At Chinchaga, the Company
drilled 56 wells during its winter drilling campaign and has an
extensive inventory of locations remaining to drill in future years.

Inter-American Development Bank to Hold Briefing on Winning Contracts for Infrastructure Projects in Latin America

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Pioneer Closes Sale of Non-Strategic Canadian Properties

headquarters to explain how to win contracts resulting
from the IDB's multibillion dollar lending and investment program in
infrastructure projects in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The workshop will offer detailed information on procurement procedures for
services, goods and works and on the project cycle , explaining how projects
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A representative of a private firm will relate
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DALLAS----Pioneer Natural Resources
Company (NYSE:PXD) today announced that its Canadian subsidiary has
closed the sale of its Martin Creek, Conroy Black and Lookout Butte
oil and gas properties to Ketch Resources Ltd. For more information, visit
Pioneer's website at www.org

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Pioneer is a large independent oil and gas exploration and
production company with operations in the United States, Argentina,
Canada, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, South Africa and Tunisia.

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Pioneer expects to recognize an after-tax gain associated with the
Canadian asset sale of approximately $75 to $80 million based on the
Company's intent to create a repatriation plan that qualifies for the
provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
Beginning in June, Pioneer plans to drill a minimum of 80 wells to
assess the potential of its extensive Horseshoe Canyon coalbed acreage
position. These and other risks are described in Pioneer's 10-K and
10-Q Reports and other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
The world's oldest and largest regional multilateral development bank, the
IDB has provided $136 billion in development financing for Latin America and
the Caribbean for projects with a total cost of $171 billion since the
institution began lending operations in 1961.

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Except for historical information contained herein, the statements
in this News Release are forward-looking statements that are made
pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. On the second day of the seminar IDB staff will present case
studies on current projects that generate procurement opportunities.

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Officials will
also explain the Bank's support for activities and infrastructure related to
the Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America
(IIRSA), the Plan Puebla Panama (PPP) and the CAFTA-DR free trade agreement.org/biz/

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Senior IDB specialists will describe current lending activities focusing
on energy, transportation, urban development and sanitation, as well as
private sector financing by the Private Sector Department, the Inter-American
Investment Corporation and the Multilateral Investment Fund.iadb.

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Pioneer's headquarters are in Dallas.pioneernrc.C.

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In accordance
with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,"
Pioneer will report the results of operations of the Canadian
properties sold, including the gain on disposition, as discontinued
operations in its second quarter results. Seminar to be held September 22-23 at Bank's Washington headquarters

WASHINGTON , The Inter-American Development Bank
will host a two-day business seminar Thursday and Friday, September 22-23, at
its Washington, D.org/biz/registration.

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Forward-looking statements and the
business prospects of Pioneer are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties that may cause Pioneer's actual results in future
periods to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

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For more information and registration contact Isabel Hagbrink at the IDB
Office of External Relations at (202) 623-1546, isabelh@iadb.

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(TSE:KER.UN) for
proceeds after closing adjustments of approximately $199 million.
Pioneer retained its core areas in Canada, the Chinchaga gas and
the Horseshoe Canyon coalbed gas fields.
These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, volatility
of oil and gas prices, product supply and demand, competition,
government regulation or action, international operations and
associated international political and economic instability,
litigation, the costs and results of drilling and operations,
Pioneer's ability to replace reserves, implement its business plans,
or complete its development projects as scheduled, access to and cost
of capital, uncertainties about estimates of reserves, quality of
technical data, environmental and weather risks, acts of war or
terrorism .

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About 38 percent of the total
Bank lending has consisted of financing for projects in energy,
transportation , communications, sanitation, urban development and multisector
infrastructure.