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For U.S. Oil & Gas Companies

Private Equity

Feb. - 00 Brigham Exploration Co.
$4,500
Private placement of 2.195 million common shares and warrants to puyrchase common shares. Warrants consist of the right to buy one common share at $2.05, and 1/3 of a warrant to purchase common at $2.5625 per share.
Feb. - 00 The Exploration Company
$3,000
Sale of 1,333,333 shares of TXCO common stock for $2.25 per share, plus warrants for 1,238,096 shares with a 5-year term exercisable at $3.00 per share.
Feb. - 00 Ivanhoe Energy Inc.
$14,100
The sale of 6.25 million units, each consisting of one common share and one share-purchase warrant. Two share-purchase warrants entitle the holder to acquire one common share of Ivanhoe for $4 for a period of one year.
Jan. - 00 Contango Oil & Gas Company
$3,567
Sale of 5,191,036 common shares and 434,037 warrants to purchase common at $1.
Jan. - 00 Wiser Oil Co.
$25,000
Sale of 1 million 7% convertible preferred shares, convertible to 5.882 common shares (approx 40% of company) at $4.25 each, rising over time. Also, investor receives 7-year warrants to purchase 5% of Wiser. Preferred votes with common. Automatic conversion at 3 years or if market price of common closes above $10 for 60 consecutive trading days.
Jan. - 00 Blue Dolphin Exploration Co.
$6,100
Private placement of 1,016,667 shares at $6 each.
Dec. - 99 Shenandoah Energy, Inc.
$40,000
$10 million of preferred equity in conjuction with an additional $75 million of senior and subordinated debt to finance the acquisition of a private company and producing assets.
Dec. - 99 Plains Resources
$50,000
Private placement of 50,000 shares of Series F 7-year Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock. Each sharehas a stated value of $1,000 and bears a dividend of 10% per annum. Dividends are payable semi-annually in either cash or additional shares of Series F Preferred Stock at Company's option and are cumulative from the date of issue. Dividends paid in additional shares of Series F Preferred Stock are limited to an aggregate of six dividend periods. Each share of Series F Preferred Stock is convertible into 81.63 shares of common stock (an initial effective conversion price of $12.25 per share) and in certain circumstances may be converted at Co. option into common stock if the average trading price for any sixty-day trading period is equal to or greater than $21.60 per share.
Dec. - 99 Spring Resources, Inc.
$25,000
Sale of common equity to fund start-up. Management committed an additional $1.4 million. No existing properties.
Dec. - 99 Petroglyph Energy Inc.
$2,000
Sale of 1 million shares of common stock to partner at a price of $2 per share.
Dec. - 99 Carrizo Oil & Gas
$8,000
Sale of 3,636,364 shares of common stock for $2.20 per share, and ssued 2,760,189 warrants to purchase common shares at $2.20 per share.
Dec. - 99 Carbon Energy Corp
$24,750
Private placement of stock at %5.50 per share.
Nov. - 99 XPRONET Resources Inc.
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Sale of convertible preferred sales.
Nov. - 99 Double Eagle
$1,100
400,000 common shares sold at $2.75
Nov. - 99 Resource America Inc.
$16,000
Private placement of investment partnership units.
Nov. - 99 Goodrich Petroleum
$15,000
Sale of convertible notes, preferred stock and warrants.
Nov. - 99 Energy Partners Ltd.
$60,000
50% equity stake of this privately held company.
Oct. - 99 Texoil Inc.
$22,000
2.75 million shares of Series A convertible preferred stock at $8 per share. Preferred caries a 9% dividend and is convertible to two shares common at $4 each.
Oct. - 99 PetroQuest Energy Inc.
$5,000
Sale of 5 million units, each priced at $1 dollar, and consisting of one common share and one warrant to purchase 1/2 common share for $1.25.
Oct. - 99 Goodrich Petroleum Corp.
$15,000
Private placement of notes that convert to common stock at $4 per share, preferred stock convertible at $2 per share, and warrants to purchase common at $0.93 and $2 per share.
Oct. - 99 North Coast Energy Inc.
$4,500
Private sale of 1,149,126 shares of common stock.
Sep. - 99 Middle Bay Oil Co.
$9,495
Sale of 1,055,042 newly issued common shares for $4.75mm, warrants to purchase 798,677 common shares for $2.37mm, and issuance of a 9% senior subordinated convertible note for $2.37mm that converts to common at $3/share.
Sep. - 99 Crown Oil Partners, LP
$7,500
Common in LLC
Sep. - 99 Cheniere Energy Inc.
$3,100
 
Aug. - 99 Frontera Resources, Inc.
$10,000
preferred Equity
Aug. - 99 Benz Energy
$8,500
Private placement of Preferred Shares.
Jul. - 99 Blue Dolphin Energy
$1,960
Private placement of 392,000 common shares
Jul. - 99 Parks & Luttrell Resources, LLC
$9,000
Private placement
Jul. - 99 Middle Bay Oil Co.
$10,700
Sale of 4,755,556 common shares and warrants to purchase 3,600,000 common shares at $1.00

Jun. - 99

FX Energy Inc.

$7,200

Private placement of 1.792 million common shares.

Jun. - 99 Fieldpoint Petroleum
$1,100
Private placement of 1,466,666 units at $0.75. Each unit consists of 1 common share and one warrant to purchase another at $1.25
May - 99 Nexus Resources Inc.

$7,800

Initial capitalization, sold Series A and B Preferred and Partnership Interests.
May - 99 Edge Petroleum

$7,613

Private placement of 1.4 million common shares and 420,000 warrants. Warrants have exercise price of $5.4375.
May - 99 Prize Energy Corp.

$245,000

Financing used to purchase producing assets. Consists of $30 million convertible preferred stock provided by seller with a 6% annual dividend, a bank line of credit, and equity provided  by a third party.
May - 99 PYR Energy

$5,468

3,417,500 shares of common and 341,750 five-year warrants to purchase additional shares of common at $2.50.
May - 99 Bargo Energy Co.

$50,000

5 million shares of preferred stock. Additionally,  Bargo issues 43,815,810 common shares to the investors, representing a 40% interest.
Apr. - 99 Berco Resources LLC

$25,000

$12.5 million of common equity and $12.5 million of convertible subordinated notes.
Apr. - 99 Comstock Resources

$30,000

1,948,001 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred stock with $10 par value, and sale of 1,051,999 shares of Series B Non-Convertible Preferred Stock with $10 par value.
Mar. - 99 FieldPoint Petroleum Corp

$400

Sale of units, each consisting of one common share and rights to purchase  one additional share.
Mar. - 99 Output Exploration LLC

N/A

Acquisition from its former parent by management and institutional investors.
Feb. - 99 Brigham Exploration

$10,000

Formation of LLC with investor, whereby Brigham contributes leases and 200 miles of seismic data and has a 1% WI in LLC. Brigham pays all drilling costs, and receives a 70% WI in each well (i.e. LLC retains 30%) until investor achieves payout, and then backs-in for 94% WI.
Feb. - 99 Costilla Energy.

$100,000

Investor purchases $65 million of preferred equity, and $35 million to acquire properties. *** Deal Cancelled ***
Jan. - 99 Houston Exploration Co.

$100,000

Exploration and Development joint venture with former parent -- controlling shareholder.
Jan. - 99 Odyssey Petroleum Corp

$3,000

Purchase of 24 million common shares at a price of $0.125 each.

Jan. - 99

Ella Resources

$300

2 million units of one common share and one warrant at $0.15 each. Each warrant is exercisable into an additional share at $0.20.

Jan. - 99 Diaz Resources

$439

1.46 million Class A subordinate voting shares on a flow-through basis.

Jan. - 99

EEX Corp

$150,000

Perpetual preferred with an 8% dividend, which can be payed in cash, preferred, or common. Seven and ten year warrants to buy 21 million common shares at $12, representing 33% of common.

Dec. - 98

Middle Bay Oil Co., Inc.

$11,500

2,300,000 shares of 10% Series C convertible preferred stock, each convertible into one share of common.

Dec. - 98 Aspect Resources, LLC

$10,000

Common Equity

Dec. - 98

Denbury Resources

$100,000

Sold 18,552,876 common shares to investor. Represents 60% of common.

Dec. - 98

Magnum Hunter Resources

$50,000

Purchase of 8% Convertible Preferred stock; convertible at $5.25.

Dec. - 98

Daleco Resources Corporation

$9,000

Purchase of 1,848,566 common shares, representing 37.5% of company.

Dec. - 98

Sheridan Energy, Inc.

$14,900

$1.9 million of common equity, and $13 million of non-voting redeemable preferred stock in a newly formed entity. Preferred bears a 12.5% dividend if cash, 14% if paid with stock.

Nov. - 98 Saxet Energy Ltd.

$6,500

Common Equity

Nov. - 98

Tipperary Corp / Tipperary Oil & Gas

$11,700

$1.7 mm loan to Corp, and purchase of $4mm of Corp restricted stock, and $6 mm loan to Tipperary Oil & Gas in exchange for 10% common stock interest.

Nov. - 98

Forcenergy

$150,000

Firstly, $42 mm acquisition of convertible preferred shares by two private equity funds, followed by a rights offering to existing shareholders for an additional $108 mm of convertible preferred. Shares convert at $8.80/share. ** Deal cancelled**

Nov. - 98

Ocean Energy

$50,000

6.5% Series A convertible preferred stock.

Nov. - 98

Clayton Williams Energy

$41,850

LP funded 90% of acquisition.

Nov. - 98

Triton Energy

$50,000

Purchase of 5 million common shares

Nov. - 98

North Coast Energy

$5,000

Common

Nov. - 98

Abraxas Petroleum Corp.

$60,200

LP; 1% equity interest retained, back-in for 35%.

Nov. - 98

PYR Energy

$2,300

10% convertible debt, which converts to 10% convertible preferred when approved by shareholders. Preferred converts to common at $0.60 per share.

Oct. - 98

Trinity Energy Inc.

$4,650

Common equity.

Oct. - 98

Clayton Williams Energy

$46,500

LP funded acquisition.

Oct. - 98

Synergy Oil & Gas

$20,000

Purchase of common shares.

Sep. - 98

Encore Acquisition Partners Inc.

$300,000

Blind pool to fund acquisition of properties, and participation in joint  ventures and drilling prospects.

Sep. - 98

Venoco Inc.

$60,000

Preferred equity convertible into 26% of common.

Sep. - 98

RIS Resources International

$11,000

Common equity.

Sep. - 98

Magnolia Resources

$9,000

LP; funded acquisition of properties from Penroc.

Sep. - 98

EXCO Resources, Inc.

$50,000

Blind pool, joint venture to acquire oil & gas assets.

Sep. - 98

Pennaco Energy, Inc.

$3,700

One share of common stock and one-half share warrant per unit.

Aug. - 98

Triton Energy Ltd.

$350,000

8% convertible preferred, covertible into 35% of the common stock at $17.50 with $220 million issued through a rights offering with a standby purchase committment. The stock had declined from $45 to $13 6/16 over the last year.

Aug. - 98

COHO Energy

$250,000

41.6 million shares, representing 62% ownership, at $6.00 per share, upon shareholder approval. *** Withdrawn 2/99 **

Aug. - 98

Brigham Exploration

$50,000

$10 million of common stock (1.053 million shares at $9.50), $40 million of five year senior subordinated notes, and warrants to purchase 1 million shares at $10.45 per share.

Jul. - 98

XPLOR Energy

$60,000

Convertible preferred stock with warrants

Jul. - 98

Classic Resources

$15,000

Equity

Jul. - 98

Queen Sand Resources

$25,000

2.4 million shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 500,000 shares.

Jul. - 98

CityView Energy Corp.

$1,600

1 million shares of common stock at $1.60 per share.

Jul. - 98

Chaparral Resources

$10,000

6.7 million shares of common stock.

Jul. - 98

San Juan Partners

N/A

Open market purchases of Burlington Coal Seam Gas Trust common stock , bringing investor groups total holdings to 5.33 million shares.

Jul. - 98

MV Energy

$74,000

Acquisition financing through new partnership called MV Energy with, Murfin Drilling Company (Dallas), and Vess Oil Corp.

Jun. - 98

Merit Energy

N/A

2.616 million shares of common stock and 1.628 million special warrants

Jun. - 98

Costilla Energy

$50,000

Convertible Preferred; 7% cash dividend, 8% PIK option in common stock; 25% conversion premium to current stock price.

Jun. - 98

3DX Technologies

$5,000

Entered into an agreement to sell up to $5 million worth of its common stock at $1.50 per share. $2.2 million was immediately sold with 60 day option to purchase remainder upon shareholder approval.

May - 98

COHO Energy Inc.

N/A

2.2 million shares of common stock, purchased from Morgan Stanley Leveraged  Equity Fund II, L.P. *Financing Terminated*

May - 98

Vaalco Energy

N/A

5.2 million common shares for $9.5 million.

Apr. - 98

EnerVest Energy

$91,000

Forms a partnership to acquire Canadian oil and gas properties.

Apr. - 98

Parallel Petroleum

$6,000

Convertible Preferred; 6% cash dividend w/ conversion after 6 months at $6.40/ share; Redeemable at $10/ share after April 1, 1999

Mar. - 98 Sam Gary Jr. & Associates
$36,000

Common equity infusion for 62.5% of a special purpose financing entity focused on Hackberry prospects in South Louisiana. Sam Gary & Assoc. contributed $4mm cash and properties valued at $17.5

Feb. - 98

Carrizo Oil & Gas

$30,000

9% Preferred and Warrants.

Jan. - 98

Saba Petroleum

$10,000

Convertible Preferred w/ warrants (224,719 shares); 6% Cash dividend or Saba can add to conversion price ($9.345); Convertible after 120 days and redeemable until 4/98.

Jan. - 98

Queen Sand Resources

$10,000

Convertible Preferred; Conversion price based on market value at time of conversion.

Jan. - 98

Pease Oil & Gas

$5,700

Convertible Preferred; 0% dividend with conversion at 12% discount to average trading value of common stock prior to conversion.

Jan. - 98

Horizontal Ventures, Inc.

$2,000

Common.

 

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