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Magazine - May 2008
M&A Homecoming

Many North American E&Ps that ventured abroad in the 1990s are exiting and reinvesting the proceeds at home. Here are some, and why.


FEATURES
North Slope Newcomers

Northernmost Alaska is offering new explorationists wonderful promises and breathtaking challenges.

Fayetteville Give and Take

As Southwestern Energy Co. steps up its well count in Arkansas, it has stepped up its support of communities in and around its Fayetteville shale play.

Gomez in the Gulf

Houston-based ATP Oil & Gas Corp. has created a valuable asset out of a marginal deepwater field in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gomez Field is in approximately 3,000 feet of water on Mississippi Canyon Block 711.

Diminishing Frac Returns

Recent additions to pressure-pumping capacity have significantly reduced the pricing power oilfield-service companies once enjoyed.

NEWSWELL
    SPECIAL REPORTS
    Special Reports
    		 
    FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
    Celebrating Crummy Rock

    How about unconventional oil?

    COMPLETIONS
    LNG Immunization

    A weaker U.S. dollar is keeping the LNG away.

    TRENDS & ANALYSIS
    Well-Intervention Report

    It seems to pay more to be an unconventional-gas player, according to new research.

    CAPITAL MARKETS
    Top 10 Credit Issues

    Here are the Top 10 oil and gas industry trends that will affect credit quality in 2008.

    I-BANKING DADs And PALs

    OTC: QX, a new exchange for U.S. and foreign companies, is among topics of interest among energy investment bankers.

    M&A TRENDS
    Regional Spotlight: Ark-La-Tex

    Production and reserves are being hotly competed for in the Ark-La-Tex region, including the Barnett.

    EVENTS
    See our events here
    E&P MOMENTUM
    Horizontal Stimulation

    Three Texas Panhandle, Ark-La-Tex and Appalachia formations have uncommonly fine responses to multiple stimulations in horizontal wells.

    EXPLORATION HIGHLIGHTS
    Eastern U.S.

    Highlights from Wayne County, Mich., New York's Yates County and more.
    Western U.S.

    Discoveries near the Prudhoe Bay in Alaska, and Froid in Montana.
    Gulf Coast

    Explorations from Anderson County and Hidalgo County, Texas, and much more.
    International Highlights

    Highlights include Canada, Brazil and India.
    NEW FINANCINGS
    See recent financings
    COMPANY BRIEFS
    TECHNOLOGY REPORT
    BRIGHT SPOTS
    Meet Todd Zehnder

    PetroQuest Energy’s Todd Zehnder has quickly moved up the E&P executive ladder.

    LEGENDS
    Chatting with Sandy McCormick

    Sandy McCormick is back, this time as chairman of Rimrock Energy LLC.

    AT CLOSING
    Gas Outlook Brightens

    Several factors are making the outlook for U.S. natural gas prices more attractive, heading into the summer.