• Pengrowth Energy Trust, Calgary, (NYSE: PGH) and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Calgary, (NYSE: CNQ) have purchased the western Canadian conventional assets of Murphy Oil Corp., El Dorado, Ark., (NYSE: MUR) for C$829.5 million. Pengrowth paid C$550 million for 43.6 million BOE of proved reserves, before royalties. Current production from the assets is about 15,500 BOE per day, before royalties, comprised of 46 million cu. ft. of gas, 1,550 bbl. of light and medium oil and gas liquids, and 6,250 bbl. of heavy oil. Canadian Natural acquired properties in northeast British Columbia and northwest Alberta for C$280 million, gaining production of 68 million cu. ft. of gas per day and more than 415,000 acres of developed and undeveloped land. The assets include an ownership interest in the Ladyfern gas field. • Petrofund Energy Trust, Calgary, (Toronto: PTF) plans to merge with Ultima Energy Trust, Calgary, (Toronto: UET) in a C$440-million deal. Petrofund will be the surviving company. The new company will have production of 37,133 BOE a day from proved reserves of 113 million BOE. • APF Energy Trust, Calgary, (Toronto: AY) plans to acquire Great Northern Exploration Ltd., Calgary, (Toronto: GNL) for C$221 million in cash and stock. APF will also assume about C$70 million of debt. Great Northern produces 19 million cu. ft. of gas and 2,400 bbl. of oil and gas liquids a day in Alberta. APF's proved reserves will increase by about 14 million BOE to 44.3 million. • Harvest Energy Trust, Calgary, (Toronto: HTE) plans to acquire Storm Energy Ltd., Calgary, (Toronto: SEM) cash and units and C$64 million of debt assumption in a deal valued at C$189 million. Harvest will gain production of approximately 4,200 BOE per day of gas and light oil. Its proved-plus-probable reserve base will grow to approximately 47 million BOE. • UTS Energy Corp., Calgary, (Toronto: UTS) plans to acquire TrueNorth Energy LP and TrueNorth Energy Corp., both affiliates of Flint Hills Resources LLC, for C$125 million in cash, plus stock. Once the transaction closes, UTS Energy will own 100% of the Fort Hills oil sands project. UTS currently has a 22% interest. Fort Hills is in Alberta's Athabasca oil-sands region. Fort Hills contains 4.9 billion bbl. of bitumen in place, of which 2.8 billion bbl. are recoverable. • Focus Energy Trust, Calgary, (Toronto: FET.un) has purchased additional working interests at its operated Tommy Lakes gas property, northeastern British Columbia, for C$110 million. Production gained totals 11.7 million cu. ft. gas and 250 bbl. of gas liquids per day. Proved and probable reserves to be gained total 11.7 million BOE-62.4 billion cu. ft. of gas and 1.3 million bbl. of gas liquids. Proved reserves are 76.5% of the total proved and probable. • Kensington Energy Ltd., Calgary, (Toronto: KNN) has acquired an undisclosed privately held Alberta-based company for cash and/or shares totaling C$22.8 million in value and assumption of C$2 million of net debt for a total deal value of C$24.8 million. Production gained is approximately 550 BOE per day (85% gas; more than 90% operated) in west-central Alberta. Reserves are approximately 1.1 million BOE proved and 1.8 million established.