There's an adage in the business that the best places to look for oil and gas are where they have ...

Given the rising price of oil and natural gas in recent years, M&A activity in the industry, particularly the number ...

High commodity prices and record returns on investments have turned the oil and gas sector into a powerful capital magnet. ...

Although it was started as an Appalachian Basin-focused, penny-stock independent in the early 1970s, the current-day Range Resources Corp. (NYSE: ...

With the U.S. rig count now more than 1,700-a three-fold increase from a decade ago-the oil-service sector is seeing a ...

It's good to be a resource play in the U.S. M&A space this year. The first half of 2006 has ...

The hoopla about the Jack well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico's Lower Tertiary trend, and the first flow of ...

Free markets correct themselves, usually too quickly for an amateur to participate and, thankfully, too fast for government to interfere. ...

Corporate performances of Canadian oil and gas firms in 2005 were sterling, reports Calgary-based investment banker FirstEnergy Capital Corp. Producers ...

Trying to be a foreign oil producer in Venezuela can be a dicey proposition these days. However, where some companies ...

1 Tellus Operating Group LLC, Ridgeland, Miss., plans a wildcat to evaluate Smackover in Section 25-4n-9e in Conecuh County in ...

1 Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co. LP, Houston, will drill a deep wildcat in Leon County, Texas (RRC 5). ...

1 A 3,980-ft. test planned by RL Investment LLC will evaluate members of the Lansing-Kansas City group. The #1 Minium, ...

1 ConocoPhillips, Houston, reported a satellite discovery to Alpine Field on Alaska's North Slope. The #CD2-404 Colville River Unit well ...

Onshore and offshore projects are keeping Shell hopping in Egypt. During 2006, Shell plans to participate in more than 10 ...

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Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Calgary, (Toronto, NYSE: CNQ) plans to acquire Anadarko Canada Corp., a subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corp., ...

Energy Partners Ltd., New Orleans, (NYSE: EPL) has rejected the unsolicited offer from ATS Inc., a Covington, La.-based subsidiary of ...

The owners of Typhoon were Chevron (50%) and BHP Billiton (50%); the owners of Boris were BHP Billiton (50%), Chevron ...

Privately held Riata Energy Inc., Oklahoma City, has made a bid to acquire Dallas-based NEG Oil & Gas LLC, a ...

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, (NYSE: CHK) plans to acquire a 32% equity interest in privately held Oklahoma City-based Chaparral ...

Compagnie Générale de Géophysique, Massy, France, (NYSE: GGY) plans to acquire Veritas DGC Inc., Houston, (NYSE: VTS) for US$3.1 billion ...

Crescent Point Energy Trust, Calgary, (Toronto: CPG.UN) plans to acquire Mission Oil & Gas Inc., Calgary, (Toronto: MSO) for C$760 ...

• Denver-based energy investment banker Petrie Parkman & Co. Inc. have filed for an IPO on the NYSE. The number ...

• Ipsco Inc., Lisle, Ill., (NYSE, Toronto: IPS) plans to acquire NS Group Inc., Newport, Ky., (NYSE: NSS) for $66 ...

A lot of jittery investors these days appear to be buying into market fears that commodity prices and oil and ...

Late this summer, more than 1,000 buysiders went to the Mile High City in search of growth stories among 95 ...

Industry leader John Walker says the abundance of capital available to oil and gas producers should be used wisely. "All ...

High commodity prices and record returns on investments have turned the oil and gas sector into a powerful capital magnet. ...

Latin American countries represent a fertile ground for oil and gas exploration though various local politics may impact access, according ...

Free markets correct themselves, usually too quickly for an amateur to participate and, thankfully, too fast for government to interfere. ...

Finding a lending niche is the key to staying one step ahead of the competition and commodity-price fluctuations, according to ...

A lot of jittery investors these days appear to be buying into market fears that commodity prices and oil and ...

It's good to be a resource play in the U.S. M&A space this year. The first half of 2006 has ...

With the U.S. rig count now more than 1,700-a three-fold increase from a decade ago-the oil-service sector is seeing a ...

For many of the integrated oil companies, strong balance sheets and diverse operations helped most weather commodity-price fluctuations, political dramas ...

Often during the ups and downs of the energy industry’s cycles, people dismiss the front-running offshore playsâ€"Gulf of Mexico and ...

Perhaps it's time for just a bit more perspective-and a bit more clarity-from OPEC. Does it intend to sit back ...

The hoopla about the Jack well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico's Lower Tertiary trend, and the first flow of ...

While the supply of oil and gas assets for sale has increased in the past few years, it is still ...

While the supply of oil and gas assets for sale has increased in the past few years, it is still ...

The Lower Tertiary in the Gulf of Mexico is hot, says Jeff Robertson, an E&P analyst for Lehman Brothers in ...

For several analysts, the record-setting test results from Chevron Corp.’s Jack #2 well at Walker Ridge Block 758 in the ...

There's an adage in the business that the best places to look for oil and gas are where they have ...

Canadian producers raised C$7.3 billion in the first six months of 2006, down from C$8.5 billion in the similar period ...

When Mitch Solich, senior managing director of Denver-based SB Energy Partners, formed Shenandoah Energy in December 1999, he aimed to ...

Jed Oil Inc., Calgary, (Amex: JDO) plans to sell its working interests in the East Ferrier area of Alberta to ...

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, (NYSE: CHK) has acquired or is in the process of acquiring assets in South Texas, ...

Talisman Energy Inc., Calgary, (Toronto, NYSE: TLM) has named Phil Dolan vice president of finance and chief financial officer. He ...

Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank Plc, London, has acquired a 40% stake in private equity firm ...

According to Bloomberg, China International Trust & Investment Corp. (Citic), a Chinese state investment company, plans to acquire the Kazakhstan ...

Southern California Public Power Authority, representing the cities of Anaheim, Colton, Burbank and Pasadena, Calif. and irrigation provider Turlock Irrigation ...

Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc., Houston, (Amex: ALY) plans to acquire substantially all the assets of Oil & Gas Rental Services Inc., ...

Noble Corp., Sugar Land, Texas, (NYSE: NE) has named Thomas L. Mitchell senior vice president and chief financial officer. He ...

Royal Dutch Shell Plc, London, (NYSE: RDS.A) plans to acquire the minority interest in Shell Canada Ltd., Calgary, (Toronto: SHC) ...

Merrill Lynch, New York, (NYSE: MER) plans to acquire Petrie Parkman & Co., Denver and Houston, for an undisclosed amount. Petrie ...

A Canadian subsidiary of National Oilwell Varco Inc., Houston, (NYSE: NOV) plans to acquire NQL Energy Services Inc., Calgary, (Toronto: ...

Complete Production Services Inc., Houston, (NYSE: CPX) has acquired eight companies involved in oilfield service in key basins of North ...

Crew Energy Inc., Calgary, (Toronto: CR) plans to acquire an undisclosed private Alberta-based producer for approximately C$61.8 million in stock ...

Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc., Houston, (Amex: ALY) has acquired Petro Rentals Inc., Broussard, La., for approximately $29.8 million in cash, including ...

El Paso Corp., Houston, (NYSE: EP) has named Brent J. Smolik president of El Paso Exploration & Production Co. He ...

Unit Petroleum Co., a subsidiary of Unit Corp., Tulsa, Okla., (NYSE: UNT) has acquired privately owned Tulsa-based Brighton Energy LLC ...

Swift Energy Co., Houston, (NYSE: SFY) plans to acquire majority working interests in five primarily onshore South Louisiana properties from ...

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Oklahoma, City, (NYSE: CHK) has acquired the approximately 61% working interest in the West Fork project in ...

Dune Energy Inc., Houston, (Amex: DNE) plans to acquire the 95% interest in assets in North Texas of Texas-based Voyager ...

Grant Prideco Inc., Houston, (NYSE: GRP) has acquired Aberdeen, Scotland-based Anderson Group Ltd. (Andergauge Ltd.) and related companies for US$115.7 ...

Energy Partners Ltd., New Orleans, (NYSE: EPL) has terminated its plan to acquire Stone Energy Corp., Lafayette, La., (NYSE: SGY) ...

Queensland Gas Co. Ltd., Brisbane, Australia, (Australia: QGC) has rejected the offer from Santos CSG Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of ...

BlackWatch Energy Services Trust, Calgary, (Toronto: BWT.UN) has acquired Elite Oilfield Rentals, Valleyview, Alberta for a combination of cash, stock ...

Santos CSG Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of Santos Ltd., Adelaide, Australia, (Nasdaq: STOSY, Australia: STO) plans to acquire Queensland Gas ...

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Los Angeles, (NYSE: OXY) has acquired oil and gas assets adjacent to Occidental's existing operations in California ...

Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd., the U.K.-based subsidiary of Talisman Energy Inc., Calgary, (Toronto, NYSE: TLM) plans to acquire the combined ...

Pengrowth Energy Trust, Calgary, (Toronto: PGF-A, PGF-B; NYSE: PGH) has acquired Esprit Energy Trust, Calgary, (Toronto: EEE.UN) for approximately C$1.3 ...

A subsidiary of Exco Resources Inc., Dallas, (NYSE: XCO) has acquired Winchester Energy Co. Ltd. and its affiliated entities from ...

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