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February 5, 2004

TO PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS:

AMENDMENT 001 TO REQUEST FOR OFFERS ON DE-RP96-04PO54600 FOR EXCHANGE OF
ROYALTY OIL

This is Amendment 001 to the subject solicitation incorporating a
revised Exhibit A as a result of changes in volume receipts at the
market centers. The revised Exhibit A is also enclosed.

The closing date for receipt of offers remains February 10, 2004, at
1100 hours (11:00 a.m.) local New Orleans, Louisiana time.

Sincerely,

![](media/image2.png){width="1.81875in" height="0.40694444444444444in"}

M. G. Waggoner

Contracting Officer

Enclosure

**Exhibit A (Rev. 1 Feb. 5, 2004)**

** **

+------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| **MARKET   | **C.O. | **QTY     | **QTY     | **AVERAGE | *        |
| CENTER**   | TYPE** | (B/D)**   | (B/D)**   | QTY**     | *TOTAL** |
|            |        |           |           |           |          |
|            |        | **AV      | **AV      | **AV      | *        |
|            |        | AILABLE** | AILABLE** | AILABLE** | *ROYALTY |
|            |        |           |           |           | OIL**    |
|            |        | *         | **MAY/04  | **(B/D)** |          |
|            |        | *APR/04** | --        |           | **6      |
|            |        |           | SEPT/04** |           | MONTHS** |
+------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| **St.      | **Bo   | **7,331** | **7,331** | **7,331** | **1,3    |
| James**    | nito** |           |           |           | 41,573** |
+------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| **St.      | **EI** | **6,341** | **6,341** | **6,341** | **1,1    |
| James**    |        |           |           |           | 60,403** |
+------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| **Empire** | *      | *         | *         | *         | **6,3    |
|            | *HLS** | *34,461** | *34,461** | *34,461** | 06,363** |
+------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| **St.      | *      | **5,871** | **5,871** | **5,871** | **1,0    |
| James**    | *LLS** |           |           |           | 74,393** |
+------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| **         | **     | *         | *         | *         | **6,4    |
| Clovelly** | Mars** | *31,930** | *35,730** | *35,107** | 24,590** |
+------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| **Houma**  | **Pose | **4,051** | **4,051** | **4,051** | **7      |
|            | idon** |           |           |           | 41,333** |
+------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| **Texas    | **T    | **3,660** | **3,660** | **3,660** | **6      |
| City**     | XG\*** |           |           |           | 69,780** |
+------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| **Jones    | *      | **9,525** | **9,525** | **9,525** | **1,7    |
| Creek **   | *HOOPS |           |           |           | 43,075** |
|            | \*\*** |           |           |           |          |
+------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|            |        |           |           |           |          |
+------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|            |        |           |           |           |          |
+------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
| **Total**  | **T    | **        | **        | **        | **19,4   |
|            | otal** | 103,170** | 106,970** | 106,347** | 61,510** |
+------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------+

** **

**ROYALTY OIL**

**Quantities are estimates only**

**\* For valuation purposes TXG is equal to WTI**

**\*\* For valuation purposes HOOPS is equal to WTS**