Energy Partners (EPL) Completion of Oil Weighted Acquisition in Main Pass AreaWelcome to CRWENewswire, Stocks to Watch. I am Shalika Jayasekera. Energy Partners Limited - symbol EPL -, an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company, reported the closing of the transaction to acquire oil and natural gas assets in the shallow-water central Gulf of Mexico, in the Main Pass area, from a subsidiary of Stone Energy Corporation.