TORONTO (Standard&Poor's) Dec. 4, 2009--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today said it assigned its 'BB+' issue-level ratings to Calgary, Alta.-based MEG Energy Corp.'s (BB-/Stable/--) proposed US$300 million secured term loan due April 2016 and US$150 million secured revolving credit facility due December 2013. We assigned '1' recovery ratings to the term loan and facility, indicating our expectations of very high (90%-100%) recovery in the event of a default. (For the complete recovery analysis, please see "Recovery Report: MEG Energy Corp.'s Recovery Rating Profile," to be published on RatingsDirect immediately following this report.) Proceeds from the proposed transactions will finance capital expenditures, including Phase 2B of MEG's Christina Lake project; fund the debt service account; support increased working-capital needs