Equity Company Exchange / Symbol Headquarters Amount Comments Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE: DUK) Charlotte, N.C. US$1 billion Increased its planned public common stock offering to 54.5 million shares from 52 million and priced it at $18.35 a share. Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. is sole lead manager. Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. NA New Orleans, La. NA Plans to withdraw its initial public offering because of declining market conditions. Canadian 88 Energy Corp. (Toronto: EEE) Calgary C$55 million Plans to issue 16.5 common shares at C$2.42 each and 5 million flow-through shares at C$3 each. CIBC World Markets in underwriter. KeyWest Energy Corp. (Toronto: KWE) Calgary C$30 million Plans to issue 6.2 million special warrants at C$2.75 each. Proceeds will be used to reduce debt and fund working capital. Griffiths McBurney & Partners is underwriter. Progress Energy Ltd. (Toronto: PGX) Calgary C$24.9 million Privately placed 4.46 million common shares at C$5.60 each. The underwriters were led by Peters & Co. Ltd., and included FirstEnergy Capital Corp., Yorkton Securities Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. BlackRock Ventures Inc. (Toronto: BVI) Calgary C$13 million Privately placed 5 million common shares at C$2.60 each. Proceeds will fund exploration and development. A syndicate lead by Griffiths McBurney & Partners and including Yorkton Securities Inc. and Sprott Securities Inc. were underwriters. BelAir Energy Corp. (Toronto: BEC) Calgary C$5.5 million Privately placed 2.75 million flow-through common shares and 2.75 million units consisting of one common share and 0.50 common share purchase warrant. Proceeds will fund exploration and development. Debt ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) Houston US$2 billion Plans to privately place US$400 million of five-year notes; US$1 billion of 10-year notes; and US$600 million of 30-year bonds. Banc of America Securities, J.P. Morgan and Salomon Smith Barney are underwriters. Oneok Inc. (NYSE: OK) Tulsa, Okla. US$850 million Has renewed its US$850-million credit agreement with a group of 13 banks led by Bank of America. Motiva Enterprises LLC NA NA US$500 million Sold US$500 million in 10-year notes. The deal was increased to US$500 million from US$400 million. Salomon Smith Barney and J.P. Morgan arranged the sale. Consol Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) Pittsburgh, Pa. US$485 million Received a US$485-million senior revolving loan agreement to replace an agreement that expired Sept. 20. The new agreement consists of a 364-day bank credit facility of US$218.3 million and a three-year facility of US$266.8 million. Ocean Energy Inc. (NYSE: OEI) Houston US$400 million Sold US$400 million of its 4.375% senior five-year notes. The size of the deal was increased to US$400 million from US$350 million. Merrill Lynch & Co. and Goldman Sachs & Co. were managers. The proceeds will be used to pay debt. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) The Woodlands, Texas US$300 million Sold US$300 million in 10-year notes. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. was lead manager. The size of the deal was increased to $300 million from an originally planned $250 million. BP Canada Finance Co. (NYSE: BP) Calgary C$300 million Sold C$300 million in five-year global senior notes. UBS Warburg LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. were underwriters. Trico Marine Services Inc. (Nasdaq: TMAR) Houston US$250 million Plans to exchange up to US$250 million principal amount of its registered 8.875% senior notes due 2012 for any and all outstanding unregistered 8.875% notes due 2012. Seacor Smit Inc. (NYSE: CKH) Houston US$200 million Sold US$200 million in 10-year senior notes. Sole book-running manager was Morgan Stanley. Ico Inc. (Nasdaq: ICOC) Houston US$90 million Plans to issue up to US$90 million of its 10.35% senior notes due 2007. Jefferies & Co. Inc. is manager. OAO Lukoil (OTC BB: LUKFY) Moscow US$26.4 million Is receiving a US$26.4-million credit facility from Commerzbank AG to buy oil-drilling equipment. Dresser Inc. NA Dallas US$23 million Made an optional debt payment of US$23 million which will be applied to its senior term loan. Tournament Energy Ltd. NA Calgary C$18.725 million Received a C$18.725-million financing. The proceeds will fund development of the company's Strachan property in west-central Alberta. Rocky Mountain Energy Corp. (OTC BB: RMEC) Calgary C$5 million Obtained a C$5-million financing through Aust Financial. Corridor Resources Inc. (Toronto: CDH) Halifax, Nova Scotia C$3 million Privately placed 10% unsecured convertible subordinated notes. Jennings Capital Inc. was agent.
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