• Acclaim Energy Trust, Calgary, has acquired Ketch Energy Ltd., Calgary, for 56 million trust units and assumption of approximately C$125 million in debt, for a transaction value of approximately C$390 million. Ketch produces approximately 11,820 BOE per day. • Provident Energy Trust, Calgary, has acquired Meota Resources Corp. for C$26.3 million in cash, 5.66 million in shares and 13.76 million trust units. • Questar Corp., Salt Lake City, plans to sell 100% of the shares of its Canadian exploration and production subsidiary, Celsius Energy Resources Ltd., for C$160 million to EnerMark Inc., a subsidiary of Enerplus Resources Fund, Calgary. Celsius has daily production of about 28 million cu. ft. of gas equivalent and proved reserves of approximately 76 billion cu. ft. of gas equivalent primarily in Alberta and British Columbia. • KeyWest Energy Corp., Calgary, plans to acquire a central Alberta property for C$60 million, producing approximately 2,000 BOE per day, 94% light oil, with total reserves of 7.4 million BOE. The property will bring KeyWest's current production to about 8,500 BOE per day, 80% oil. • Advantage Energy Income Fund, Calgary, plans to acquire Best Pacific Resources Ltd. for C$1.25 cash per share for a total deal value of approximately C$51.7 million including the assumption of C$21.7 million of debt. Best produces approximately 5.8 million cu. ft. of gas and 1,100 bbl. of liquids per day. Total established reserves are estimated at 18.4 billion cu. ft. of gas and 3.4 million bbl. of liquids. Best Pacific also has approximately 155,000 acres of undeveloped land with 3,000 miles of 2-D seismic and 205 square miles of 3-D seismic. • Zapata Energy Corp., Calgary, has acquired producing and nonproducing properties in central Alberta, including production of 1,730 BOE per day, consisting of 720 bbl. of liquids and 6.1 million cu. ft. of gas. The assets add 1.8 million BOE of proven and probable reserves. The price per barrel of oil equivalent is C$5.14, according to Zapata. • Progress Energy Ltd., Calgary, has acquired certain British Columbia properties from Pengrowth Corp. for about C$26 million. The assets include various producing properties in the Fort St. John area with combined total production of approximately 1,000 BOE per day, consisting of 4 million cu. ft. of gas and 330 bbl. of liquids. Reserves are approximately 3 million BOE of proven, consisting of 13.5 billion cu. ft. of gas and 741,000 bbl. of liquids. The acquisition includes 61,000 acres of undeveloped land with Progress and Pengrowth each owning a 50% working interest. • Shiningbank Energy Income Fund, Calgary, plans to acquire additional long-life gas reserves in the Whitecourt, McLeod and Caroline areas of Alberta for C$21.3 million. Daily production is 820 BOE, 81% gas. The assets include 24,000 net acres of undeveloped land valued at approximately C$2 million. • Canadian 88 Energy Corp., Calgary, has acquired RMX Exploration Ltd. for about C$22.2 million in cash. The assets will add net production of 950 BOE a day. • APF Energy Inc., Calgary, has sold various minor properties in western Canada for a total consideration of C$9 million. The assets have average daily production of 318 bbl. of oil and established reserves of 839,000 BOE. • Del Roca Energy Ltd., Calgary, and Ravenwood Resources Inc. may merge. Del Roca's assets are primarily in western Canada. • Equity Oil Co., Salt Lake City, plans to sell all of its Alberta oil and gas assets. The properties produce approximately 400 BOE per day primarily from the Cessford Field, the Mitsue Gilwood Sand Unit No. 1 and Milligan Creek Unit No. 2.