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Quicksilver Resources Announces Update of Natural Gas Collars
Addition of Collars Increases Average Floor and Ceiling for 2007 & 2008
Quicksilver Resources Inc. (NYSE: KWK)
announced today the addition of price hedges in the form of financial
derivative collars, which has increased the average floor and ceiling for
future sales of natural gas volumes in 2007 and 2008.
Natural Gas Mcf per Day Average Floor Average Ceiling
June - December 2006 80,000 $7.33 $10.29
January - December 2007 87,000 $8.35 $12.00
January - March 2008 40,000 $8.59 $13.83
President and CEO Glenn Darden commented, "Having the certainty of these
prices for a large portion of our natural gas will help Quicksilver
continue its drill-bit growth strategy with excellent rates of return. The
company will be accelerating its drilling activity as the year progresses."
About Quicksilver Resources
Fort Worth, Texas-based Quicksilver Resources is a natural gas and crude
oil production company engaged in the development and acquisition of
long-lived natural gas and crude oil properties. The company, widely
recognized as a leader in the development and production of unconventional
natural gas reserves, including coal bed methane, shale gas, and tight
sands gas, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (KWK). It has offices
in Fort Worth, Texas; Granbury, Texas; Gaylord, Michigan; Corydon, Indiana;
Cut Bank, Montana; and Calgary, Alberta, Canada. For more information
about Quicksilver Resources, visit www.qrinc.com.
The statements in this press release regarding future events, occurrences,
circumstances, activities, performance, outcomes and results are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although these statements reflect the
current views, assumptions and expectations of Quicksilver Resources'
management, the matters addressed herein are subject to numerous risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual activities, performance, outcomes
and results to differ materially from those indicated. Factors that could
result in such differences or otherwise materially affect Quicksilver
Resources' financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
include: changes in general economic conditions; fluctuations in natural
gas and crude oil prices; failure or delays in achieving expected
production from natural gas and crude oil exploration and development
projects; uncertainties inherent in estimates of natural gas and crude oil
reserves and predicting natural gas and crude oil reservoir performance;
effects of hedging natural gas and crude oil prices; competitive conditions
in our industry; actions taken by third-party operators, processors and
transporters; changes in the availability and cost of capital; operating
hazards, natural disasters, weather-related delays, casualty losses and
other matters beyond our control; the effects of existing and future laws
and governmental regulations; and the effects of existing or future
litigation; as well as other factors disclosed in Quicksilver Resources
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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