Equity Rosetta Resources Inc. NA Houston US$950 million Plans an initial public offering of 50 million common shares at an estimated US$19 per share. Southwestern Energy Co. NYSE: SWN Houston US$580.2 million Sold 9.8 million common shares to fund increased 2005 capex, pay senior notes and fund future capex. Whiting Petroleum Corp. NYSE: WLL Denver US$277 million Completed the public offering of 6.6 million common shares at US$43.60 each to fund the cash portion of the purchase of the North Ward Estes Field in Texas from Celero Energy, and to pay debt. Merrill Lynch & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Wachovia Securities were joint book-running managers. Trico Marine Services Inc. OTCBB: TRMA Houston US$103.7 million Plans to offer 3.9 million common shares to pay debt and fund working capital. Lehman Brothers, Jefferies & Co. Inc., Lazard Capital Markets and Simmons & Co. International are agents. Delta Petroleum Corp. Nasdaq: DPTR Denver US$95 million Privately placed 5.5 million common shares at US$18.50 each to buy assets from Savant Resources LLC and accelerate drilling. JP Morgan Securities Inc. and Coker, Palmer, Phillips & Mullen Inc. were agents. Coronado Resources LLC NA Tulsa, Okla. US$80.8 million Received equity funding commitments from an investment group led by Greenhill Capital Partners LLC and Lime Rock Partners. Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd. Toronto: PBG Calgary C$38.6 million Issued 4 million common shares at C$9.65 each. Haywood Securities Inc., TD Securities Inc. and ABG Sundal Collier Norge ASA were agents. Peerless Energy Inc. Toronto Venture: PRY Calgary C$36.3 million Plans to issue 9.8 million shares at C$3.70 each through FirstEnergy Capital Corp., Tristone Capital Inc., Canaccord Capital Corp., Orion Securities Inc., Scotia Capital Inc. and MGI Securities Inc. Mart Resources Inc. Toronto Venture: MMT Calgary C$34 million Privately placed 40 million common shares at C$0.85 each to fund drilling and completions in Nigeria, acquire seismic data, and design and construct production facilities. Total Energy Services Trust Toronto: TOT.UN Calgary C$27 million Privately placed 2 million trust units at C$13.50 each to fund 2005 capex. Sprott Securities Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Dundee Securities Corp., FirstEnergy Capital Corp. and Westwind Partners Inc. were agents. Transeuro Energy Corp. Toronto Venture: TSU Vancouver C$25.1 million Privately placed 10.7 million units at C$2.75 each to fund current projects, acquire additional assets and fund working capital. Haywood Securities Inc., Canaccord Capital Corp. and Orion Securities Inc. were agents. Cano Petroleum Inc. Amex: CFW Fort Worth, Texas US$19.5 million Privately placed 4.7 million common shares at US$4.14 each. Advisors were Pritchard Capital Partners LLC, Coker, Palmer, Phillips & Mullen Inc. and S&P Investors Inc. Bow Valley Energy Ltd. Toronto: BVX Calgary C$21.8 million Plans to privately place 3 million common shares at C$5.60 each and 700,000 flow-through common shares at C$7.15 each to fund increased exploration in the North Sea, evaluate recently acquired exploration blocks, finance winter drilling in Canada, and other purposes. FirstEnergy Capital Corp., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., Fraser Mackenzie Ltd. and Maison Placements Canada Inc. are agents. Geocan Energy Inc. Toronto: GCA Calgary C$17.6 million Plans to privately place 9.5 million common shares at C$1.85 each to fund 2005 and 2006 exploration and development. Octagon Capital Corp., MGI Securities and Haywood Securities Inc. are agents. Far East Energy Corp. OTCBB: FEEC Houston US$13.4 million Privately placed 12.1 million shares at US$0.90 each and accepted subscription agreements for the purchase of 2.8 million common shares to finance a portion of operations in China and working capital. Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. was agent. Debt Pioneer Natural Resources Co. NYSE: PXD Dallas US$1.5 billion Closed a five-year unsecured revolving senior credit facility to refinance existing facilities, and fund working capital. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Wachovia Capital Markets LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Wachovia Bank, Bank of America NA, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank were agents. Pogo Producing Co. NYSE: PPP Houston US$500 million Priced a private offering of 6.8% senior subordinated notes due 2017 to fund a portion of the purchase of Northrock Resources Ltd. or for general corporate purposes. EnCana Corp. Toronto, NYSE: ECA Calgary C$500 million Completed a public offering of senior unsecured medium-term notes to pay a portion of its existing bank and commercial paper debt. Whiting Petroleum Corp. NYSE: WLL Denver US$250 million Plans to sell senior subordinated notes due 2014 to pay the cash portion of a purchase from Celero Energy and pay debt. Toreador Resources Corp. Nasdaq: TRGL Dallas US$75 million Privately placed convertible senior notes due Oct. 1, 2025, to fund general corporate purposes, including a portion of 2005 and 2006 exploration and development. Gastar Exploration Ltd. Toronto: YGA Houston US$10 million Issued senior secured notes.

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