Mesa Offshore Trust, Austin, Texas, (OTCBB: MOSH) reports there will be no trust income distribution for March.


Mesa will receive $14,751 in royalty income from the working interest owner for March. On Dec. 18, the working interest owner informed JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, acting as trustee, that there is no longer a deficit balance due for abandonment accrual for amounts expended and for projected future abandonment expenses for the properties in which the trust has an interest.


No royalty income will be distributed to unitholders until JPMorgan Chase recoups trust expenses being paid from the reserve that the trustee has established for anticipated future expenses.


As of March 24, approximately $4.5 million will be withheld by the trustee from future royalty income before trust distributions to the unitholders will resume. Trust expenditures for March will be approximately $114,000.


On Dec. 3, 2007, the trust entered an amended and restated promissory note with JPMorgan Chase as lender. On Aug. 25, 2008, the trustee executed an amended and restated demand note that among other things increased the aggregate principal amount available for borrowing to $4 million. On Jan. 28, the trustee executed an amended and restated demand note that increased the aggregate principal amount available for borrowing to $5 million.


As of March 19, approximately $4.4 million had been advanced to the trustee for trust expenses under this demand note and the trust had unpaid expenses of approximately $115,000.


The extent of future distributions will continue to be dependent on normal factors associated with oil and gas operations such as production levels, prices and associated cost, accruals for future abandonment costs timing and extent of capex.


Mesa operates as a trust company with principal assets in federal waters offshore Louisiana and Texas.