Equity Company Exchange / Symbol Headquarters Amount Comments Chesapeake Energy Corp. NYSE: CHK Oklahoma City US$295 million Sold 20 million common shares at US$14.75 each to finance the purchase of Bravo Natural Resources Inc. and certain assets from Legend Natural Gas LP, and pay bank credit-facility debt incurred to purchase certain assets from Tilford Pinson Exploration LLC. Bank of America Securities LLC, Credit Suisse First Boston, Lehman Brothers Inc. and Raymond James & Associates were joint book-running managers for the offering. Newfield Exploration Co. NYSE: NFX Houston US$248 million Sold 4.7 million common shares at US$52.85 each to partially fund the pending purchase of Inland Resources Inc. Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. was manager of the offering. Statoil NYSE: STO Stavanger, Norway NOK1.4 billion Sold to private investors 16.76 million shares at NOK85 each. DnB NOR Markets organized the sale. Precision Drilling Corp. Toronto: PD Calgary US$220 million Sold 4 million common shares at US$49.80 each. TD Securities Inc. and RBC Capital Markets were agents. Proceeds will be used to pay debt, including debt incurred in the acquisition of the land-drilling assets of GlobalSanteFe Corp. and the acquisition of Reeves Oilfield Services Ltd., as well as for general corporate purposes. PrimeWest Energy Trust Toronto: PWI Calgary C$251.3 million Plans to sell 10.3 million units at C$24.40 each to a syndicate of Canadian underwriters led by Scotia Capital Inc. and CIBC World Markets Inc. to fund the purchase of assets from Calpine Energy Holdings Ltd. and Calpine Canada Natural Gas Partnership. Plains All American Pipeline LP NYSE: PAA Houston US$145.9 million Sold 4.5 million common units at US$33.25 each to pay a portion of debt incurred to buy Link Energy LLC's North American oil and pipeline operations. Canadian Oil Sands Trust Toronto: COS Calgary C$144 million Issued 3 million trust units to a large Canadian investor at C$48 each to fund a portion of its share of the Syncrude Stage 3 expansion. Prospect Energy Corp. Nasdaq: PSEC New York US$105 million Priced the initial public offering of 7 million common shares at US$15 each to fund investment in mezzanine loans and dividend-paying equity securities of middle-market private companies in the energy industry. Ferris, Baker Watts Inc. was lead manager with D.A. Davidson & Co., Sterne, Agee & Leach Inc. and Wunderlich Securities as co-managers. The Meridian Resource Corp. NYSE: TMR Houston US$96.1 million Sold 13.8 million common shares at US$7.25 each, including the overallotment, to pay senior secured debt and repurchase the 7.08 million Meridian shares owned by Shell Oil Co. Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. Inc. was sole book-running and joint lead manager with A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc. DEBT EnCana Corp. Toronto; NYSE: ECA Calgary US$1 billion Sold 4.6% notes due Aug. 15, 2009, and 6.5% notes due Aug. 15, 2034, to pay existing bank and commercial paper debt. ABN Amro Inc. and Lehman Brothers were joint book-running managers. Paladin Resources Plc London: PLR U.K. US$600 million Signed a five-year senior secured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of 16 international oil and gas lending banks led by J.P. Morgan. The facility will be used for general corporate purposes. Quicksilver Resources Inc. NYSE: KWK Fort Worth US$600 million Completed a new five-year revolving credit facility with a group of 14 major U.S. and international banks led by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., BNP Paribas and Banc of America Securities LLC. Newfield Exploration Co. NYSE: NFX Houston US$325 million Priced a private offering of senior subordinated notes due Sept. 1, 2014 at 6.63% to partially fund the acquisition of Inland Resources Inc. Chesapeake Energy Corp. NYSE: CHK Oklahoma City US$300 million Priced a private offering of 7% senior notes due Aug. 15, 2014, to finance a portion of the pending acquisitions of Bravo Natural Resources Inc. and certain assets from Legend Natural Gas LP, and pay bank credit-facility debt incurred to purchase certain assets from Tilford Pinson Exploration LLC. Canadian Oil Sands Trust Toronto: COS Calgary US$250 million Subsidiary Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. will privately issue 4.80% senior unsecured notes to pay bank debt and fund a share of Syncrude's Stage Three expansion. Cal Dive International Inc. Nasdaq: CDIS Houston US$150 million Entered into a four-year, US$150-million revolving credit facility with Bank of America NA, Whitney Bank, Southwest Bank of Texas NA, Bank One NA, Comerica Bank, Natexis Bank and Union Planters Bank to fund acquisitions. Toreador Resources Corp. Nasdaq: TRGL Dallas US$7.5 million Entered into an agreement with certain institutional investors for a private offering of convertible subordinated notes due June 30, 2009, to accelerate oil development in France's Paris Basin.