oil and gas development by international and national oil companies in new markets."



• NGP Energy Capital Management, Irving, Texas, has tapped the former chief executive of Vulcan Energy Corp., John Raymond, and John G. Calvert, a former managing director with Deutsche Bank, to lead a newly formed fund, NGP Energy Infrastructure and Resources Partners LP.

The fund size is targeted at $1.5 billion, of which $75 million has been committed by the principals of the fund's management group. The fund is expected to close by year-end.

NGP Energy Infrastructure and Resources will make equity investments in midstream infrastructure and the mining and minerals sector. The fund will be managed by Raymond as chief executive and a managing partner, and Calvert as a managing partner.



• NGP Capital Resources Co., Houston, (Nasdaq: NGPC) reports that Richard A. Bernardy, chief operating officer, is leaving the company to pursue other professional interests and opportunities. John H. Homier, president and chief executive, and Stephen K. Gardner, chief financial officer, will assume Bernardy's responsibilities.



• Amegy Bank of Texas has named energy banker Allen Rheem senior vice president and manager to head its new energy office in Denver. He was a vice president with Bank of Oklahoma and manager of energy lending at Bank of Cherry Creek in Denver. Prior to that, he was with First National Bank of Denver and United Bank of Denver.

• Energy Listings LLC and PetroSales, both based in The Woodlands, Texas, plan to merge and combine their A&D services as E&P Global Network to include producing properties and used oilfield equipment. PetroSales president David Smart will be managing director. Energy Listings founder Tony Motto will be marketing director.



• XTO Energy Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, (NYSE: XTO) no longer plans to divest its underlying property interests in both Hugoton Royalty Trust (NYSE: HGT) and Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE: CRT). The HGT properties are primarily operated working interests in Kansas, Oklahoma and Wyoming. The CRT properties include royalty interests in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, and working interests primarily operated by others in Texas and Oklahoma.