Enerplus Resources Fund
    TSX:  ERF.UN
    NYSE: ERF

    CALGARY, March 12 /CNW/ - Enerplus Resources Fund ("Enerplus" or "the
Fund") has filed its Annual Information Form (the "AIF") for the year ended
December 31, 2006 with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities on the
System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR") in Canada, and
has filed its Form 40-F (which includes the AIF) with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission on the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval
("EDGAR") system in the United States. The AIF contains the statement and
reports relating to reserves data and other oil and gas information required
pursuant to National Instrument 51-101 of the Canadian Securities
Administrators ("NI 51-101"). With this news release, Enerplus is reporting
these filings as required by NI 51-101.
    An electronic copy of the AIF may be obtained on Enerplus' SEDAR profile
at www.sedar.com and a copy of the Fund's Form 40-F may be found on the Fund's
EDGAR profile at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml. Both documents will be made
available on the Enerplus website at www.enerplus.com.
    For further information or to receive a hard copy of the complete audited
financial statements free of charge, please contact Investor Relations at 1-
800-319-6462 or e-mail investorrelations@enerplus.com.

    Gordon J. Kerr
    President & Chief Executive Officer
    Enerplus Resources Fund

For further information: or to receive a hard copy of the complete
audited financial statements free of charge, please contact Investor
Relations at 1-800-319-6462 or e-mail investorrelations@enerplus.com.
To request a free copy of this organization's annual report, please go to
http://www.newswire.ca and click on Tools for Investors.