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1 1 2 1.1 List of Tables 5 2 Featured Deals 8 2.1 Maurel & Prom To Sell Hocol Petroleum To Ecopetrol 8 3 Upstream Energy - Asset Transaction 10 3.1 Petro Vista To Farm-Out 35% Participating Interest In Morichito Block To Golden Oil 10 3.2 Gold Star To Acquire West African Oil Concession From Bengal Bight Ghana 11 3.3 Odin Energy Enters Into Farm-In Agreement With Kilgore Oil and Gas 12 3.4 Medco Energi Acquires East Cameron Block 316 From Energy Resources Technology 13 3.5 Melrose Resources Signs Farm-In Agreement With Sterling Resources 14 3.6 INPEX Alpha And Apache Northwest To Acquire Interest In WA-35-L Block From BHP Bilton 16 3.7 Sterling Resources To Acquire 10% Interests in Crosby Well From Challenger Minerals 17 3.8 Challenger Minerals (North Sea) To Acquire 10% Interest In Cladhan Discovery From Sterling Resources 18 3.9 INPEX Alpha And Apache Northwest To Acquire Interest In WA-255-P Block 1081 From BHP Bilton 19 3.10 Murphy Oil Sells Oil Producing Properties In Ecuador To Repsol YPF Ecuador 20 4 Mergers and Acquisitions 21 4.1 Strategic Oil & Gas Acquires ZinMac 21 4.2 Egdon Resources Acquires YCI Resources From HEYCO Energy 22 4.3 Maurel & Prom To Sell Hocol Petroleum To Ecopetrol 23 4.4 Penn West Energy Enters Into Agreement To Acquire Reece Energy Exploration 25 4.5 Valiant Petroleum To Acquire Nor Energy (UK) From Nor Energy 27 5 Equity & Debt Offerings 28 5.1 Nordic Petroleum Announces Private Placement Of Shares 28 5.2 Gas Natural SDG Agrees To Issue 447.8 Million Shares For $4,428.73 Million 29 5.3 Firstland Energy Announces Private Placement Of Common Shares For $1.55 Million 31 5.4 ONA Energy Announces Private Placement Of Units For $1.94 Million 33 5.5 Cairn Energy Completes Private Placement Of $160.44 Million 35 5.6 ONA Energy Announces Private Placement Of 12% Convertible Debentures For $9.69 Million 37 6 Private Equity & VentureCapital 38 6.1 HM Capital Acquires SunTerra Resources 38 7 Midstream Energy - Equity & Debt Offerings 39 7.1 NiSource Completes 10.75% Senior Notes Offering For $600 Million 39 7.2 South Carolina Electric & Gas Completes 6.05% Bonds Offering For $175 Million 40 7.3 Gas Natural SDG Agrees To Issue 447.8 Million Shares For $4,428.73 Million 41 7.4 Enel Announces Rights Offering Of $10,300 Million 43 8 Downstream Energy - Equity & Debt Offerings 45 8.1 Valero Energy Completes 9.375% Senior Notes Offering For $750 Million 45 8.2 Valero Energy Completes 10.5% Senior Notes Offering For $250 Million 46 9 Partnerships 47 9.1 National Oil To Form A Joint Venture With Trusta 47 9.2 LyondellBasell Forms Joint Venture With SAT&Company And Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries 48 10 Equipment & Services - Mergers and Acquisitions 49 10.1 TechCorr USA Acquires Pro-Well Testers 49 10.2 CCR Technologies To Sell 45% Of Its Shares 50 11 Equity & Debt Offerings 51 11.1 Halliburton Prices Public Offering Of 6.15% Senior Notes Due 2019 For $1,000 Million 51 11.2 Halliburton Prices Public Offering Of 7.45% Senior Notes Due 2039 For $1,000 Million 53 12 Partnerships 55 12.1 Spectraseis To Form A Joint Venture With Saudi Makamin 55 13 Further Information 56 13.1 Methodology 56 13.2 About Us 56 13.3 Contact Us 56 13.4 Disclaimer 56 Executive Summary 1.1 List of Tables Table 1: Energy Weekly Deals Summaries 16 March 2009 7 Table 2: Maurel & Prom To Sell Hocol Petroleum To Ecopetrol 8 Table 3: Petro Vista To Farm-Out 35% Participating Interest In Morichito Block To Golden Oil 10 Table 4: Gold Star To Acquire West African Oil Concession From Bengal Bight Ghana 11 Table 5: Odin Energy Enters Into Farm-In Agreement With Kilgore Oil and Gas 12 Table 6: Medco Energi Acquires East Cameron Block 316 From Energy Resources Technology 13 Table 7: Melrose Resources Signs Farm-In Agreement With Sterling Resources 14 Table 8: INPEX Alpha And Apache Northwest To Acquire Interest In WA-35-L Block From BHP Bilton 16 Table 9: Sterling Resources To Acquire 10% Interests in Crosby Well From Challenger Minerals 17 Table 10: Challenger Minerals (North Sea) To Acquire 10% Interest In Cladhan Discovery From Sterling Resources 18 Table 11: INPEX Alpha And Apache Northwest To Acquire Interest In WA-255-P Block 1081 From BHP Bilton 19 Table 12: Murphy Oil Sells Oil Producing Properties In Ecuador To Repsol YPF Ecuador 20 Table 13: Strategic Oil & Gas Acquires ZinMac 21 Table 14: Egdon Resources Acquires YCI Resources From HEYCO Energy 22 Table 15: Maurel & Prom To Sell Hocol Petroleum To Ecopetrol 23 Table 16: Penn West Energy Enters Into Agreement To Acquire Reece Energy Exploration 25 Table 17: Valiant Petroleum To Acquire Nor Energy (UK) From Nor Energy 27 Table 18: Nordic Petroleum Announces Private Placement Of Shares 28 Table 19: Gas Natural SDG Agrees To Issue 447.8 Million Shares For $4,428.73 Million 29 Table 20: Firstland Energy Announces Private Placement Of Common Shares For $1.55 Million 31 Table 21: ONA Energy Announces Private Placement Of Units For $1.94 Million 33 Table 22: Cairn Energy Completes Private Placement Of $160.44 Million 35 Table 23: ONA Energy Announces Private Placement Of 12% Convertible Debentures For $9.69 Million 37 Table 24: HM Capital Acquires SunTerra Resources 38 Table 25: NiSource Completes 10.75% Senior Notes Offering For $600 Million 39 Table 26: South Carolina Electric & Gas Completes 6.05% Bonds Offering For $175 Million 40 Table 27: Gas Natural SDG Agrees To Issue 447.8 Million Shares For $4,428.73 Million 41 Table 28: Enel Announces Rights Offering Of $10,300 Million 43 Table 29: Valero Energy Completes 9.375% Senior Notes Offering For $750 Million 45 Table 30: Valero Energy Completes 10.5% Senior Notes Offering For $250 Million 46 Table 31: National Oil To Form A Joint Venture With Trusta 47 Table 32: LyondellBasell Forms Joint Venture With SAT&Company And Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries 48 Table 33: TechCorr USA Acquires Pro-Well Testers 49 Table 34: CCR Technologies To Sell 45% Of Its Shares 50 Table 35: Halliburton Prices Public Offering Of 6.15% Senior Notes Due 2019 For $1,000 Million 51 Table 36: Halliburton Prices Public Offering Of 7.45% Senior Notes Due 2039 For $1,000 Million 53 Table 37: Spectraseis To Form A Joint Venture With Saudi Makamin 55