In December 1929, with the nation gripped in the grim beginnings of the Great Depression, Deep Rock Oil Co. struck ...

While the first half of 2005 brought record prices to the Canadian M&A space, the second half didn't exactly disappoint. ...

A noted Midcontinent gas consolidator, Chesapeake Energy Corp. had been looking at expansion into the Appalachian Basin since 2002. At ...

While there is no shortage of chief executives who enjoy hearing a compelling turnaround story, few may volunteer to be ...

Not many years ago, the spread between summer and winter natural gas prices was 20 to 50 cents per MMBtu. ...

Native American Indian tribes own millions of acres of land in the United States, and it appears the tribes have ...

By the end of the 1980s, the highly touted upstream master limited partnership (MLP) investments of that decade had become ...

Recently, I spoke with an admired acquaintance, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) co-founder Joe Stanislaw, who has taken a position ...

Linn Energy LLC and Chesapeake Energy Corp. have helped recently to turn Wall Street's attention anew to the Appalachian Basin ...

Mexico is the third-largest supplier of oil to the U.S. after Canada and Saudi Arabia. But its largest field, Cantarell, ...

The New Albany Shale is a long-standing producer in the Illinois Basin. Wells in southwestern Indiana and western Kentucky have ...

1 Denbury Onshore LLC, Plano, Texas, permitted a 16,800-ft. wildcat in northern Rankin County in central Mississippi. The #1 Pearl ...

1 J-OB Operating Co., Shreveport, La., will test a remote location in southeastern Lamar County, Texas (RRC 5), at its ...

1 Wichita, Kan.-based Great Plains Energy Corp. drilled a wildcat in a previously nonproducing township about 9 miles north-northwest of ...

1 ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. plans four wells to test its Antigua project about 26 miles west of Deadhorse on Alaska's ...

Argentina's Enarsa signed several pacts with international partners for exploration offshore Argentina. Under a 10-year agreement, Enarsa and Spanish firm ...

Marubeni Offshore Production (USA) Inc., a subsidiary of Marubeni Corp., plans to acquire deepwater Gulf of Mexico assets from Pioneer ...

Peoples Energy Production, Houston, the oil and gas production subsidiary of utility Peoples Energy, Chicago, (NYSE: PGL) has acquired oil ...

Centre Partners Management LLC, Dallas, and its affiliate, private-equity firm Centre Southwest Partners LLC, has acquired a majority interest in ...

Forest Oil Corp., Denver, (NYSE: FST) has entered agreements with privately held, Houston-based Chalker Energy Partners and five other undisclosed ...

If you've been dismayed recently by the downward spiral or, at the least, sputtering in service-stock market values, don't head ...

By the time the 1980s ended, the once highly touted upstream master limited partnership (MLP) investments of that decade had ...

Offshore dayrates continue to set records. Transocean Inc., Houston, reports that its deepwater drillship, Discoverer Enterprise, has received a three-year ...

While the first half of 2005 brought record prices to the Canadian M&A space, the second half didn't exactly disappoint. ...

Recently, I spoke with an admired acquaintance, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) co-founder Joe Stanislaw, who has taken a position ...

EOG Resources Inc. reported a screamer Barnett Shale well in December-10 million cubic feet per day-in Johnson County. To those ...

Resolute Natural Resources Co., a subsidiary of Tulsa, Okla.-based Resolute Holdings LLC and privately held, Cortez, Colo.-based Navajo Nation Oil ...

Plains Exploration and Production Co., Houston, (NYSE: PXP) plans to acquire Stone Energy Corp., Lafayette, La., (NYSE: SGY) in a ...

Schlumberger Ltd., New York, (NYSE: SLB) has acquired the 30% interest in the seismic joint venture WesternGeco from its partner ...

Pogo Producing Co., Houston, (NYSE: PPP) will sell an undivided 50% of all its Gulf of Mexico oil and gas ...

Petrohawk Energy Corp., Houston, (Nasdaq: HAWK) and KCS Energy Inc., Houston, (NYSE: KCS) plan to merge into an onshore oil ...

Avalon Oil & Gas Inc., Minneapolis, (OTCBB: AOGS) has acquired a 50% working interest in a 266.73-acre lease in the ...

Apache Corp., Houston, (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) plans to acquire London-based BP's (NYSE: BP) remaining producing properties on the outer continental ...

WaveForm Energy Ltd., Calgary, (Toronto Venture: WE.A, WE.B) has purchased producing gas properties in the Ferrier and Rowley areas of ...

New York-based hedge fund Jana Partners LLC has called upon the Houston-based The Houston Exploration Co. (NYSE: THX) to use ...

Taghmen Energy Plc, London, (London: TAG) has acquired Petroleos del Norte SA, Bogota, Colombia, for US$32 million. Petroleos operates three fields ...

Pogo Producing Co., Houston, (NYSE: PPP) plans to acquire privately held Latigo Petroleum Inc., Tulsa, Okla., and its assets in ...

Melrose Resources Plc, London, (Pink Sheets: MRSJF) plans to acquire privately owned Merlon Petroleum Co., Houston, for US$265 million cash. ...

Addax Petroleum Corp., Calgary, (Toronto: AXC) has increased its participating interest in Block 4 of the Nigeria-Sao Tome and Principe ...

Kinder Morgan CO2 Co., a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Houston, (NYSE: KMP) has acquired various properties from ...

Teton Energy Corp., Denver, (Amex: TEC) has signed a definitive agreement with American Oil and Gas Inc. (Amex: AEZ) to ...

The Houston Exploration Co., Houston, (NYSE: THX) plans to sell substantially all of the Louisiana portion of its Gulf of ...

Exco Resources Inc., Dallas, (NYSE: XCO) has closed the acquisition of a 50% interest in approximately 19,000 acres of interests ...

Texhoma Energy Inc., Houston, (Pink Sheets: TXHE) has acquired from Kilrush Petroleum Inc. certain oil and gas producing properties in ...

Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc., Houston, (Amex: ALY) has completed the acquisition of Lafayette, La.-based Rogers Oil Tool Services Inc. for total ...

ConocoPhillips, Houston, (NYSE: COP) has completed its acquisition of Houston-based Burlington Resources following approval by Burlington's shareholders. As a result of ...

Irwin Energy Inc., Vancouver, (Pink Sheets: IWNE) has completed its previously announced acquisition of Phoenix-based Big Cat Exploration & Production ...

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