EXHIBIT 99.1
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                       HARVEST ENERGY TRUST - NEWS RELEASE
                           (HTE.UN - TSX; HTE - NYSE)

          HARVEST ENERGY TRUST ANNOUNCES ENHANCED 2005 CAPITAL PROGRAM,
                  DISTRIBUTION DECLARATION AND INDEX INCLUSION
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CALGARY, OCTOBER 13, 2005 (TSX: HTE.UN; NYSE: HTE) - Harvest Energy Trust
("Harvest" or the "Trust") today announces it has increased its 2005 capital
program from $110 million to $130 million. This 18% increase reflects the
ongoing growth of Harvest's optimization and development inventory within its
suite of assets.

"As our operational teams continued to identify development opportunities with
high rates of return, we saw the need to expand our 2005 capital program," said
Harvest's President, Jacob Roorda. "Our ability to invest in internal
development programs is an excellent complement to our acquisition strategy in
generating strong rates of return and sustainable distributions for Harvest
unitholders."

Harvest also announces a cash distribution of C$0.35 per trust unit to be paid
on November 15th, 2005 to unitholders of record on October 24th, 2005. Harvest
trust units are expected to commence trading on an ex-distribution basis on
October 20th, 2005. This distribution amount represents Distributable Cash
earned in the month of October 2005.

The Trust has received notification from the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) that
Harvest is one of the oil and gas royalty trusts selected for inclusion in the
S&P/TSX Composite Index to be implemented in the coming months. The Composite
Index is the TSX's most-watched index and inclusion therein is a reflection of
Harvest's success, and is expected to provide increased liquidity for the
Trust's units.

Harvest Energy Trust is a Calgary based energy trust actively managed to
maintain or increase cash flow per unit through its strategy of acquiring,
enhancing and producing crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. Harvest
trust units are traded on the TSX under the symbol "HTE.UN" and on the New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "HTE". Please visit Harvest's recently
updated website at www.harvestenergy.ca for additional corporate information.

INVESTOR & MEDIA CONTACTS:
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     JACOB ROORDA
      President              CORPORATE HEAD OFFICE:
                             Harvest Energy Trust
- --------------------------   2100, 330 - 5th Avenue S.W.
      DAVID RAIN             Calgary, AB   Canada   T2P 0L4
 Vice President & CFO
                             PHONE: (403) 265-1178
- --------------------------   TOLL FREE: (866) 666-1178
      CINDY GRAY             Fax: (403) 265-3490
  Investor Relations &       EMAIL:   information@harvestenergy.ca
 Communications Advisor      WEBSITE: www.harvestenergy.ca
  gray@harvestenergy.ca
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