Quicksilver Resources Announces Commencement of Public Offering for 7,000,000 Units of Breitburn Energy Partners L.P.

Quicksilver Resources Inc.

announced today a registered underwritten public offering of 7,000,000 units of BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.

. The underwriters will have a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,050,000 additional units to cover over allotments. Net proceeds from the offering are expected to be used to pay down a portion of the outstanding borrowings under Quicksilver's senior secured credit facility and for general corporate purposes. Quicksilver currently owns approximately 15,600,000 units of BBEP.