DBRS Rates Fort Chicago Energy Partners’ New Issue at BBB (high), Stable Trend

DBRS has today assigned a rating of BBB (high) with a Stable trend to Fort Chicago Energy Partners L.P.’s (Fort Chicago) $200 million of 5.60% senior unsecured notes (the Notes), maturing on July 28, 2014. The Notes are expected to settle on July 28, 2009.

The Notes will rank equally with Fort Chicago’s existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The net proceeds from the offering will primarily be used to repay a portion of Fort Chicago’s bank indebtedness in support of the acquisition of assets of Countryside Power Income Fund in 2007 and for general corporate purposes.

Notes:

All figures in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

The applicable methodology is Rating Oil & Gas Companies, which can be found on the DBRS website under Methodologies.

This is a Corporate rating.