SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


               Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

                                DECEMBER 2, 2002


                         WESTPORT RESOURCES CORPORATION
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


           NEVADA                     001-14256                  13-3869719
(State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission                (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)             File Number)             Identification No.)


                              1670 BROADWAY STREET
                                   SUITE 2800
                             DENVER, COLORADO 80202
              (Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)


                                 (303) 573-5404
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

         On December 2, 2002, Westport Resources Corporation, a Nevada
corporation, issued a press release announcing that it intends to commence an
offering of senior subordinated notes through private placement pursuant to Rule
144A. The press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.


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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       WESTPORT RESOURCES CORPORATION


Date:  December 2, 2002                By:       /s/ Lon McCain
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                                       Name:  Lon McCain
                                       Title: Vice President, Chief Financial
                                              Officer and Treasurer






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




 EXHIBIT
 NUMBER                             EXHIBIT
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  99.1*         Press release dated December 2, 2002 entitled "Westport
                Commences Private Placement of $300 Million of Senior
                Subordinated Notes."


    *Filed herewith.