Article: Chaparral Energy and United Refining Energy to Merge in a Transaction Valued at $1.8 Billion.

Chaparral to become a publicly traded company Companies to conduct investor conference call on Wednesday, October 14 at 11:00 a.m. ET

OKLAHOMA CITY and NEW YORK, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chaparral Energy, Inc. ("Chaparral" or "the Company"), a privately-owned SEC reporting, independent oil and gas exploration and production company, and United Refining Energy Corp. ("URX"), a publicly held special purpose acquisition company (NYSE Amex: Units: URX.U, Common Stock: URX, Warrants: URX.WS) jointly announced today that they have entered into an agreement through which Chaparral and URX will merge. The proposed transaction is expected to close no later than ...

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