10:02 AM EST - Enerplus Resources Fund : Lower natural gas prices knocked first-quarter earnings down 15 percent for Enerplus Resources Fund, as revenue fell 5 percent. January-March production averaged 86,028 boe per day, 53 percent natural gas, up marginally from a year earlier. The trust's realized price for gas declined 13 percent to $7.21 per thousand cubic feet, while its oil price edged up 3.7 percent to $57.26 per barrel. Revenue was $380 million, down from $401.7 million, and net income faded to $107.9 million, 88 cents per unit, from $127.3 million, $1.08 per unit. Enerplus Resources Fund
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