Equity Company Exchange / Symbol Headquarters Amount Comments Brompton Equal Weight Oil & Gas Income Fund Toronto: OGF Toronto C$417 million Sold trust units. The offering was co-led by RBC Capital Markets and CIBC World Markets Inc. and included BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., TD Securities Inc., HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc., Canaccord Capital Corp., Desjardins Securities Inc., Dundee Securities Corp., First Associates Investments Inc., Raymond James Ltd., Acadian Securities Inc., Newport Securities Inc., Research Capital Corp. and Wellington West Capital Inc. Whiting Petroleum Corp. NYSE: WLL Denver US$224 million To sell 7.5 million common shares in addition to the sale of the remaining 1.1 million common shares currently held by Alliant Energy Corp. Proceeds will be used to pay bank debt incurred with recent acquisitions. Merrill Lynch & Co. is offering manager. Bois d'Arc Energy LLC NA Houston US$150 million Plans an initial public offering of common shares. Raymond James is book-running manager for the offering. Comstock Resources will be a major shareholder of the public company as a result of a recent Gulf of Mexico asset combination with those of Bois d'Arc. Superior Energy Services Inc. NYSE: SPN Harvey, La. US$118 million Sold 9.7 million common shares at US$12.25 each. Johnson Rice & Co. LLC and Raymond James & Associates Inc. were agents. Proceeds were used to repurchase 9.7 million shares of Superior common stock from First Reserve Fund VII LP and First Reserve Fund VIII LP. Atwood Oceanics Inc. NYSE: ATW Houston US$105 million Sold 2.18 million common shares at US$48.50 each of which 1 million shares were sold by Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. Book-runner and manager was Goldman, Sachs & Co. Co-managers were Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, Jefferies & Co. Inc., Raymond James & Associates Inc. and Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. Proceeds paid bank debt. Provident Energy Trust Toronto: PVE Calgary C$125.7 million Closed a bought-deal financing of 11.48 million units at C$10.95 each. The units were sold in Canada by a syndicate of underwriters co-led by BMO Nesbitt Burns, National Bank Financial and TD Securities. Proceeds were used for general corporate purposes and to fund the Orcutt, California, property acquisition by its BreitBurn Energy subsidiary. McMoRan Exploration Co. NYSE: MMR New Orleans US$74 million Sold 6.2 million common shares at US$12.75 each to fund drilling near-term prospects, continue its Main Pass Energy Hub project and pay for other operations. Joint book-running managers were Merrill Lynch & Co. and JP Morgan. Hibernia Southcoast Capital, Jefferies & Co. Inc., and Sterne, Agee & Leach Inc. were co-managers. Paramount Resources Ltd. Toronto: POU Calgary C$59 million Privately placed 2 million flow-through common shares at C$29.50 each of which 980,000 shares were sold through a syndicate of Canadian investment dealers co-led by FirstEnergy Capital Corp., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., Canaccord Capital Corp. and GMP Securities Ltd. Heartland Oil and Gas Corp OTCBB: HOGC Vancouver US$44.5 million Sold 25.6 million common shares at US$1.50 each to finance the acquisition of Evergreen Resources assets in Kansas and provide for working capital. C.K. Cooper & Co. and Sterne, Agee & Leach were agents for the offering. Magnum Hunter Resources Inc. NYSE: MHR Irving, Texas US$245 million Increased its bank credit facility maximum commitment amount from $500 million to $750 million, and the borrowing base from $480 million to $525 million. Agents are The Royal Bank of Scotland, Caylon Corporate and Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, BNP Paribas, Bank of America NA, Bank of Montreal, Fortis Capital Corp., Bank of Scotland and Bank of Nova Scotia. The additional debt will fund a US$40-million acquisition of Permian Basin properties. McMoRan Exploration Co. NYSE: MMR New Orleans US$134 million Privately placed 5.25% convertible senior notes due October 2011. Proceeds will be used to purchase Treasuries held in escrow to pay the first six semi-annual interest payments due during the next three years. Remaining proceeds will be used for drilling near-term prospects, for continuing the Main Pass Energy Hub project and for working capital. Gasco Energy Inc. OTCBB: GASE Denver US$65 million Closed the private offering of 5.50% convertible senior notes due 2011 to fund development of properties, and for working capital and general corporate purposes, which may include acquisitions. Sonoran Energy Inc. OTCBB: SNRN London US$17 million Secured a US$2-million bridge loan, and a standby equity facility for a further US$15 million from Cornell Capital Partners LP to close an acquisition. Gastar Exploration Ltd. Toronto: YGA Mount Pleasant, Mich. US$10 million Issued 15% senior notes to a private investment company to fund general operations. International Menu Solutions Corp. OTCBB: MENU Toronto C$9 million Completed a private financing agreement of a 10% convertible debenture convertible for a five-year period at C$1 per common share to fund acquisitions of oil and gas assets.

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