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        <issuerName>ENERGY PARTNERS LTD</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>EVERCORE CAPITAL OFFSHORE  PARTNERS LP</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>65 EAST 55TH ST</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>33RD FL.</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
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   <remarks>1. Evercore Partners L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of Evercore Capital Partners L.P., Evercore Capital Partners (NQ) L.P., and Evercore Capital Offshore Partners L.P., and Evercore Co-Investment G.P. L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of Evercore Co-Investment Partnership L.P. (together, the &quot;Evercore Entities&quot; ). The Evercore Entities beneficially own no shares of common stock of Energy Partners Ltd.</remarks>
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      <signatureName>/s/ M. Sharon Lewellen, Managing Member, Evercore Partners L.L.C., its general partner</signatureName>
      <signatureDate>2003-11-18</signatureDate>
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