Will a smaller asset base be the unexpected key to growth? In today's pricing environment, many independents are grabbing assets ...

Stranded gas is generally thought of as being in remote locations far from market infrastructure, often in exotic international basins. ...

With merger and acquisition activity in the oil patch likely to continue at a brisk pace for the foreseeable future, ...

In today's world of frothy oil and gas prices, an independent's access to traditional bank debt isn't much of a ...

Trends show U.S. gas production on a steady decline, despite a nearly all-out push by E&P companies in recent months ...

How many straws does it take to drain the milkshake? It depends on how thick or viscous it is and ...

Deep-pocketed financial players, such as commercial banks and investment banks, are being drawn to the midstream market, where they are ...

The year 2006 should be the tipping point for independents seeking to internationalize. Pushed by internal and external stakeholders who ...

Last year was one of the most dramatic ever in the oil and gas industry. The repercussions of it will ...

Across the globe, producers report that the economics of drilling reserves today are better than buying them, according to a ...

A horizontal drilling play in the Lower Permian Wolfcamp is piquing interest in northwestern Eddy and southern Chaves counties, New ...

1 Chevron Corp. will move forward at its $900-million Blind Faith Field in Mississippi Canyon 695 and 696 in 7,000 ...

1 Chesapeake Operating Co., Oklahoma City, permitted a 14,000-ft. multilateral horizontal wildcat in northeastern Houston County, Texas (RRC 6). The ...

1 Branson, Mo.-based Salt Creek Exploration Inc. staked a remote wildcat in a nonproducing, lightly drilled area of the western ...

1 ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. has asked for preliminary approvals to begin development of its Alpine CD-5 satellite drillsite, which it ...

In Canada, the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (AEUB) has affirmed its interim decision that natural gas producers must not ...

Equity Company Exchange / Symbol Headquarters Amount Comments Chesapeake Energy Corp. NYSE: CHK Oklahoma City US$500 million Plans to privately place cumulative convertible preferred stock with a liquidation preference of ...

As the head of a company with the smudge of the Enron debacle stubbornly clinging to it, Scott Josey has ...

El Paso Corp.'s (NYSE: EP) Lisa Stewart, executive vice president and president of production and nonregulated operations, says she knows ...

Snyder, Texas-based Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (Nasdaq: PTEN) recently launched an investigation into unauthorized payments made by the company for assets ...

Stone Energy Corp., Lafayette, La., (NYSE: SGY) personnel lacked adequate training on the SEC standard for estimating proved reserves, reports ...

• Cobalt International Energy LP, Houston, has been formed with $500 million from Carlyle/Riverstone and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners to ...

Calgary-based Harvest Energy Trust (Toronto; NYSE: HTE) and Viking Energy Royalty Trust (Toronto: VKR.UN) have agreed to merge for four ...

Range Resources Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, (NYSE: RRC) reports that Robert E. Aikman, a member of the board since 1990, ...

This past November, after a wild hurricane season, the oil and gas industry survived yet another storm on the floor ...

Stranded gas is generally thought of as being in remote locations far from market infrastructure, often in exotic international basins. ...

M&A could increase in 2006, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers' transaction services group. "We think it's very possible the ...

2006 CAPEX E&P spending growth in 2005 and 2006 may exceed 20% and earnings growth for the oil-service companies will be ...

This past November, after a wild hurricane season, the oil and gas industry survived yet another storm on the floor ...

In today's world of frothy oil and gas prices, an independent's access to traditional bank debt isn't much of a ...

A horizontal drilling play in the Lower Permian Wolfcamp is piquing interest in northwestern Eddy and southern Chaves counties, New ...

Deep-pocketed financial players, such as commercial banks and investment banks, are being drawn to the midstream market, where they are ...

How many straws does it take to drain the milkshake? It depends on how thick or viscous it is and ...

Across the globe, producers report that the economics of drilling reserves today are better than buying them, according to a ...

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Los Angeles, (NSYE: OXY) has closed the acquisition of Vintage Petroleum Inc., Tulsa, Okla., (NYSE:VPI) for $20 ...

Houston-based Superior Wellhead Holdings Inc. and Nautilus Marine Technologies Inc. have formed Azura Energy Systems Inc. through the merger of ...

Berry Petroleum Co., Bakersfield, Calif., (NYSE: BRY) plans to acquire a 50% working interest in gas assets in the Piceance ...

Platinum Energy Resources Inc., New York, (OTCBB: PGRI) plans to acquire Midland, Texas-based Tandem Energy Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: TDYH) for ...

Repsol YF, Madrid, Spain, (NYSE: REP) has reported a 25% reduction in its proved reserves to 1.3 million barrels of ...

Gemini Energy Corp., Vancouver, (Toronto: GNI) has acquired 500,000 shares of Exxel Energy Corp. at US$5 each for a total ...

High Arctic Energy Services Trust, Red Deer, Alberta, (Toronto: HWO.UN) plans to acquire the assets of Fort St. John, British ...

A wholly owned subsidiary of W&T Offshore Inc., Houston, (NYSE: WTI) plans to acquire a wholly owned subsidiary of Oklahoma ...

Cal Dive International Inc., Houston, (Nasdaq: CDIS) plans to acquire Dallas-based Remington Oil and Gas Corp. (NYSE: REM) in a ...

Shell Exploration & Production Co., Houston, (NYSE: RDS) has closed an exchange agreement with Total E&P USA Inc., (NYSE: TOT) ...

Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc., Houston, (Amex: ALY) has completed the purchase of Lafayette, La.-based Specialty Rental Tools Inc. for $90 million. ...

Nomac Drilling Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, (NYSE: CHK) plans to acquire 13 drilling ...

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, (NYSE: CHK) has entered into agreements with seven private companies to acquire assets in the ...

Apache Corp., Houston, (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) plans to acquire Argentina oil and gas operations of Pioneer Natural Resources, Dallas, (NYSE: ...

Parallel LP, a subsidiary of Parallel Petroleum Corp., Midland, Texas, (Nasdaq: PLLL) has completed the acquisition of its Harris San ...

Riata Energy Inc., Amarillo, Texas, has filed its S-1 with the SEC for a proposed initial public offering of its ...

Privately held, Calgary-based Monterey Exploration Ltd. has acquired approximately 1,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of current production from ...

Triton American Energy Corp., Houston, (OTCBB: TRAE) and CML Financial have formed Triton American Well Services LLC, an all-in-one energy ...

Privately held Canaan Resources LLC, Oklahoma City, a natural gas asset-acquisition company, has been formed with a $150-million commitment from ...

Delta Petroleum Corp., Denver, (Nasdaq: DPTR) has transferred its ownership in approximately 427,000 gross acres (64,000 net) of nonoperated interests ...

Cooper Cameron Corp., Houston, (NYSE: CAM) has acquired the Brazilian On/Off valve business of Dallas-based Dresser Inc. for US$21.3 million. Dresser ...

CNOOC Ltd., Hong Kong, (NYSE: CEO) plans to acquire a 45% working interest in offshore oil mining license 130 (OML ...

Crescent Point Energy Trust, Calgary, (Toronto: CPG.UN) has closed the acquisition of approximately 5,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day ...

NGas Resources Inc., Lexington, Ky., (Nasdaq: NGAS) has closed the acquisition of the coalbed-methane assets of Dart Energy Corp. in ...

Fort Worth, Texas-based Pent Energy LLC has acquired Ada, Okla.-based Dadson Production LLC and Oil Center Operating Inc. for an ...

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