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Exhibit 4.4

REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY

PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

10 1/4% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2014

CUSIP NO. U69916 AA9

 

			
	No. R-1
	 	Principal Amount $-0-

PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to Cede & Co., or
registered assigns, the principal sum of Zero dollars on August 1, 2014.

     Interest Payment Dates: February 1 and August 1, commencing February 1, 2008.

     Record Dates: January 15 and July 15.

     Dated: July 31, 2007

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Parallel Petroleum Corporation 

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Larry C. Oldham
 	 
	 	 	Larry C. Oldham 	 
	 	 	President and Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 

as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the 

Securities referred to in the Indenture.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ John C. Stohlmann
 	 
	 	 	Authorized Signatory 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

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[BACK OF SECURITY]

PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

10 1/4% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2014

THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS
SECURITY) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT
TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE REGISTRAR MAY MAKE SUCH
NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.6 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS
GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.6(a) OF THE
INDENTURE AND (III) THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT
TO SECTION 2.10 OF THE INDENTURE.

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS
SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY
OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE
DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”) TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION
OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE &
CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT
IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS
WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION
HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF
IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO,
THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”)), (B) IT IS A
NON-U.S. PURCHASER AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION WITHIN THE MEANING OF
REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, PURSUANT TO RULE 904 OF REGULATION S, OR (C) IT IS AN
INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF SUBPARAGRAPH (a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF
RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (2) AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH

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SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE WHICH IS TWO YEARS (OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY RULE
144(K) (OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THEREOF) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AFTER THE LATER OF THE
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF THIS SECURITY) AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE
COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH
SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION
STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE
SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A
“QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR
THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING
MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PURCHASERS THAT OCCUR
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, PURSUANT TO
RULE 904 OF REGULATION S, (E) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF
SUBPARAGRAPH (a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS ACQUIRING THE
SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY
DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM
THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION, INCLUDING ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S
RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D), (E), OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE
DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF
THEM, AND IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE. THIS
LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION
DATE.

Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to
below unless otherwise indicated.

     1. Interest. Parallel Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), promises
to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at 10.25% per annum from July 31, 2007
until maturity. The Company will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1
of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each,
an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to
which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided
that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Security is
authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest
Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided,
further, that the first Interest Payment Date shall be February 1, 2008. The Company will pay, to
the extent lawful, interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, at the rate

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then in effect; it will pay, to the extent lawful, interest (including post-petition interest
in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to
any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the same rate as on overdue principal.
Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

     2. Method of Payment. The Company will pay interest on the Securities (except Defaulted
Interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Securities at the close of business on the
January 15 or July 15 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Securities are
canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in
Section 2.11 of the Indenture with respect to Defaulted Interest. The Securities will be
payable as to principal, premium, if any, and interest at the office or agency of the Paying Agent
maintained for such purpose within the City and State of New York, or, at the option of the
Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed by such Paying Agent to the Holders at
their addresses set forth in the register of Holders; provided that payment by wire transfer of
immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest, and
premium, if any, on all Global Securities and all other Securities, the Holders of which hold at
least $5,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Securities and have provided wire transfer
instructions to the Company and the Paying Agent. Such payment will be in such coin or currency of
the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and
private debts. Holders must surrender their Securities to the Paying Agent to collect payments of
principal and premium, if any.

     3. Paying Agent and Registrar. Initially, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association will act as
Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent or Registrar
without notice to any Holder, and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or
Registrar, all in accordance with the Indenture.

     4. Indenture. The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture, dated as of July 31, 2007
(the “Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the Securities include those
stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture
Act. The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and
such Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Security conflicts
with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be
controlling (to the extent permitted by law). The Securities are unsecured obligations of the
Company. The Company initially has issued $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Securities.
The Company may issue Additional Securities under the Indenture subsequent to July 31, 2007,
subject to Section 4.3 of the Indenture; provided, however, that no Additional Securities
may be issued at a price that would cause such Additional Securities to have “original issue
discount” within the meaning of Section 1273 of the Code; and provided, further, that in no event
may the Company issue any Additional Securities if, as a result of any such issuance, the aggregate
principal amount of Securities outstanding would exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of
Securities permitted under the Existing Credit Facilities or any other Credit Facilities, in each
case as in effect on the date of such issuance.

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     5. Redemption.

          (a) On or after August 1, 2011, the Company may redeem all or a part of the Securities at any
time or from time to time at the following Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the
principal amount) plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities, if any, to the applicable
Redemption Date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning August 1 of the years indicated:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Year	 	Percentage	 
	2011
	 	 	105.125     	%
	2012
	 	 	102.563     	%
	2013
	 	 	100.000	%

          (b) Prior to August 1, 2010, the Company may on one or more occasions redeem up
to an aggregate amount equal to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities (including
any Additional Securities) originally issued under the Indenture at a Redemption Price of
110.25 % of the principal amount of the Securities, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if
any, to the Redemption Date, with the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings; provided
that (i) at least 65% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities (including any Additional
Securities) originally issued remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such
redemption (excluding Securities held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) and (ii) each such
redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing of the related Equity Offering.

          (c) In addition, at any time prior to August 1, 2011, the Company may redeem all or
part of the Securities at a Redemption Price equal to

          (i) 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus

          (ii) the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, the
Redemption Date.

     6. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange. The Securities are in registered form without coupons
in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. The transfer of Securities may be
registered and Securities may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar or the
Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer
documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any transfer tax or similar governmental
charge or other fee required by law and payable in connection therewith. The Company need not
exchange or register the transfer of any Security or portion of a Security selected for redemption,
except for the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part. Also, the Company need
not exchange or register the transfer of any Securities for a period of 15 days before the day of
any selection of Securities to be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the
corresponding Interest Payment Date.

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If this is a Global Security, this Security represents the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed hereon, and the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Securities represented by this Security may from time to time be reduced or increased,
as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions in accordance with the Indenture.

     7. Persons Deemed Owners. The registered Holder of a Security may be treated as its owner for
all purposes.

     8. Amendment, Supplement and Waiver. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the
Securities may be amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at least a
majority in outstanding principal amount of the Securities, and any existing Default or compliance
with any provision of the Indenture or the Securities may be waived with the written consent of the
Holders of at least a majority in outstanding principal amount of the Securities. Without the
consent of any Holder of a Security, the Indenture or the Securities may be amended or supplemented
(i) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, (ii) to provide for uncertificated Securities
in addition to or in place of certificated Securities, (iii) to provide for the assumption of the
Company’s or a Guarantor’s obligations under the Indenture and the Securities, (iv) to add or
release Guarantors in compliance with the Indenture, (v) to secure the Securities, (vi) to make any
change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders, (vii) to make any
change that does not materially adversely affect the legal rights of any Holder, subject to the
proviso to Section 9.1(5) of the Indenture, (viii) to comply with any requirement of the
SEC in connection with qualifying the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act or maintaining such
qualification, (ix) to provide for the issuance of the Exchange Securities and (x) to provide for
the issuance of Additional Securities in accordance with the Indenture.

     9. Defaults. If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of all the
Securities may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the
Indenture.

     10. Defeasance. The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance of (i) the entire
indebtedness of the Company on this Security and (ii) certain restrictive covenants and the related
Events of Default, subject to compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth in the
Indenture, which provisions apply to this Security.

     11. Authentication. This Security will not be valid until authenticated by the manual
signature of the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent.

     12. Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an
assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and
U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

     13. Additional Rights of Holders of Restricted Global Securities and Restricted Definitive
Securities. In addition to the rights provided to Holders of Securities under the Indenture,
Holders of Restricted Global Securities and Restricted Definitive Securities will have all the
rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2007, among the Company
and the other parties named on the signature pages thereof.

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     14. CUSIP Numbers. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the
Securities and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to
Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the
Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other
identification numbers placed thereon.

The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the
Indenture and/or the Registration Rights Agreement. Requests may be made to:

Parallel Petroleum Corporation

1004 N. Big Spring, Suite 400

Midland, Texas 79701

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Security, fill in the form below:

	 	 	 
	(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Security to:
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	(Insert assignee’s legal name)
	 
	 	 
	 
	(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

	 
	 	 
	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

	 	 	 
	and irrevocably appoint 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

Date:                     

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Your Signature: 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	(Sign exactly as your name
appears
	 

	 	 	 	on the face of this Security)

Signature Guarantee:*                                                           
 

 

			
	*	 	Participant in a recognized Signature
Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the
Trustee).

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Option of Holder to Elect Purchase

If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.7
or Section 4.12 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:

o Section 4.7                o Section 4.12

If you want to elect to have only part of the Security purchased by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.7 or Section 4.12 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have
purchased:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	$	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Your Signature: 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	(Sign exactly as your name appears
on the face of this Security)

Tax
Identification No.:                                                              

Signature Guarantee:*                                                           
 

 

			
	*	 	 Participant in a recognized Signature
Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the
Trustee).

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL SECURITY

The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Principal Amount of	 	 	Signature of	 
	 	 	Amount of Decrease	 	 	Amount of Increase	 	 	this Global	 	 	Authorized Officer	 
	 	 	in Principal Amount	 	 	in Principal Amount	 	 	Security Following	 	 	of Trustee or	 
	 	 	of this Global	 	 	of this Global	 	 	such Decrease or	 	 	Securities	 
	Date of Exchange	 	Security	 	 	Security	 	 	Increase	 	 	Custodian	 

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Exhibit 10.1

$150,000,000

PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

10 1/4% Senior Notes due 2014

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

July 26, 2007

JEFFERIES & COMPANY, INC.

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE,

     FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.

c/o Jefferies & Company, Inc.

520 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Parallel Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), (as
hereinafter defined) hereby agrees with you as follows:

          1. Issuance of Notes. Subject to the terms and conditions herein contained, the
Company proposes to issue and sell to the initial purchasers listed on Schedule I hereto (the
“Initial Purchasers”) for whom you are acting as representatives, $150,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of 10 1/4% Senior Notes due 2014 (each a “Note” and, collectively, the
“Notes”). The Notes will be issued pursuant to an indenture (the “Indenture”), to
be dated as of July 31, 2007, by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein,
shall have the meanings set forth in the “Description of the Notes” section of the Final
Offering Circular (as hereinafter defined).

     The Notes will be offered and sold to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to an exemption from the
registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”). Upon original issuance thereof, and until such time as the same is no longer required
under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Notes shall bear the legends set forth
in the final offering circular, dated the date hereof (the “Final Offering Circular”). The
Company has prepared (i) a preliminary offering circular, dated July 17, 2007 (the “Preliminary
Offering Circular”), (ii) a pricing term sheet attached hereto as Schedule II, which includes
pricing terms and other information with respect to the Notes (the “Pricing Supplement”)
and (iii) the Final Offering Circular relating to the offer and sale of the Notes (the
“Offering”). “Offering Circular” means, as of any date or time referred to in this
Agreement, the most recent offering circular

 

 

(whether the Time of Sale Document (as hereinafter defined) or the Final Offering Circular,
and any amendment or supplement to either such document), including exhibits and schedules thereto.
The time when sales of Securities are first made or confirmed by the Initial Purchasers to buyers
is 1:16 p.m., Eastern time, on the date hereof, which is referred to hereinafter as the “Time
of Sale,” and the Preliminary Offering Circular and the Pricing Supplement are collectively
referred to herein as the “Time of Sale Document.”

          2. Terms of Offering. Each Initial Purchaser has advised the Company, and the Company
understands, that such Initial Purchaser will make offers to sell (the “Exempt Resales”)
some or all of the Notes purchased by such Initial Purchaser hereunder on the terms that will be
set forth in the Final Offering Circular, as amended or supplemented, to persons (the “Subsequent
Purchasers”) whom such Initial Purchaser (i) reasonably believes to be “qualified institutional
buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as such may be amended from time to time
(“QIBs”), (ii) reasonably believes (based upon written representations made by such persons to such
Initial Purchaser) to be institutional “accredited investors” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2),
(3) or (7) under the Securities Act (“Accredited Investors”) or (iii) reasonably believes
to be non-U.S. persons in reliance upon Regulation S under the Securities Act.

          Holders of the Notes (including Subsequent Purchasers) will have the registration rights set
forth in the registration rights agreement applicable to the Notes (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”), to be executed on and dated as of the Closing Date. Pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement, the Company will agree, among other things, to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (a) a registration statement under the Securities Act
relating to the Notes (the “Exchange Notes”), which shall be identical in all material
respects to the Notes (except that the Exchange Notes shall have been registered pursuant to such
registration statement and will not be subject to restrictions on transfer or contain additional
interest provisions) to be offered in exchange for the Notes (such offer to exchange being referred
to as the “Exchange Offer”), and/or (b) under certain circumstances, a shelf registration
statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (the “Shelf Registration
Statement”) relating to the resale by certain holders of the Notes. If required under the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Company will issue Exchange Notes to the Initial Purchasers (the
“Private Exchange Notes”). If the Company fails to satisfy its obligations under the
Registration Rights Agreement, it will be required to pay additional interest to the holders of the
Notes under certain circumstances.

          This Agreement, the Indenture, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Notes, the Exchange
Notes and the Private Exchange Notes are collectively referred to herein as the
“Documents.”

          3. Purchase, Sale and Delivery. On the basis of the representations, warranties,
agreements and covenants herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth,
the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Initial Purchasers, and each Initial Purchaser agrees
to purchase severally and not jointly from the Company, the Notes at a purchase price of 97.0% of
the aggregate principal amount thereof, in the respective principal

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amount of Notes set forth opposite such Initial Purchaser’s name in Schedule I hereto.
Delivery to the Initial Purchasers of and payment for the Notes shall be made at a closing (the
“Closing”) to be held at 10:00 a.m., New York time, on July 31, 2007 (the “Closing
Date”) at the Houston offices of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

          The Company shall deliver to Jefferies & Company, Inc., for the account of each Initial
Purchaser, one or more certificates representing the Notes in definitive form, registered in such
names and denominations as Jefferies & Company, Inc. may request, against payment by or on behalf
of such Initial Purchaser of the purchase price therefor by immediately available Federal funds
bank wire transfer to such bank account or accounts as the Company shall designate to Jefferies &
Company, Inc. at least two business days prior to the Closing. The certificates representing the
Notes in definitive form shall be made available to Jefferies & Company, Inc. for inspection at the
Houston offices of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (or such other place as shall be reasonably acceptable to
Jefferies & Company, Inc.) not later than 5:00 p.m. one business day immediately preceding the
Closing Date. Notes to be represented by one or more definitive global securities in book-entry
form will be deposited on the Closing Date, by or on behalf of the Company, with The Depository
Trust Company (“DTC”) or its designated custodian, and registered in the name of Cede & Co.

          4. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants
to the Initial Purchasers that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:

	(a)	 	Offering Circular. (i) The Time of Sale Document, as of the Time of Sale and as of the
Closing Date, as then amended or supplemented, if applicable, did not and will not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading and (ii) the Final Offering Circular, as of its date and as of the Closing Date, as
then amended or supplemented, if applicable, did not and will not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that the
representations and warranties set forth in this Section 4(a) do not apply to
statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to
any Initial Purchaser and furnished to the Company in writing by such Initial Purchaser
expressly for use in the Preliminary Offering Circular or the Final Offering Circular or any
amendment or supplement thereto. No injunction or order has been issued that either (i)
asserts that any of the transactions contemplated by the Documents is subject to the
registration requirements of the Securities Act or (ii) would prevent or suspend the issuance
or sale of any of the Notes or the use of the Time of Sale Document, the Final Offering
Circular or any amendment or supplement thereto, in any jurisdiction.
	 
	(b)	 	Registration Rights. No holder of securities of the Company will be entitled to have such
securities registered under the registration statements required to be filed by the Company
with respect to the Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.

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	(c)	 	Power and Authority. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under the Documents to which it is a party and to
consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.

	(d)	 	Authorization of Agreement and Indenture. This Agreement has been duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. The Indenture has been duly and validly
authorized by the Company. The Indenture, when executed and delivered by the Company, will
constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms, except that the enforcement thereof may be subject to
(i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or
other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii)
general principles of equity (whether applied by a court of law or equity) and the discretion
of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

	(e)	 	Authorization of Registration Rights Agreement. The Registration Rights Agreement has been
duly and validly authorized by the Company. The Registration Rights Agreement, when executed
and delivered by the Company, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except that (A) the
enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
receivership, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws now or hereafter in
effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (whether
applied by a court of law or equity) and the discretion of the court before which any
proceeding therefor may be brought and (B) any rights to indemnity or contribution thereunder
may be limited by federal and state securities laws and public policy considerations.

	(f)	 	Notes. The Notes, when issued, will be in the form contemplated by the Indenture. When
executed and delivered by the Company, the Indenture will meet the requirements for
qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture
Act” or the “TIA”). The Notes, Exchange Notes and Private Exchange Notes have
each been duly and validly authorized by the Company and, in the case of the Notes, when
issued, executed and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered
to and paid for by the Initial Purchasers in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and
the Indenture, will be legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with their terms, except that the enforcement thereof may be
subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights
generally and (ii) any rights of acceleration and general principles of equity (whether
applied by a court of law or equity) and the discretion of the court before which any
proceeding therefor may be brought.

	(g)	 	No Violation. The Company is not in violation of its certificate of incorporation or by-laws
(the “Charter Documents”). The Company is not (i) in violation of any federal, state,
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Act of 1977 and the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970), law
(including, without limitation, common law) or ordinance, or any judgment, decree, rule,
regulation or order (collectively, “Applicable Law”) of any federal, state, local
and other governmental authority, governmental or regulatory agency or body, court,
arbitrator or self-regulatory organization, domestic or foreign (each, a “Governmental
Authority”) applicable to it or any of its properties, or (ii) in breach of or default
under any bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness, indenture, mortgage, deed
of trust, lease or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by
which any of its property is bound (collectively, “Applicable Agreements”), except
for such violations, breaches or defaults under the preceding clause (i) or (ii) that would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on (A) the condition, financial or otherwise, or on the earnings, business affairs or
business prospects of the Company, (B) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations
in all material respects under any Document, (C) the validity or enforceability of any of
the Documents or (D) the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated under any of
the Documents (each, a “Material Adverse Effect”). There exists no condition that,
with the passage of time or otherwise, would constitute (a) a violation of such Charter
Documents or Applicable Laws, (b) a breach of or default under any Applicable Agreement or
(c) result in the imposition of any penalty or the acceleration of any indebtedness.

	(h)	 	No Conflict. Neither the execution, delivery or performance of the Documents nor the
consummation of any transactions contemplated therein will conflict with, violate, constitute
a breach of or a default (with the passage of time or otherwise) under, result in the
imposition of a Lien on any assets of the Company, or result in an acceleration of
indebtedness under or pursuant to (i) the Charter Documents, (ii) any Applicable Agreement, or
(iii) any Applicable Law, assuming, in the case of any exempt resales made to Accredited
Investors, the accuracy of the representations and warranties of such Accredited Investors
contained in the letters of representation in the form of Annex A attached to the Offering
Circular executed by the Accredited Investors. After consummation of the Offering and
transactions contemplated in the Documents, no Default or Event of Default will exist.

	(i)	 	Description of Documents. When executed and delivered, the Documents will conform in all
material respects to the descriptions thereof in the Time of Sale Document and the Final
Offering Circular.

	(j)	 	Consents. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any Governmental Authority or
third party is required for the issuance and sale by the Company of the Notes to the Initial
Purchasers or the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated hereby,
except (i) such as have been obtained, (ii) such as may be required under state securities or
“Blue Sky” laws in connection with the purchase and resale of the Notes by the Initial
Purchasers and (iii) with respect to the issuance of the Exchange Notes (including any related
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pursuant to a Registration Statement such as may be required under the Securities Act, the
Trust Indenture Act and applicable state securities laws.

	(k)	 	Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – BDO Seidman, LLP. The accountants, BDO
Seidman, LLP, who have certified certain audited financial statements (which term as used in
this Agreement includes the related notes thereto) contained in the Time of Sale Document and
the Final Offering Circular, are (A) an independent registered public accounting firm with
respect to the Company, as required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act Regulations”) and the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder (the “Exchange Act Regulations”), (B) in compliance with the applicable
requirements relating to qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X and
(C) a registered public accounting firm as defined by the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (the “PCAOB”) whose registration has not been suspended or revoked and who has
not requested such registration to be withdrawn.

	(l)	 	Financial Statements. The historical consolidated financial statements of the Company
contained in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular, together with the
related schedules and notes thereto, present fairly in all material respects the financial
condition of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries at the dates indicated and the
results of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries for the periods specified in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) applied, except as disclosed
therein, on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved and the requirements of
Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act. The supporting schedules, if any,
contained in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular present fairly in
accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein.

	(m)	 	No Material Adverse Effect in Business. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Time of Sale
Document and the Final Offering Circular, subsequent to the respective dates as of which
information is given in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular: (A) there
has been no material adverse change, or any development that could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect; (B) the Company has not incurred any material debt, not
in the ordinary course of business, nor entered into any material transaction or agreement not
in the ordinary course of business; (C) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind
declared, paid or made by the Company on any class of capital stock; and (D) there has not
been any material change in the capital stock (other than pursuant to the exercise of stock
options and warrants authorized and issued on or prior to the date hereof), of the Company.

	(n)	 	Good Standing of the Company. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing
as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has corporate
power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as
described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular.

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The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of
the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure to
be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company
does not own, lease or license any asset or property outside of the United States of
America.

	(o)	 	No Subsidiaries. The Company currently has no subsidiaries that are or would be
consolidated with the Company for accounting purposes or that would constitute a “Subsidiary,”
as defined in the “Description of the Notes” in the Offering Circular.

	(p)	 	Capitalization. The table under the caption “Capitalization” in the Time of Sale Document
and the Final Offering Circular (including the footnotes thereto) sets forth, as of its date,
the capitalization of the Company. All of the shares of issued and outstanding capital stock
of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable. All of the Company’s options, warrants and other rights to purchase or
exchange any securities for shares of the Company’s capital stock have been duly and validly
authorized and issued. None of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company were
issued in violation of preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the
Company.

	(q)	 	Absence of Labor Dispute. No labor dispute with the employees of the Company exists or, to
the knowledge of the Company, is imminent that could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.

	(r)	 	Absence of Proceedings. Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Document and the Final
Offering Circular, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or
brought by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign now pending, or, to
the Company’s knowledge, threatened against or directly affecting the Company which could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

	(s)	 	Possession of Intellectual Property. The Company owns or possesses or are licensed under,
and have the right to use adequate rights, adequate know-how (including unpatented and/or
unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) or other
intellectual property (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) necessary to carry on
the business now operated by it, and the Company has not received any notice or to the
Company’s knowledge no claims have been asserted of any infringement of or conflict with
asserted rights of others with respect to any Intellectual Property or of any facts or
circumstances that could reasonably be expected to render any Intellectual Property invalid or
inadequate to protect the interests of the Company therein except for such conflicts and
claims as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

	(t)	 	Possession of Licenses and Permits. The Company possesses all such permits, licenses,
approvals, consents and other authorizations (collectively, “Governmental Licenses”)

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issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies
necessary to conduct the business in the manner described in the Time of Sale Document and
the Final Offering Circular, subject to such qualifications as may be set forth in the Time
of Sale Document and except for such permits which, if not obtained, would not, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; the Company is in compliance with the
terms and conditions of all such Governmental Licenses, subject to such qualifications as
may be set forth in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular and except for
such noncompliance which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect; all of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect,
subject to such qualifications as may be set forth in the Time of Sale Document and the
Final Offering Circular. The Company has not received any notice of proceedings relating to
the revocation or modification of any such Governmental Licenses.

	(u)	 	Title to Property. The Company has good and defensible title to all of its interests in oil
and gas properties (other than interests earned under farm-out, participation or similar
agreements in which an assignment or transfer is pending) and all other real property owned by
the Company and good title to all other properties owned by it, in each case, free and clear
of all mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, claims, restrictions or encumbrances of
any kind, except such as (A) are described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering
Circular, (B) liens and encumbrances under the Credit Agreements, (C) liens and encumbrances
under operating agreements, unitization and pooling agreements, production sales contracts,
farm-out agreements and other oil and gas exploration participation, production and
transportation agreements, in each case that secure payment of amounts not yet due and payable
for the performance of other inchoate obligations and are of a scope and nature customary in
the oil and gas industry or arise in connection with drilling and production operations, or
(D) do not, singly or in the aggregate, materially affect the value of the affected property
and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the
Company. All of the leases and subleases of real property that are material to the business
of the Company and under which the Company holds properties described in the Time of Sale
Document and the Final Offering Circular, are in full force and effect, and the Company has
not received notice of any material claim of any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse
to the rights of the Company under any of such leases or subleases, or affecting or
questioning the rights of the Company to the continued possession of the leased or subleased
premises under any such lease or sublease.

	(v)	 	Certain Oil and Gas Matters. Except as described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final
Offering Circular, (A) all royalties, rentals, deposits and other amounts owed under the oil
and gas leases constituting the oil and gas properties of the Company have been properly and
timely paid (other than amounts held in routine suspense accounts pending payments), and no
material amount of proceeds from the sale of production attributable to the oil and gas
properties of the Company are currently being held in suspense by any purchaser thereof,
except where such amounts due could not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company, and (B) there are no claims under take-

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or-pay contracts pursuant to which natural gas purchasers have any make-up rights affecting
the interests of the Company in its oil and gas properties, except where such claims could
not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

	(w)	 	Investment Company Act. The Company is not, and upon the Offering of the Notes as herein
contemplated and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as described in the Time of
Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular will not be, an “investment company” or an
entity “controlled” by an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.

	(x)	 	Environmental Laws. Except as described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering
Circular, (A) the Company is not in violation of any federal, state or local statute, law,
rule or regulation, relating to pollution or protection of human health, the environment
(including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or
subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the
release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic
substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products (collectively,
“Hazardous Materials”) or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively,
“Environmental Laws”), (B) the Company has all permits, authorizations and approvals
required under any applicable Environmental Laws for its business and operations and is in
compliance with their requirements, (C) to the knowledge of the Company, there are no pending
or threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, claims, notices of
noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law
against the Company and (D) there are no events or circumstances (including any spill,
discharge, leak, emission or release of Hazardous Materials) that could reasonably be expected
to form the basis of an order for clean up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by
any private party or governmental body or agency, against or affecting the Company relating to
Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws, except in the case of clauses (A), (B), (C) or
(D) where such violation, failure to receive required permits, authorizations and approvals or
failure to comply with the requirements of such permits, authorizations and approvals, action
or liabilities related to Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

	(y)	 	Statistical and Market Data. The statistical and market related data included or
incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular are
based on or derived from sources that the Company believes to be reliable and accurate or
represent the Company’s good faith estimates that are made on the basis of data derived from
such sources.

	(z)	 	Payment of Taxes. All United States federal income tax returns of the Company and its prior
subsidiaries required by law to be filed have been filed (or extensions with respect to such
tax returns have been obtained), and all taxes shown by such filed tax returns or

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otherwise assessed, that are due and payable, have been paid, except those which are being
contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance
with GAAP and except for such failures to file returns and pay taxes as could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Except as otherwise disclosed in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular,
the Company has not received any notice from the Internal Revenue Service that it intends to
audit the Company’s federal income tax returns for any year during the three year period
ended December 31, 2006 and no audit proceeding by the Internal Revenue Service has been
conducted during such period. The Company and its prior subsidiaries have filed all other
tax returns (or obtained extensions with respect to such tax returns) that are required to
have been filed by them pursuant to applicable state, local or other law, and have paid all
taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Company and
its prior subsidiaries, except those which are being contested in good faith and as to which
adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP and except for such failures to
file returns and pay taxes as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books
of the Company in respect of any income and corporation tax liability for any years not
finally determined have been established to the extent required by GAAP.

	(aa)	 	Company’s Accounting System. The Company makes and keeps accurate books and records and
maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance
that (i) material transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization; (ii) material transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for
assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with
existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
material differences. For the year ended December 31, 2006, there has not been and is no
material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not
remediated) and since December 31, 2006, there has been no change in the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

	(bb)	 	Insurance. The Company carries, or is covered by, insurance with financially sound and
reputable insurers, in such amounts and covering such risks as is reasonably adequate for the
conduct of its businesses in accordance with customary industry practice, and all such
insurance is in full force and effect.

	(cc)	 	Related Party Transactions. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among any
of the Company or any affiliate of the Company, on the one hand, and any director, officer,
stockholder, customer or supplier of any of them, on the other hand, which is required to be
described in, or incorporated by reference in, the Company’s Annual

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Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2006 which is not so described or is
not described as required.

	(dd)	 	Reserve Reports. The written engineering reserve reports prepared by Cawley, Gillespie &
Associates, Inc., an independent petroleum engineering consulting firm (“Cawley
Gillespie”), as of December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2007, setting forth the engineering
values attributed to the oil and gas properties of the Company and its prior subsidiaries
accurately reflect in all material respects the ownership interests of the Company and its
prior subsidiaries in the properties included therein as of December 31, 2006 and March 31,
2007, respectively, except as otherwise disclosed in the Time of Sale Document and the Final
Offering Circular. The information furnished by the Company to Cawley Gillespie for purposes
of preparing its reports, including, without limitation, production, costs of operation and
development, current prices for production, agreements relating to current and future
operations and sales of production, was true, correct and complete in all material respects on
the dates supplied and was prepared in accordance with customary industry practices, as
indicated in the letters of Cawley Gillespie dated January 29, 2007 and April 24, 2007; Cawley
Gillespie is independent with respect to the Company.

	(ee)	 	Sarbanes-Oxley. The principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the
Company have made all certifications required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act or any related rules
and regulations promulgated by the SEC, and the statements contained in any such certification
are complete and correct. The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), which (A) are designed
to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and its principal
financial officer by others within those entities, particularly during the periods in which
the periodic reports required under the Exchange Act are being prepared; (B) have been
evaluated by management of the Company for effectiveness as of a date within 90 days prior to
the earlier of the date that the Company filed its most recent annual or quarterly report with
the SEC and the date hereof; and (C) are effective in all material respects to perform the
functions for which they were established. Based on the most recent evaluation of its
disclosure controls and procedures, the Company is not aware of (i) any significant
deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to materially adversely affect the Company’s
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information or (ii) any fraud,
whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant
role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company is not aware of
any change in its internal control over financial reporting that has occurred during its most
recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company is otherwise in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable effective provisions of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the related rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC.

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	(ff)	 	Certificates. Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the
Initial Purchasers or to counsel for the Initial Purchasers shall be deemed a representation
and warranty by the Company to the Initial Purchasers as to the matters covered thereby.
	 
	(gg)	 	Ratings. No “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as such term is defined
for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act) (i) has imposed (or has informed the
Company that it is considering imposing) any condition (financial or otherwise) on the Company
retaining any rating assigned to the Company or to any securities of the Company, or (ii) has
indicated to the Company that it is considering (A) the downgrading, suspension, or withdrawal
of, or any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible
change in, any rating so assigned, or (B) any change in the outlook for any rating of the
Company or any securities of the Company.
	 
	(hh)	 	Solvency. All indebtedness represented by the Notes is being incurred for proper purposes
and in good faith. On the Closing Date, after giving pro forma effect to the Offering and the
use of proceeds therefrom as indicated in the “Use of Proceeds” section of the Time of Sale
Document and Final Offering Circular, the Company (i) will be Solvent. As used in this
paragraph, the term “Solvent” means, with respect to a particular date, that on such
date (i) the present fair market value (or present fair saleable value) of the assets of the
Company is not less than the total amount required to pay the liabilities of the Company on
its total existing debts and liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they become
absolute and matured; (ii) the Company is able to pay its debts and other liabilities,
contingent obligations and commitments as they mature and become due in the normal course of
business; (iii) assuming consummation of the issuance of the Notes as contemplated by this
Agreement and the Time of Sale Document and Final Offering Circular, the Company has not
incurred debts or liabilities beyond its ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature;
and (iv) the Company is not engaged in any business or transaction, and does not propose to
engage in any business or transaction, for which its property would constitute unreasonably
small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in
which the Company is engaged.
	 
	(ii)	 	Stabilization. The Company has not and, to its knowledge, no one acting on its behalf has,
(i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in, or that has
constituted or which might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or
manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of
any of the Notes, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid anyone any compensation for
soliciting purchases of, any of the Notes, or (iii) except as disclosed in the Time of Sale
Document and the Final Offering Circular, paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation
for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.
	 
	(jj)	 	No Registration. Without limiting any provision herein, no registration under the Securities
Act and no qualification of the Indenture under the TIA is required for the sale of the Notes
to the Initial Purchasers as contemplated hereby or for the Exempt Resales, assuming (i) that
the purchasers in the Exempt Resales are QIBs or Accredited Investors

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	 	 	or non-U.S. persons (as defined under Regulation S of the Securities Act), (ii) the accuracy
of the Initial Purchaser’s representations contained in Section 6, and (iii) the accuracy of
the representations made by each Accredited Investor who purchases the Notes pursuant to an
Exempt Resale as set forth in the letter of representation in the form of Annex A to the
Offering Circular.

	 
	(kk)	 	Rule 144A Eligibility. The Notes are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the
Securities Act and no other securities of the Company are of the same class (within the
meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act) as the Notes and listed on a national
securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act, or quoted in a U.S.
automated inter-dealer quotation system. No securities of the Company of the same class as
the Notes have been offered, issued or sold by the Company or any of its respective Affiliates
within the six-month period immediately prior to the date hereof.
	 
	(ll)	 	No General Solicitation. Neither of the Company nor any of its respective affiliates or
other person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold the Notes by means of any
general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the
Securities Act or, with respect to Notes sold outside the United States to non-U.S. persons
(as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act), by means of any directed selling efforts
within the meaning of Rule 902 under the Securities Act, and the Company, any affiliate of the
Company and any person acting on behalf of the Company have complied with and will implement
the “offering restrictions” within the meaning of such Rule 902; provided, that no
representation is made in this subsection with respect to the actions of the Initial
Purchasers.
	 
	(mm)	 	Margin Rules. None of the transactions contemplated in the Documents or the application of
the proceeds by the Company of the proceeds of the Notes will violate or result in a violation
of Section 7 of the Exchange Act, (including, without limitation, Regulation T (12 C.F.R. Part
220), Regulation U (12 C.F.R. Part 221) or Regulation X (12 C.F.R. Part 224) of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System).
	 
	(nn)	 	No Brokers. The Company has not engaged any broker, finder, commission agent or other person
(other than the Initial Purchasers and Stonington Corporation) in connection with the Offering
or any of the transactions contemplated in the Documents, and the Company is not under any
obligation to pay any broker’s fee or commission in connection with such transactions (other
than commissions or fees to the Initial Purchasers and Stonington Corporation).

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	 	 	           5. Covenants of the Company. The Company agrees:
	 
	(a)	 	To (i) advise the Initial Purchasers promptly after obtaining knowledge (and, if requested by
the Initial Purchasers, confirm such advice in writing) of (A) the issuance by any state
securities commission of any stop order suspending the qualification or exemption from
qualification of any of the Notes for offer or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of
any proceeding for such purpose by any state securities commission or other regulatory
authority, or (B) the happening of any event that makes any statement of a material fact made
in the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Circular untrue or that requires the making
of any additions to or changes in the Final Offering Circular in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii)
use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or order suspending
the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Notes under any state
securities or Blue Sky laws, and (iii) if, at any time, any state securities commission or
other regulatory authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or exemption from
qualification of any of the Notes under any such laws, use its reasonable best efforts to
obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time.
	 
	(b)	 	At any time prior to the completion of the sale of all of the Notes by the Initial Purchasers
pursuant to Exempt Resales, to (i) furnish the Initial Purchasers, without charge, as many
copies of the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular, and any amendments or
supplements thereto, as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request, and (ii) promptly
prepare, upon the Initial Purchasers’ reasonable request, any amendment or supplement to the
Offering Circular that the Initial Purchasers, upon advice of legal counsel, determine may be
necessary in connection with Exempt Resales (and the Company hereby consents to the use of the
Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular, and any amendments and supplements
thereto, by the Initial Purchasers in connection with Exempt Resales).
	 
	(c)	 	Not to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Circular prior to
the Closing Date, or at any time prior to the completion of the resale by the Initial
Purchasers of all the Notes purchased by the Initial Purchasers, unless the Initial Purchasers
shall previously have been advised thereof and shall not have objected thereto within three
business days after being furnished a copy thereof.
	 
	(d)	 	At any time prior to the completion of the sale of all of the Notes by the Initial Purchasers
pursuant to Exempt Resales, (i) if any event shall occur as a result of which, in the
reasonable judgment of the Company or the Initial Purchasers, it becomes necessary or
advisable to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Circular in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, or if it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Document
or the Final Offering Circular to comply with Applicable Law, to prepare, at the expense of
the Company, an appropriate amendment or supplement to the Time of Sale Document and the Final
Offering Circular (in form and substance

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	 	 	reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers) so that (A) as so amended or
supplemented, the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular will not include an
untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading, and (B) the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular will
comply with Applicable Law and (ii) if in the reasonable judgment of the Company it becomes
necessary or advisable to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Document or the Final
Offering Circular so that the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular will
contain all of the information specified in, and meet the requirements of, Rule 144A(d)(4)
of the Securities Act, to prepare an appropriate amendment or supplement to the Time of Sale
Document or the Final Offering Circular (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Initial Purchasers) so that the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Circular, as
so amended or supplemented, will contain the information specified in, and meet the
requirements of, such Rule.
 
	 
	(e)	 	Prior to the sale of all of the Notes by the Initial Purchasers pursuant to Exempt Resales,
to cooperate with the Initial Purchasers and the Initial Purchasers’ counsel in connection
with the qualification of the Notes under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions as the Initial Purchasers may request and continue such qualification in effect
so long as reasonably required for Exempt Resales; provided, that none of the Company shall be
required in connection therewith to file any general consent to service of process or to
register or qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction where it is not now so
qualified or to subject itself to general taxation in respect of doing business in any
jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject.
	 
	(f)	 	Whether or not any of the Offering or the transactions contemplated under the Documents are
consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay (i) all costs, expenses, fees and taxes
incident to and in connection with: (A) the preparation, printing and distribution of the Time
of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular and all amendments and supplements thereto
(including, without limitation, financial statements and exhibits), and all other agreements,
memoranda, correspondence and other documents prepared and delivered in connection herewith,
(B) the processing and distribution (including, without limitation, word processing and
duplication costs) and delivery of, each of the Documents, (C) the preparation, issuance and
delivery of the Notes, (D) the qualification of the Notes for offer and sale under the
securities or Blue Sky laws of the several states (including, without limitation, the
reasonable fees and disbursements of the Initial Purchasers’ counsel relating to such
registration or qualification), (E) furnishing such copies of the Time of Sale Document and
the Final Offering Circular, and all amendments and supplements thereto, as may reasonably be
requested for use by the Initial Purchasers and (F) the performance of the obligations of the
Company under the Registration Rights Agreement, including but not limited to the Exchange
Offer, the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any Shelf Registration Statement, (ii)
all fees and expenses of the counsel, accountants and any other experts or advisors retained
by the Company, (iii) all expenses and listing fees in connection with the application for
quotation of the Notes on the Private Offerings, Resales and Trading

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	 	 	Automated Linkages market (“PORTAL”), (iv) all fees and expenses (including fees and
expenses of counsel) of the Company in connection with approval of the Notes by DTC for
“book-entry” transfer, (v) all fees charged by rating agencies in connection with the rating
of the Notes, (vi) all fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel)
of the Trustee and all collateral agents, and (vii) all fees, disbursements and
out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by Initial Purchasers in connection with their
services to be rendered hereunder including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements
of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., counsel to the Initial Purchasers, travel, lodging and “road
show” expenses, word processing charges, messenger and duplicating services, facsimile
expenses and other customary expenditures.
	 
	(g)	 	To use the proceeds of the Offering in the manner described in the Time of Sale Document and
the Final Offering Circular under the caption “Use of Proceeds.”
	 
	(h)	 	To do and perform all things required to be done and performed under the Documents prior to
the Closing Date.
	 
	(i)	 	Not to, and to ensure that no affiliate (as defined in Rule 501(b) of the Securities Act) of
the Company will, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in
respect of any “security” (as defined in the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the
sale of the Notes in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of
the sale to the Initial Purchasers or to the Subsequent Purchasers of the Notes.
	 
	(j)	 	For so long as any of the Notes remain outstanding, during any period in which the Company is
not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to make available, upon request, to
any owner of the Notes in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective Subsequent
Purchasers of such Notes from such owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under
the Securities Act.
	 
	(k)	 	To comply with the representation letter of the Company to DTC relating to the approval of
the Notes by DTC for “book entry” transfer.
	 
	(l)	 	To use its reasonable best efforts to effect the inclusion of the Notes in Private Offerings,
Resales and Trading through Automated Linkages Market.
	 
	(m)	 	For so long as any of the Notes remain outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Initial
Purchasers copies of all reports and other communications (financial or otherwise) furnished
by the Company to the Trustee or to the holders of the Notes and, as soon as available, copies
of any reports or financial statements furnished to or filed by the Company with the SEC or
any national securities exchange on which any class of securities of the Company may be
listed.
	 
	(n)	 	Except in connection with the Exchange Offer or the filing of the Shelf Registration
Statement, not to, and not to authorize or permit any person acting on its behalf to, (i)
distribute any offering material in connection with the offer and sale of the Notes other than
the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular and any amendments

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and supplements to the Final Offering Circular prepared in compliance with this Agreement,
or (ii) solicit any offer to buy or offer to sell the Notes by means of any form of general
solicitation or general advertising (including, without limitation, as such terms are used
in Regulation D under the Securities Act) or in any manner involving a public offering
within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

	(o)	 	During the two year period after the Closing Date (or such shorter period as may be provided
for in Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act, as the same may be in effect from time to time),
to not, and to not permit any future subsidiaries of either the Company or any other
affiliates (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) controlled by the Company to,
resell any of the Notes which constitute “restricted securities” under Rule 144 that have been
reacquired by the Company, any future subsidiaries or any other “affiliates” (as defined in
Rule 144A under the Securities Act) controlled by the Company, except pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act.

	(p)	 	The Company shall pay all stamp, documentary and transfer taxes and other duties, if any,
which may be imposed by the United States or any political subdivision thereof or taxing
authority thereof or therein with respect to the issuance of the Notes or the sale thereof to
the Initial Purchaser.

          6. Representations and Warranties of the Initial Purchasers. Each of the Initial
Purchasers severally represents and warrants that:

	(a)	 	It is a QIB as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, with such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters as is necessary in order to evaluate the merits
and risks of an investment in the Notes, and it will offer the Notes for resale only upon the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Time of Sale Document and the
Final Offering Circular.

	(b)	 	It is not acquiring the Notes with a view to any distribution thereof that would violate the
Securities Act or the securities laws of any state of the United States or any other
applicable jurisdiction. In connection with the Exempt Resales, it will solicit offers to buy
the Notes only from, and will offer and sell the Notes only to, (A) persons reasonably
believed by such Initial Purchaser to be QIBs or (B) persons reasonably believed by such
Initial Purchaser to be Accredited Investors that execute and deliver to each of the Company
and the Initial Purchasers a letter containing certain representations and agreements in the
form attached as Annex A to the Offering Circular or (C) non-U.S. persons reasonably believed
by such Initial Purchaser to be a purchaser referred to in Regulation S under the Securities
Act; provided, however, that in purchasing such Notes, such persons are deemed
to have represented and agreed as provided under the caption “Notice to Investors” contained
in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular.

	(c)	 	No form of general solicitation or general advertising in violation of the Securities Act has
been or will be used, nor will any offers in any manner involving a public offering

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within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act or, with respect to Notes to be
sold in reliance on Regulation S, by means of any directed selling efforts be made, by such
Initial Purchaser in connection with the offer and sale of any of the Notes.

          7. Conditions. The several obligations of the Initial Purchasers to purchase the
Notes under this Agreement are subject to the performance by the Company of its covenants and
obligations hereunder and the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

	(a)	 	All the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement and in each
of the Documents shall be true and correct as of the date hereof and at the Closing Date. On
or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have performed or complied with all of the
agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed, complied with or
satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement.

	(b)	 	No injunction, restraining order or order of any nature by a Governmental Authority shall
have been issued as of the Closing Date that would prevent or materially interfere with the
consummation of the Offering or any of the transactions contemplated under the Documents; and
no stop order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Notes
in any jurisdiction shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been
commenced or, to the knowledge of the Company, be pending or contemplated as of the Closing
Date.

	(c)	 	No action shall have been taken and no Applicable Law shall have been enacted, adopted or
issued that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the consummation of the Offering or any of
the transactions contemplated under the Documents. No proceeding shall be pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened other than proceedings that (A) if adversely determined
would not, individually or in the aggregate, adversely affect the issuance or marketability of
the Notes, and (B) would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.

	(d)	 	Subsequent to the respective dates as of which data and information is given in the Time of
Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular, there shall not have been any Material Adverse
Effect.

	(e)	 	The Notes shall have been designated PORTAL securities in accordance with the rules and
regulations adopted by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. relating to
trading in the PORTAL market.

	(f)	 	On or after the date hereof, (i) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, suspension or
withdrawal of, nor shall any notice have been given of any potential or intended downgrading,
suspension or withdrawal of, or of any review (or of any potential or intended review) for a
possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change in, any rating of
the Company or any securities of the Company (including, without limitation, the placing of
any of the foregoing ratings on credit watch with negative or developing implications or under
review with an uncertain direction) by any

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“nationally recognized statistical rating organization” as such term is defined for purposes
of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act, (ii) there shall not have occurred any change,
nor shall any notice have been given of any potential or intended change, in the outlook for
any rating of the Company or any securities of the Company by any such rating organization
and (iii) no such rating organization shall have given notice that it has assigned (or is
considering assigning) a lower rating to the Notes than that on which the Notes were
marketed.

	(g)	 	The Initial Purchasers shall have received on the Closing Date:

	 	(i)	 	certificates dated the Closing Date, signed by (1) the Chief Executive Officer
and (2) the principal financial or accounting officer of the Company, on behalf of the
Company, to the effect that (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Section
4 hereof are true and correct in all material respects with the same force and effect
as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Date, (b) the Company has performed
and complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions in all material respects
on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date, (c) at the
Closing Date, since the date hereof or since the date of the most recent financial
statements in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular (exclusive of
any amendment or supplement thereto after the date hereof), no event or events have
occurred, no information has become known nor does any condition exist that,
individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect, (d) since the
date of the most recent financial statements in the Time of Sale Document and the Final
Offering Circular (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto after the date
hereof), other than as described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering
Circular or contemplated thereby, the Company has not incurred any liabilities or
obligations, direct or contingent, not in the ordinary course of business, that are
material to the Company, or entered into any transactions not in the ordinary course of
business that are material to the business, condition (financial or otherwise) or
results of operations or prospects of the Company, and there has not been any change in
the capital stock or long-term indebtedness of the Company that is material to the
business, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations or prospects of
the Company, and (e) the sale of the Notes has not been enjoined (temporarily or
permanently).
	 
	 	(ii)	 	a certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by the Secretary of the Company
and each Guarantor (or other officer, director or manager acceptable to the Initial
Purchasers), certifying such matters as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	a certificate of solvency, dated the Closing Date, executed by the principal
financial or accounting officer of the Company substantially in the form previously
approved by the Initial Purchasers or their counsel.

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	 	(iv)	 	the opinion of Haynes & Boone, LLP, special counsel to the Company, dated the
Closing Date and the opinion of Lynch, Chappell & Alsup, P.C., counsel to the Company,
dated the Closing Date, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
	 
	 	(v)	 	an opinion, dated the Closing Date, of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., counsel to the
Initial Purchasers, in form satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers covering such
matters as are customarily covered in such opinions.

	(h)	 	The Initial Purchasers shall have received from BDO Seidman, LLP, independent auditors, with
respect to the Company, (A) a customary comfort letter, dated the date hereof, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and its counsel, with respect to the
financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Time of Sale Document,
and (B) a customary comfort letter, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Initial Purchasers and its counsel, to the effect that BDO Seidman, LLP reaffirms the
statements made in its letter furnished pursuant to clause (A) with respect to the financial
statements and certain financial information contained in the Time of Sale Document and the
Final Offering Circular.

	(i)	 	Each of the Documents shall have been executed and delivered by all parties thereto, and the
Initial Purchasers shall have received a fully executed original of each Document.

	(j)	 	The Initial Purchasers shall have received copies of all opinions, certificates, letters and
other documents delivered under or in connection with the Offering or any transaction
contemplated in the Documents.

	(k)	 	The terms of each Document shall conform in all material respects to the description thereof
in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular.

	(l)	 	The Initial Purchasers shall have received from Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc.,
independent petroleum engineers, (A) a letter, dated the date hereof, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and its counsel to the effect that with respect to the
Company they are independent petroleum engineers and confirming certain reserve information
included in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular and (B) a letter, dated
the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and its counsel
to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to
clause (A).

          8. Indemnification and Contribution.

	(a)	 	The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Initial Purchasers, their respective
directors, officers and employees, and each person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act,
against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities of any kind to which the Initial
Purchasers, or such director, officer, employee or controlling person may become subject under
the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or
the laws or regulations of foreign jurisdictions where Notes

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have been offered or sold or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any
litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company (not to
be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), insofar as any such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon:

	 	(i)	 	any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Circular, or any amendment or
supplement thereto;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the omission or alleged omission to state, in the Time of Sale Document or the
Final Offering Circular or any amendment or supplement thereto, a material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	any breach by the Company of its representations, warranties and agreements
set forth herein or breach of applicable law;

and, subject to the provisions hereof, will reimburse, as incurred, such Initial Purchaser,
director, officer, employee and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses
incurred by such Initial Purchaser or such controlling person in connection with
investigating, defending against or appearing as a third-party witness in connection with
any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in respect thereof; provided,
however, the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent (but only to
the extent) that such loss, claim, damage or liability resulted from any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Time of Sale Document
or the Final Offering Circular or any amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon and
in conformity with written information concerning any Initial Purchaser furnished to the
Company by such Initial Purchaser specifically for use therein. The indemnity agreement set
forth in this Section 8 shall be in addition to any liability that the Company may otherwise
have to the indemnified parties.

	(b)	 	Each Initial Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Company, its
directors, officers and employees and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any
losses, claims, damages or liabilities of any kind to which the Company or any such director,
officer, employee or controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or
otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the
written consent of the Initial Purchasers (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or
conditioned), insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of any material fact contained in the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Circular or
any amendment or supplement thereto, (ii) the omission or the alleged omission to state a
material fact in the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Circular or any amendment or
supplement thereto necessary to make the

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statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent (but only to the extent) that
such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made
in reliance upon and in conformity with written information concerning such Initial
Purchaser, furnished to the Company or its agents by the Initial Purchaser specifically for
use therein and (iii) any breach by the Initial Purchasers of their respective
representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein or breach of applicable law;
and, subject to the limitation set forth immediately preceding this clause, will reimburse,
as incurred, any legal or other expenses incurred by the Company or any such director,
officer, employee or controlling person in connection with any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action in respect thereof. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any
liability that the Initial Purchaser may otherwise have to the indemnified parties.

	(c)	 	As promptly as reasonably practicable after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action for which such indemnified party is
entitled to indemnification under this Section 8, such indemnified party will, if a claim in
respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof in writing; but the omission to so notify the
indemnifying party (i) will not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability under
paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and only to the extent it is materially prejudiced as a
result thereof and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any
obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in
paragraphs (a) and (b) above. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified
party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying
party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may elect, jointly
with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, that if (i) the
use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would
present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the defendants in any such action
include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, and the indemnified party shall
have concluded that a conflict may arise between the positions of the indemnifying party and
the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be one or
more legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from
or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or (iii) the indemnifying party
shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent
the indemnified party within a reasonable time after receipt by the indemnifying party of
notice of the institution of such action, then, in each such case, the indemnifying party
shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified
party or parties and such indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate
counsel to defend such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties at the expense of
the indemnifying party. After notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of
its election so to assume the defense thereof and approval by such indemnified party of
counsel appointed to defend such action, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such
indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses, other than reasonable
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incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof, unless (i) the
indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to the
immediately preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that in connection with such
action the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate
counsel (in addition to local counsel) in any one action or separate but substantially
similar actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or
circumstances, designated by the Initial Purchaser in the case of paragraph (a) of this
Section 8 or the Company in the case of paragraph (b) of this Section 8, representing the
indemnified parties under such paragraph (a) or paragraph (b), as the case may be, who are
parties to such action or actions), (ii) the indemnifying party has authorized in writing
the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of the indemnifying party
or (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the
indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice
of commencement of the action, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel shall
be at the expense of the indemnifying party and shall be paid as they are incurred. After
such notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party, the indemnifying party
will not be liable for the costs and expenses of any settlement of such action effected by
such indemnified party without the prior written consent of the indemnifying party (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), unless such indemnified party waived in writing
its rights under this Section 8, in which case the indemnified party may effect such a
settlement without such consent.

	(d)	 	No indemnifying party shall be liable under this Section 8 for any settlement of any claim or
action (or threatened claim or action) effected without its written consent, which shall not
be unreasonably withheld, but if a claim or action settled with its written consent, or if
there be a final judgment for the plaintiff with respect to any such claim or action, each
indemnifying party jointly and severally agrees, subject to the exceptions and limitations set
forth above, to indemnify and hold harmless each indemnified party from and against any and
all losses, claims, damages or liabilities (and legal and other expenses as set forth above)
incurred by reason of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without the
prior written consent of the indemnified party (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld), effect any settlement or compromise of any pending or threatened proceeding in
respect of which the indemnified party is or could have been a party, or indemnity could have
been sought hereunder by the indemnified party, unless such settlement (A) includes an
unconditional written release of the indemnified party, in form and substance satisfactory to
the indemnified party, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such
proceeding and (B) does not include any statement as to an admission of fault, culpability or
failure to act by or on behalf of the indemnified party.

	(e)	 	In circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided for in the preceding paragraphs of
this Section 8 is unavailable to, or insufficient to hold harmless, an indemnified party in
respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), each
indemnifying party, in order to provide for just and equitable contributions, shall contribute
to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in

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such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the
indemnifying party or parties, on the one hand, and the indemnified party, on the other,
from the Offering or (ii) if the allocation provided by the foregoing clause (i) is not
permitted by applicable law, not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of
the indemnifying party or parties, on the one hand, and the indemnified party, on the other,
in connection with the statements or omissions or alleged statements or omissions that
resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof).
The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers,
on the other, shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total proceeds from the
Offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total discounts and
commissions received by the Initial Purchasers. The relative fault of the parties shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
relates to information supplied by the Company, on the one hand, or the Initial Purchasers,
on the other, the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity
to correct or prevent such statement or omission or alleged statement or omissions, and any
other equitable considerations appropriate in the circumstances.

	(f)	 	The Company and the Initial Purchasers agree that it would not be equitable if the amount of
such contribution determined pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph (e) were
determined by pro rata or per capita allocation or by any other method of allocation that does
not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the first sentence of the
immediately preceding paragraph (e). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8,
each Initial Purchaser shall not be obligated to make contributions hereunder that in the
aggregate exceed the total discounts, commissions and other compensation received by such
Initial Purchaser under this Agreement, less the aggregate amount of any damages that such
Initial Purchaser has otherwise been required to pay by reason of the untrue or alleged untrue
statements or the omissions or alleged omissions to state a material fact. No person guilty
of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. For purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph (e), each person, if
any, who controls an Initial Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act
or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Initial
Purchaser, and each director of the Company, each officer of the Company and each person, if
any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act, shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company.

          9. Termination. The Initial Purchasers may terminate this Agreement at any time prior
to the Closing Date by written notice to the Company if any of the following has occurred:

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	(a)	 	since the date hereof, any Material Adverse Effect or development involving or expected to
result in a prospective Material Adverse Effect that could, in the Initial Purchasers’
judgment, be expected to (i) make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering
or delivery of the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale
Document and the Final Offering Circular, or (ii) materially impair the investment quality of
any of the Notes;

	(b)	 	the failure of the Company to satisfy the conditions contained in Section 7(a) hereof on or
prior to the Closing Date;

	(c)	 	any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity or
crisis, including acts of terrorism, or material adverse change or disruption in economic
conditions in, or in the financial markets of, the United States (it being understood that any
such change or disruption shall be relative to such conditions and markets as in effect on the
date hereof), if the effect of such outbreak, escalation, calamity, crisis, act or material
adverse change in the economic conditions in, or in the financial markets of, the United
States could be reasonably expected to make it, in the Initial Purchaser’s judgment,
impracticable or inadvisable to market or proceed with the offering or delivery of the Notes
on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Document and the Final
Offering Circular or to enforce contracts for the sale of any of the Notes;

	(d)	 	trading in the Company’s common stock shall have been suspended by the SEC or the NASDAQ
Global Market or the suspension or limitation of trading generally in securities on the New
York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market or any setting of
limitations on prices for securities on any such exchange or NASDAQ Global Market;

	(e)	 	the enactment, publication, decree or other promulgation after the date hereof of any
Applicable Law that in the Initial Purchaser’s counsel’s reasonable opinion materially and
adversely affects, or could be reasonably expected to materially and adversely affect, the
properties, business, prospects, operations, earnings, assets, liabilities or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Company;

	(f)	 	any securities of the Company shall have been downgraded or placed on any “watch list” for
possible downgrading by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such
term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act; or

	(g)	 	the declaration of a banking moratorium by any Governmental Authority; or the taking of any
action by any Governmental Authority after the date hereof in respect of its monetary or
fiscal affairs that in the Initial Purchaser’s opinion could reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the financial markets in the United States or elsewhere.

          10. Survival of Representations and Indemnities. The representations and warranties,
covenants, indemnities and contribution and expense reimbursement provisions and other agreements,
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in or made pursuant

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to this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect, and will survive,
regardless of (i) any investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf
of the Initial Purchasers, (ii) acceptance of the Notes, and payment for them hereunder, and (iii)
any termination of this Agreement.

          11. Default by the Initial Purchaser. If, on the Closing Date any one or more of the
Initial Purchasers shall fail or refuse to purchase Notes which it or they have agreed to purchase
hereunder on such date, and the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which such defaulting
Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than
one tenth of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be purchased on such date, the other
Initial Purchasers shall be obligated severally in the proportions that the principal amount of
Notes set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule I (in the column titled “Total”) bears
to the aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth opposite the names of all such non defaulting
Initial Purchasers (in the column titled “Total”), or in such other proportions as the Initial
Purchasers may specify, to purchase the Notes which such defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial
Purchasers agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date; provided that in no event shall
the principal amount of Notes that any Initial Purchaser has agreed to purchase pursuant to Section
3 be increased pursuant to this Section 11 by an amount in excess of one tenth of such principal
amount of Notes without the written consent of such Initial Purchaser. If, on the Closing Date any
Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers shall fail or refuse to purchase Notes which it or they
have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate principal amount of Notes with
respect to which such default occurs is more than one tenth of the aggregate principal amount of
Notes to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and the
Company for the purchase of such Notes are not made within 36 hours after such default, this
Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non defaulting Initial Purchaser or
the Company. In any such case either the Initial Purchasers or the Company shall have the right to
postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the required
changes, if any, in the Final Offering Circular or in any other documents or arrangements may be
effected. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Initial Purchaser
from liability in respect of any default of such Initial Purchaser under this Agreement.

          12. Information Supplied by the Initial Purchasers. The statements set forth on the
cover page with respect to price and in the [first sentence of the third paragraph, the first and
second sentences of the sixth paragraph and the seventh paragraph under the heading “Plan of
Distribution”] in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Circular (to the extent such
statements relate to the Initial Purchasers) constitute the only information furnished by the
Initial Purchasers to the Company for the purposes of Sections 4(a) and 8 hereof.

          13. No Fiduciary Relationship. The Company hereby acknowledges that the Initial
Purchasers are acting solely as initial purchasers in connection with the purchase and sale of the
Notes. The Company further acknowledges that the Initial Purchasers are acting pursuant to a
contractual relationship created solely by this Agreement entered into on an arm’s length basis,
and in no event do the parties intend that the Initial Purchasers act or be responsible as a
fiduciary to the Company or its management, stockholders or creditors or any other person in

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connection with any activity that the Initial Purchasers may undertake or have undertaken in
furtherance of the purchase and sale of the Notes, either before or after the date hereof. The
Initial Purchasers hereby expressly disclaim any fiduciary or similar obligations to the Company,
either in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any matters leading up
to such transactions, and the Company hereby confirms its understanding and agreement to that
effect. The Company and the Initial Purchasers agree that they are each responsible for making
their own independent judgments with respect to any such transactions and that any opinions or
views expressed by the Initial Purchasers to the Company regarding such transactions, including,
but not limited to, any opinions or views with respect to the price or market for the Notes, do not
constitute advice or recommendations to the Company. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that either of the Company may have against the Initial
Purchasers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of any fiduciary or similar duty to the
Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any matters leading
up to such transactions.

          14. Miscellaneous.

	(a)	 	Notices given pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be addressed as follows: (i)
if to the Company, to: Parallel Petroleum Corporation, 1004 N. Big Spring, Suite 400, Midland,
Texas 79701, Attention: Larry C. Oldham, with a copy to: Lynch, Chappell & Alsup, The Summit,
Suite 700, 300 North Marienfeld, Midland, Texas 79701, Attention: Thomas W. Ortloff, Esq., and
(ii) if to the Initial Purchasers, to: Jefferies & Company, Inc., 520 Madison Avenue, New
York, NY 10022, with a copy to: Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., 2500 First City Tower, 1001 Fannin,
Houston, Texas 77002-6760, Attention: T. Mark Kelly, (or in any case to such other address as
the person to be notified may have requested in writing).

	(b)	 	This Agreement has been and is made solely for the benefit of and shall be binding upon the
Company, the Initial Purchasers and, to the extent provided in Section 8 hereof, the
controlling persons, officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents
referred to in Section 8, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors
and assigns, all as and to the extent provided in this Agreement, and no other person shall
acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. The term “successors and
assigns” shall not include a purchaser of any of the Notes from the Initial Purchasers merely
because of such purchase. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expressly understood and
agreed that each purchaser who purchases Notes from the Initial Purchasers is intended to be a
beneficiary of the covenants of the Company contained in the Registration Rights Agreement to
the same extent as if the Notes were sold and those covenants were made directly to such
purchaser by the Company, and each such purchaser shall have the right to take action against
the Company to enforce, and obtain damages for any breach of, those covenants.

	(c)	 	THE VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH
HEREIN SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF

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	 	 	  NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY THEREIN.

	(d)	 	THE COMPANY HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF
THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN
ANY SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY; AND (II) WAIVES (A) ITS RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR
PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, OR ANY COURSE OF
CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE INITIAL
PURCHASERS AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM RELATED TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING AND (B) ANY OBLIGATION
WHICH IT MAY HAVE OR HEREAFTER MAY HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT
IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN
AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

	(e)	 	This Agreement may be signed in various counterparts, which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.

	(f)	 	The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or
otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

	(g)	 	If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the
terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall
use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or
substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or
restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they
would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without
including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

	(h)	 	This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to
departures from the provisions hereof may be given, provided that the same are in writing and
signed by all of the signatories hereto.

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          Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement between the Company and
the Initial Purchasers.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Very truly yours,	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Larry C. Oldham	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Larry C. Oldham	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	President and Chief Executive Officer	 	 

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Accepted and Agreed to:
 

JEFFERIES & COMPANY, INC.

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &

     SMITH INCORPORATED

BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.

By: Jefferies & Company, Inc.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Frank Bracken	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Frank Bracken	 	 
	 

	 	Managing Director	 	 

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SCHEDULE I

INITIAL PURCHASERS

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Principal Amount	 
	Initial Purchaser	 	of Securities	 
	Jefferies & Company, Inc.
	 	$	63,750,000	 
	Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
	 	 	63,750,000	 
	BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
	 	 	22,500,000	 
	 
	 	 	 
	Total
	 	$	150,000,000	 

 

 

SCHEDULE II

PRICING SUPPLEMENT

This summary pricing sheet relates only to the securities described below and should only be read
together with the Preliminary Offering Circular, subject to completion, dated July 17, 2007,
relating to these securities. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings assigned to
them in the Preliminary Offering Circular.

	 	 	 
	Issuer	 	Parallel Petroleum Corporation.
	 
	 	 
	Security Description

	 	Senior Notes.
	Distribution

	 	144A / IAI / Regulation S – With Registration Rights.
	 
	 	 
	Principal Amount

	 	$150,000,000. 
	Gross Proceeds

	 	$150,000,000. 
	 
	 	 
	Coupon

	 	101/4 %.
	Maturity Date

	 	August 1, 2014.
	 
	 	 
	Issue Price

	 	100%. 
	Yield to Maturity

	 	101/4 %.
	Spread to Treasury

	 	+553 basis points.
	Benchmark

	 	41/4% UST due August 15, 2014.
	 
	 	 
	Ratings (Moody’s / S&P)

	 	Caa1 / B-.
	 
	 	 
	Interest Payment Dates

	 	August 1 and February 1, beginning February 1, 2008 (long first coupon).
	 
	 	 
	Call Features

	 	Make-whole at T+50 prior to August 1, 2011. Thereafter at the following prices:

	 	 	 	 	 
	For the period below	 	Percentage
	On or after August 1, 2011
	 	 	105.125	%
	On or after August 1, 2012
	 	 	102.563	%
	On or after August 1, 2013
	 	 	100.000	%

	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Equity Clawback

	 	35% at 110.25% (prior to August 1, 2010).
	 
	 	 
	Change of Control Offer

	 	101%. 
	Asset Sale Offer

	 	100%. 
	 
	 	 
	Trade Date

	 	Thursday, July 26, 2007.
	Settlement Date

	 	Tuesday, July 31, 2007 (T+3).
	 
	 	 
	Other Changes to the
Preliminary Offering Circular

	 	Certain line items on page 10 have changed to reflect the revisions indicated by the
blacklined numbers below:
	 

	 	As Adjusted Data:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Cash interest expense

	 	$	18,586	 	 	 	$ 20,086	 
	Adjusted EBITDA / Cash  interest expense

	 	 	3.3x	 	 	 	3.1x	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	CUSIP Numbers

	 	699157 AA 1
	 	699157 AB 9
	 	U69916 AA 9

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Joint Book-Running Managers

	 	Jefferies & Company, Inc.

Merrill Lynch & Co.	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Co-Manager

	 	BNP Paribas	 	 	 	 

THE NOTES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), OR ANY OTHER STATE SECURITIES LAWS. UNLESS THEY ARE REGISTERED, THE NOTES MAY BE OFFERED
ONLY IN TRANSACTIONS EXEMPT FROM OR NOT SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY
OTHER STATE SECURITIES LAWS. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTES HAVE BEEN OFFERED ONLY TO QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO NON-U.S. PERSONS OUTSIDE
THE UNITED STATES UNDER REGULATION S OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR TO INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED
INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3), OR (7) OF THE SECURITIES ACT WHO HAVE
DELIVERED A LETTER IN THE FORM ATTACHED AS ANNEX A TO THE PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR.

 

 

EXHIBIT A

FORM OF OPINIONS OF

COMPANY COUNSEL

[Opinions to be delivered by Haynes and Boone, LLP]

     1. The Company is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware.

     2. The Company is qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business
and is in good standing in the States of Texas and New Mexico, and we have no knowledge that the
character of the business conducted by the Company or the location of the properties owned, leased
or operated by it makes such qualification necessary in any other jurisdiction (except where the
failure to so qualify would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect
on the condition (financial or other), results of operations, business or prospects of the
Company).

     3. The Company has all corporate power and authority to own and lease its properties
and to conduct its business, as described in the Time of Sale Document and Final Offering Circular
and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement, the Registration
Rights Agreement and the Indenture.

     4. The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company
and, assuming due execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee, constitutes a valid and legally
binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms; and
the Indenture conforms in all material respects with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act
and the rules and regulations of the Commission applicable to an indenture that is qualified
thereunder.

     5. The Notes have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and,
when duly authenticated as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided in the Purchase
Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding, will constitute valid and legally
binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms
and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

     6. The Exchange Notes and the Private Exchange Notes have been duly authorized by
the Company and, when duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as contemplated by the
Registration Rights Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding, will constitute
valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance
with their terms and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

     7. The Purchase Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the
Company.

     8. The Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and, when duly executed by the other parties thereto, will constitute a

 

 

valid and legally binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms.

     9. The Notes and the Indenture conform in all material respects to the description
thereof contained under the heading “Description of the Notes” in the Time of Sale Document and in
the Final Offering Circular. The statements set forth in the Time of Sale Document and the Final
Offering Circular under the caption “Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations,” insofar as such
statements purport to address the federal income tax laws of the United States, are accurate in all
material respects.

     10. The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the
Notes and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Time of Sale Document and in
the Final Offering Circular will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act.

     11. It is not necessary, in connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes to
the Initial Purchasers and the initial resale of the Notes by the Initial Purchasers in the manner
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the Final Offering Circular, to register the Notes under
the Securities Act or prior to the commencement of the Exchange Offer or the effectiveness of the
Shelf Registration Statement, to qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.

     12. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any governmental or regulatory
authority is required for the issuance and sale of the Notes to the Initial Purchasers or the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement or the Indenture, except for such consents, approvals,
authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required under state securities or Blue
Sky laws, and with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement,
as may be required under the Securities Act or the Trust Indenture Act.

 

 

Other Matters

     We have participated in conferences with officers of the Company, representatives of the
independent certified public accountants of the Company, and representatives of the Initial
Purchasers and their counsel, at which conferences the contents of the Time of Sale Document and
the Final Offering Circular and related matters were discussed and, although we have not
independently verified and are not passing upon and assume no responsibility for the accuracy,
completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Time of Sale Document and the Final
Offering Circular, on the basis of the foregoing, no facts have come to our attention that have led
us to believe that the Time of Sale Document, as of the Time of Sale or the Closing Date, or the
Final Offering Circular, as of its date or the Closing Date, contained or contains an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading (it being understood that we express no view with respect to the financial statements
and related schedules included therein, including the notes and the auditor’s report thereon and
the other information and data of a financial or accounting nature and oil and gas reserve
evaluation data and related data included in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering
Circular).

[Opinions to be delivered by Lynch, Chappell & Alsup, P.C.]

[Reserved]

     1. The Company is not in violation of its articles of incorporation, bylaws,
partnership or limited liability company agreement or other organizational document.

     2. The execution, delivery or performance by the Company of the Purchase Agreement,
the Registration Rights Agreement or the Indenture nor the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated therein constitutes or will constitute, whether with or without the giving of notice
or lapse of time or both, a breach of, or default under or result in the creation or imposition of
any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to any
contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or any other
agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it may be bound, or to which
any of the property or assets of the Company is subject (except for such breaches or defaults or
liens, charges or encumbrances that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect), nor will any
such action result in any violation of (a) the provisions of the charter or bylaws or similar
documents of the Company, (b) any applicable laws (assuming compliance with all applicable
securities laws) or (c) any judgment, order, writ or decree of any court, governmental agency or
arbitrator that is known to us to be applicable to the Company or any of its properties, which in
the case of clause (b) and (c) would not cause a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

Other Matters

     We have participated in conferences with officers of the Company, representatives of the
independent certified public accountants of the Company, and representatives of the Initial
Purchasers and their counsel, at which conferences the contents of the Time of Sale Document and
the Final Offering Circular and related matters were discussed and, although we have not
independently verified and are not passing upon and assume no responsibility for the accuracy,
completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Time of Sale Document and the Final
Offering Circular, on the basis of the foregoing, no facts have come to our attention that have led
us to believe that the Time of Sale Document, as of the Time of Sale or the Closing Date, or the
Final Offering Circular, as of its date or the Closing Date, contained or contains an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading (it being understood that we express no view with respect to the financial statements
and related schedules included therein, including the notes and the auditor’s report thereon and
the other information and data of a financial or accounting nature and oil and gas reserve
evaluation data and related data included in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering
Circular).

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