Equity Company Exchange / Symbol Headquarters Amount Comments Exco Resources Inc. NYSE: XCO Dallas US$750 million Plans an IPO. Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.,Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. are lead underwriters. Other underwriters are A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston LLC and KeyBanc Capital Markets. Proceeds, plus cash and bank borrowings, will be used to pay debt incurred in an equity buyout and for the recent Oneok Energy acquisition and fund the redemption of preferred stock. Chesapeake Energy Corp. NYSE: CHK Oklahoma City US$605 million Sold 20 million common shares at US$31.46 each to pay debt or for general corporate purposes. Agents are UBS Investment Bank, Banc of America Securities LLC, Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, Lehman Brothers and Raymond James. Basic Energy Services Inc. NYSE: BAS Midland, Texas US$250 million Priced its IPO of 12.5 million common shares at US$20 each. Agents are Goldman, Sachs & Co., Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, Lehman Brothers Inc., UBS Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Raymond James & Associates Inc. and RBC Capital Markets Corp. ARC Energy Trust Toronto: ARX Calgary C$240 million Plans to sell 9 million units at C$26.65 each to partially fund an acquisition from Imperial Oil Resources and ExxonMobil Canada Energy. Agents are RBC Capital Markets, BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., TD Securities Inc., FirstEnergy Capital Corp., Canaccord Capital Corp., HSBC Securities Canada and Raymond James Ltd. Crescent Point Energy Trust Toronto: CPG.UN Calgary C$200 million Plans to offer 9.46 million subscription receipts at C$21.15 each to fund the acquisition of Saskatchewan assets, reduce debt and acquire long-life, high-quality reserves. Agents are Scotia Capital Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., RBC Capital Markets, FirstEnergy Capital Corp., GMP Securities LP, Tristone Capital Inc., Canaccord Capital Corp. and Sprott Securities Inc. Burlington Resources Inc. NYSE: BR Houston US$127.5 million Plans to offer 8 million of its units of beneficial interest in the Permian Basin Royalty Trust. Agents are Lehman Brothers Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets LLC. Union Drilling Inc. Nasdaq: UDRL Bridgeville, Pa. US$123.5 million Priced its IPO of 8.8 million common shares at US$14 each to pay debt, upgrade its rig fleet and purchase related equipment. Agents are J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Jefferies & Co. Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and RBC Capital Markets Corp. Newfield Exploration Co. NYSE: NFX Houston US$1 billion Entered a new five-year, revolving credit facility to replace its previous reserve-based US$600-million facility. JPMorgan Chase Bank NA is administrative agent for the 19 banks in the syndicate, which includes Wachovia Bank, Bank of America NA, The Royal Bank of Scotl and Plc, Calyon New York Branch, Harris Nesbitt Financing Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. Hanover Compressor Co. NYSE: HC Houston US$450 million Closed a five-year senior secured revolving credit facility. Agents are JPMorgan Securities Inc., RBS Securities Corp., JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and The Royal Bank of Scotl and Plc. Compton Petroleum Corp. Toronto: CMT Calgary US$300 million Sold 7.63% senior notes due 2013 of Compton Petroleum Finance Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary, to purchase Compton Petroleum Holdings Corp.'s 9.9% Series A senior notes due 2009 and to pay debt. Transmeridian Exploration Inc. Amex: TMY Houston US$250 million Privately placed 250, 000 units in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2010 and detachable five-year warrants to purchase 17.3 million shares at US$4.31 each to fund the acquisition of Bramex Management Inc., pay debt and for general corporate purposes. Quest Resource Corp. OTCBB: QRES Oklahoma City US$200 million The company and its subsidiary, Quest Cherokee LLC, entered new secured credit facilities with Guggenheim Corporate Funding LLC, consisting of a US$50-million syndicated five-year, first-lien revolving credit facility; a US$50-million syndicated five-year, first-lien term loan; and a US$100-million six-year, second-lien term loan. Denbury Resources Inc. NYSE: DNR Dallas US$150 million Sold senior subordinated notes due 2015 to fund a portion of a $250-million property acquisition. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. is agent. Cano Petroleum Amex: CFW Fort Worth, Texas US$115 million Secured a new financing facility comprised of US$100 million of senior debt issued by Union Bank of California, and US$15 million in subordinated debt issued by Energy Components SPC and Union BanCal Equities Inc. Cano will use part of these funds for the acquisition of WO Energy. Pengrowth Corp. NYSE: PG Toronto: PGF; Calgary US$86.7 million Privately placed 50 million pounds sterling in senior unsecured term notes due Dec. 1, 2015, with institutional investors in the U.K. to replace a portion of its revolving credit facility. HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc. was agent. Texas American Resources Co. NA Austin, Texas US$70 million Received a $70-million senior revolving credit facility and a new, five-year, $55-million subordinated, secured term loan to fund the purchase of producing properties in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, Colorado. BNP Paribas is administrative agent, and was sole arranger and bookrunner, on the term loan. BNP Paribas is administrative agent on the revolver; additional lenders include Union Bank of California NA, as syndication agent, and Hibernia Bank.