Constellation Energy Partners Amends Credit Facility

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Constellation Energy Partners LLC (NYSE MKT: CEP) today announced that it has executed an amendment to its reserve-based credit facility.

“The amendment to our reserve-based credit facility is an interim step towards the restructuring of our reserve-based credit facility that was needed to facilitate the closing of our sale of the Robinson’s Bend Field assets”

Pursuant to the amendment, the lenders to the reserve-based credit facility will consent to the sale of the Robinson’s Bend Field assets and subsequent release of collateral associated with those assets. Upon closing of the sale, the company’s borrowing base will be reduced to $37.5 million and the maturity date of the facility will be extended to March 31, 2014.

“The amendment to our reserve-based credit facility is an interim step towards the restructuring of our reserve-based credit facility that was needed to facilitate the closing of our sale of the Robinson’s Bend Field assets,” said Stephen R. Brunner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Constellation Energy Partners. “We are currently working with prospective lenders on a new reserve-based credit facility that better reflects market terms and conditions, the value of our asset base after the Robinson’s Bend sale, and our strategic focus. Based on our progress to date, we anticipate that we’ll be in a position to close on the new facility towards the early part of the second quarter.”

Additional details concerning the amendment to the reserve-based credit facility and the sale of the Robinson’s Bend Field assets can be found in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and on the company’s Web site (http://www.constellationenergypartners.com).

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Constellation Energy Partners LLC is a limited liability company focused on the acquisition, development and production of oil and natural gas properties, as well as related midstream assets.

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