TSX: ERF.UN
    NYSE: ERF

    CALGARY, Sept. 24 /CNW/ - Enerplus Resources Fund is pleased to advise
that Mr. Gordon J. Kerr, President and Chief Executive Officer, will provide
an update on the Fund's activities via a presentation at the Herold
Pacesetters Energy Conference 2007 on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 9:30 a.m.
EDT in Old Greenwich, CT. An archived audiocast of this presentation will be
available Wednesday, September 26 on our website at:

    http://www.enerplus.com/investor_information/presentations.shtml

    Enerplus Resources Fund is Canada's oldest and one of North America's
largest conventional oil and gas income funds. Since inception, we have
provided investors the opportunity to participate in an income-generating
investment within the energy industry that distributes cash monthly from the
sale of our oil and natural gas production. We are committed to providing
investors with a superior return on their investment and will continue to seek
opportunities that create value and enhance the sustainability of our business
over the long-term.
    Enerplus trust units trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol "ERF" and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "ERF.UN".

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

    Except for the historical and present factual information contained
herein, the matters set forth in this news release, including words such as
"expects", "projects", "plans" and similar expressions, are forward-looking
information that represents management of Enerplus' internal projections,
expectations or beliefs concerning, among other things, future operating
results and various components thereof or the economic performance of
Enerplus. The projections, estimates and beliefs contained in such
forward-looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties, which may cause Enerplus' actual performance and financial
results in future periods to differ materially from any projections of future
performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, those
described in Enerplus' filings with the Canadian and U.S. securities
authorities. Accordingly, holders of Enerplus Trust Units and potential
investors are cautioned that events or circumstances could cause results to
differ materially from those predicted.