Equity Company Exchange / Symbol Headquarters Amount Comments Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) Oklahoma City US$200 million Priced an offering of 4 million common shares of cumulative preferred stock at $50 each. Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) Oklahoma City US$162 million Sold 20 million shares of common stock to pay for recent acquisitions. Credit Suisse First Boston, Morgan Stanley and Salomon Smith Barney are managers. Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE: SWN) Houston US$89.8 million Issued 8.25 million shares at US$11.50 each. Proceeds will fund drilling of the Overton Field in east Texas and be used for general corporate purposes. RBC Capital Markets Raymond James, Johnson Rice & Co. LLC and Hibernia Southcoast Capital were managers. Energy Partners Ltd. (NYSE: EPL) New Orleans Up to US$80.5 million Plans to offer up to US$80.5 million of common stock. The Houston Exploration Co. (NYSE: THX) Houston US$79 million Plans to issue 3 million common shares. JP Morgan Securities Inc. is underwriter. Luke Energy Ltd. (Toronto: LKE) Calgary Up to C$21 million Plans to issue up to 14.5 million special warrants at C$1.45 each. Proceeds will fund working capital and its drilling and acquisition program. Griffiths McBurney & Partners is agent. El Paso Corp. (NYSE: EP) Houston US$1.2 billion Received a US$1.2 billion two-year secured loan. Salomon Smith Barney and Credit Suisse First Boston were agents. The loan was increased from an originally planned US$1 billion. Debt The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) Baton Rouge, La. US$503 million Issued US$253 million of 10.75% senior notes due 2010 and completed the renewal of its US$250 million revolving credit facility. Credit Lyonnais and Credit Suisse First Boston were managers. Pemex Master Trust NA Mexico City US$500 million Added US$500 million to its existing 8.625% global medium-term notes which are due 2022. Goldman Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley are managers. Canadian Oil Sands Trust (Toronto: COS) Calgary C$431 million Issued 12.32 million subscription receipts and 1.61 million receipts at C$35 each. Proceeds will be used to acquire a 10% interest in the Syncrude joint venture from EnCana Corp., Calgary. Underwriters were lead by CIBC World Markets and Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. and included RBC Dominion Securities Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., TD Securities Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., Canaccord Capital Corp., First Energy Capital Corp., Peters & Co. Ltd. and Raymond James Ltd. Petrobras International Finance Co. (NYSE: PBR) Rio de Janeiro US$400 million Sold US$400 million in five-year notes. Bear Stearns & Co. was manager. The size of the deal was increased from US$200 million. Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) Oklahoma City US$300 million Privately placed US$300 million of 7.5% 10-year notes due 2013. Salomon Smith Barney, Credit Suisse First Boston, and Bear Stearns & Co. were managers. Net proceeds will help finance its acquisition of El Paso Corp. properties. El Paso Energy Partners LP (NYSE: EPN) Houston US$300 million Priced a US$300 million offering of 8.5% senior subordinated notes. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., UBS Warburg, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Wachovia Securities are managers. Occidental Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: OXY) Los Angeles US$300 million Plans to issue US$300 million of 4.25% seven-year senior notes. Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE: DNR) Dallas US$223 million Sold US$223 million of 7.5% senior subordinated notes due 2013. Credit Suisse First Boston was manager. Overseas Shipholding Group (NYSE: OSG) New York City US$200 million Is offering US$200 million of 8.25% senior unsecured notes due in 2013. Proceeds will pay debt and be used for general corporate purposes. Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. NA New Orleans US$175 million Plans to issue US$175 million 10.625% notes dues 2008. Brigham Exploration Co. (Nasdaq: BEXP) Austin, Texas US$150 million Received a new three-year senior credit facility with Societe Generale, Bank of America NA, Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, Natexis Banque Populaires and Hibernia Bank. The facility provides for a maximum US$80 million in commitments and an initial borrowing base of US$70 million and matures in March 2006. Peoples Energy Corp. (NYSE: PGL) Chicago US$150 million Received a US$150 million revolving credit facility. Westport Resources Corp. (NYSE: WRC) Denver US$125 million Added US$125 million to its existing 8.25% senior subordinated notes due 2011. The total amount of the notes outstanding is US$700 million. Lehman Brothers Inc. is manager. Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) Rio de Janeiro US$100 million Received a US$100 million loan from British-based banking group HSBC Holdings Plc.
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