EQUITY El Paso Corp. NYSE: EP Houston US$554 million Plans to publicly place 35.7 million shares to pay subsidiary El Paso Exploration & Production Co.'s credit facility debt and for general corporate purposes. Banc of America Securities LLC is agent. Petrominerales Ltd. NA Bogotá, Colombia C$75 million Plans an IPO of 20 million shares at C$3.75 each in its spin-off from Petrobank Resources Ltd., including an offering of 16 million shares and a Petrobank offering of 4 million shares to fund drilling, pay debt and working capital. Petrobank subsidiary Petro International Ltd. will receive all proceeds from a second offering. Haywood Securities Inc. is the underwriter. Gran Tierra Energy Inc. OTCBB: GTRE Calgary C$65 million Privately placed 43.3 million units to close the Argosy and Vinalar acquisitions, the pending CGC acquisitions and for drilling and work programs. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Sanders Morris Harris were placement agents. DEBT Celtique Energie Ltd. NA London US$50 million Received a start-up investment from Avista Capital Partners to fund E&P onshore Europe and Africa. CNOOC Ltd. NYSE: CEO Hong Kong US$1.6 billion Entered a 4.05% 10-year loan agreement with Export and Import Bank of China through its subsidiary CNOOC China Ltd. to fund capex in Nigeria and other projects. BJ Services Co. NYSE: BJS Houston US$500 million Offering US$250 million in floating-rate senior notes due 2008 and US$250 million of 5.75% senior notes due 2011 to purchase outstanding shares, pay debt, fund capex and for other corporate purposes. McDermott International Inc. NYSE: MDR Houston US$500 million Entered a new senior secured revolving credit facility with a five-year US$400-million line and a six-year US$100-million synthetic letter of credit to provide subsidiary J. Ray McDermott SA with working capital and for general corporate purposes. Pogo Producing Co. NYSE: PPP Houston US$450 million Privately placed 7.875% senior notes due 2013 to pay senior debt partially associated with the recent acquisition of Latigo Petroleum Inc. Noble Corp. NYSE: NE Sugar Land, Texas US$300 million Publicly offereCd senior notes due 2013 to pay US$135 million of long-term debt, and interest under an unsecured revolving bank credit facility and for general corporate purposes. Goldman, Sachs & Co. was book-running manager and Simmons & Co. International was co-manager. Smith International Inc. NYSE: SII Houston US$275 million Offering senior notes due 2016 to pay debt under its revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes. Merrill Lynch & Co. is book-running manager. Linn Energy LLC Nasdaq: LINE Pittsburgh US$265 million Increased its borrowing base under its secured revolving credit facility from US$235 million. Nabors Industries Ltd. NYSE: NBR Houston US$250 million Privately placed additional Nabors Industries Inc. notes. Nabors plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes. Gulfmark Offshore Inc. Nasdaq: GMRK Houston US$175 million Closed a new secured, reducing, revolving loan facility due 2013 with a group of banks led by DnB NOR Bank ASA that replaces previous outstanding bank debt. PrimeWest Energy Trust Toronto: PWI.UN; NYSE: PWI Calgary C$131 million Privately placed senior secured notes due 2016 to institutional investors in the U.K. to replace a portion of its revolving credit facility. HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc. was arranger and agent. Goodrich Petroleum Corp. NYSE: GDP Houston US$105 million Received an increase in the borrowing base of its senior credit facility from US$75 million to fund drilling. True Energy Trust Toronto: TUI.UN Calgary C$86.4 million Closed its bought-deal financing of 7.5% unsecured subordinated debentures at C$1,000 each to pay outstanding borrowings under its existing credit facilities, fund E&P and for general working capital purposes. CIBC World Markets Inc. was lead underwriter and Canaccord Capital Corp., FirstEnergy Capital Corp., National Bank Financial Inc., GMP Securities LP, Orion Securities Inc., Raymond James Ltd. and Scotia Capital Inc. were underwriters. Quest Resource Corp. Nasdaq Oklahoma City US$75 million Entered an 8.5% six-year third-lien credit facility due 2012. Guggenheim Corporate Funding LLC is administrative agent. Hercules Offshore Inc. Nasdaq: HERO Houston US$75 million Increased its revolving credit facility from US$25 million and extended the maturity to 2010. Comerica Bank is lead lender and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and Amegy Bank National Association are lenders. Berens Energy Ltd. Toronto: BEN Calgary C$57 million Increased its operating bank facility from C$45 million to fund its capital program. Teton Energy Corp. Amex: TEC Denver US$50 million Closed a senior secured revolving credit facility due June 2010. BNP Paribas is lead arranger and book runner.