Pengrowth Energy Trust Files Application for Lindbergh SAGD Pilot Project

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(Marketwire - April 17, 2008) - Pengrowth Corporation, administrator of Pengrowth Energy Trust (TSX:PGF.UN) (NYSE:PGH), is pleased to announce that it has filed an application with the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) and Alberta Environment for a pilot scale Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) project at the company's Lindbergh property.

"This is the first step in evaluating the potential for a commercial, environmentally responsible SAGD development project at Pengrowth's Lindbergh location," stated James S. Kinnear, President and CEO, Pengrowth Corporation.