August 2015

Gastar Exploration Inc. (NYSE MKT: GST) (“Gastar”) today announced that it has completed its second scheduled borrowing base redetermination of its revolving credit facility for 2015 and, as a result, the borrowing base has been reaffirmed by the lending participants at $200.0 million. Currently, Gastar has drawn $65.0 million under its revolving credit facility, resulting in $135.0 million of unused borrowing

Company Reduces Long-Term Debt by ~$548 Million Halcón Resources Corporation (HK) (“Halcón” or the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into privately negotiated exchange agreements with certain holders of its outstanding unsecured debt securities as part of its efforts to deleverage the Company’s balance sheet. Halcón has agreed to issue approximately $1.02 billion aggregate principal amount of new 13.00%

Story by the Chicago Tribune After years of struggling financially, Susan Rick thought things were looking up when her boyfriend won $250,000 from the Illinois Lottery last month. She could stop working seven days a week, maybe fix up the house and take a trip to Minnesota to visit her daughter. But because Illinois lawmakers have not passed a budget,

Total has signed an agreement to sell all of its interests in the FUKA and SIRGE gas pipelines and the St. Fergus Gas Terminal to North Sea Midstream Partners for £585 million (around $905 million), subject to the customary approvals. “The sale of these midstream transportation assets is another example of Total’s strategy of active portfolio management and the strong