MIDLAND, Texas, March 27, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Legacy Reserves LP (Nasdaq:LGCY) today announced it entered into NYMEX WTI Oil swaps related to its previously announced planned acquisition. As reported on March 20, 2007, Legacy signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire oil and gas producing interests from Nielson & Associates in the East Binger (Marchand) Unit and expects it to close in mid-April. The new oil swaps are tabulated below:
Swap Volumes Average Price
Time Period (Bbls.) ($/Bbl)
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May-Dec. 2007 69,460 $65.27
Calendar 2008 96,960 $68.00
Calendar 2009 89,160 $68.18
Calendar 2010 48,360 $67.80
Calendar 2011 44,640 $67.33
We may enter into additional hedges in the future related to the expected natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil production from the planned East Binger acquisition.
Our updated total oil swap position is summarized below:
Calendar Swap Volumes Average Price Price Range
Year (Bbls.) ($/Bbl) ($/Bbl)
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2007 741,097 $67.40 $64.15-$75.70
2008 715,649 $67.23 $62.25-$73.45
2009 660,613 $64.96 $61.05-$71.40
2010 575,045 $62.94 $60.15-$67.80
2011 44,640 $67.33 $67.33
Our natural gas swap position remains unchanged from our earnings press release dated March 20, 2007.
About Legacy Reserves LP
We are an independent oil and natural gas limited partnership headquartered in Midland, Texas, and are focused on the acquisition and exploitation of oil and natural gas properties primarily located in the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeast New Mexico. Additional information is available at www.LegacyLP.com.
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