This May 17, at the annual shareholders meeting of Bill Barrett Corp. in Denver, Bill Barrett formally stepped down as ...

Across North America, producers are spending millions of dollars more each year on developing coalbed-methane (CBM) resources. While these wells ...

Contrast typifies Egypt. From its mysterious Pharaonic pyramids to ruined Roman towns to the throbbing crowds of modern-day Cairo, this ...

Seeking to capture above-average returns in a frothy energy-equity market while cushioning themselves against major commodity-price corrections, more and more ...

For the past several quarters, M&A activity in the midstream energy sector has been fast and furious. Growing oil and ...

The anger playing out at gasoline pumps throughout the land, the panic and pandering in the halls of governments worldwide, ...

Devon Energy Corp.'s winning bid for Dallas-based Chief Oil & Gas is among several high-priced U.S. asset acquisitions announced in ...

A survey of 41 energy lenders shows an average base-case West Texas Intermediate oil-price forecast of $47.96 per barrel and ...

Canada ranks as the third-largest producer of natural gas in the world, behind only first-place Russia and the U.S. Currently, ...

1 Hunt Petroleum Corp. plans to bypass a wildcat in 50 ft. of water at the #1 (BP) OCS-G-27196 in ...

1 West Mountain Operating Co. Inc., Longview, Texas, permitted a directional wildcat to 4,200 ft., a deep well for the ...

1 Great Plains Energy Inc., Kansas City, Mo., staked a remote wildcat about 3.5 miles north-northeast of Norcatur in a ...

1 ConocoPhillips will drill the #1 Antigua wildcat in Section 35-10n-10e, Umiat Meridian, about 26 miles west of Deadhorse on ...

The oil industry is roiling in turmoil in Venezuela and Bolivia. In Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez has ratcheted up operating ...

Company Exchange / Symbol Headquarters Amount EQUITY Complete Production Services Inc NYSE: CPX Houston US$600 million Plans an IPO of 21.7 million shares ...

Devon Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, (NYSE: DVN) plans to acquire the Barnett Shale E&P properties in northeast Texas from privately ...

Apache Corp., Houston, (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) plans to acquire BP's (NYSE: BP) remaining producing properties on the Outer Continental Shelf ...

Plains Exploration & Production Co., Houston, (NYSE: PXP) plans to acquire Stone Energy Corp., Lafayette, La., (NYSE: SGY) for 1.25 ...

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

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

Baker Hughes expects to record a pre-tax gain of approximately $1.74 billion (approximately $1.05 billion, net of tax). Cash proceeds, ...

• Houston-based Phoenix Exploration Co. has been formed with an initial financial commitment of $250 million from Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy ...

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

In early May, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 5253, a bill that took square aim at Big Oil ...

The anger playing out at gasoline pumps throughout the land, the panic and pandering in the halls of governments worldwide, ...

While commodity prices are only up about 10% year-over-year, acquisition prices are up by one-third, a reality in the Canadian ...

Devon Energy Corp.'s winning bid for Dallas-based Chief Oil & Gas is among several high-priced U.S. asset acquisitions announced in ...

During the past five years, public master limited partnerships (MLPs) have delivered median total returns of 15.1% versus 3.4% for ...

The rising tide of commodity prices is lifting all boats in the energy space. This spring, across the principal oil ...

At least one major is explaining why it has "come back" to pursuing more activity onshore the U.S., saying the ...

Across North America, producers are spending millions of dollars more each year on developing coalbed-methane (CBM) resources. While these wells ...

In early May, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 5253, a bill that took square aim at Big Oil ...

It's a sign of the times that at the annual convention of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, held in ...

Bolivian President Evo Morales has signed a decree to nationalize the hydrocarbons sector, requiring that foreign-owned energy companies turn over ...

Canada ranks as the third-largest producer of natural gas in the world, behind only first-place Russia and the U.S. Currently, ...

Cost inflation and/or gas-price declines are major threats to the profit margins of companies pursuing resource plays. A new study by ...

Seeking to capture above-average returns in a frothy energy-equity market while cushioning themselves against major commodity-price corrections, more and more ...

Finding and acquisition costs continued to soar in 2005, to no one's surprise, according to Howard Weil's annual study of ...

Canadian Oil Sands Trust, Calgary, (Toronto: COS.UN) has increased its bid for Canada Southern Petroleum Ltd., Calgary, (Toronto: CSW; Nasdaq: ...

Devon Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, (NYSE: DVN) has closed the acquisition of the Barnett Shale E&P properties in North Texas ...

Petro-Canada, Calgary, (NYSE: PCZ; Toronto: PCA) has raised its bid through subsidiary Nosara Holdings Ltd. for all shares of Canada ...

Stone Energy Corp., Lafayette, La., (NYSE: SGY) has accepted the bid from Energy Partners Ltd., New Orleans, (NYSE: EPL) to ...

Focus Energy Trust, Calgary, (Toronto: FET.UN, FTX) has acquired the Shackleton and southwest Saskatchewan properties of privately held Profico Energy ...

A subsidiary of Saxon Energy Services Inc., Calgary, (Toronto: SES) plans to acquire all assets of Kinnell Drilling Ltd., Calgary, ...

True Energy Inc., a subsidiary of True Energy Trust, Calgary, (Toronto: TUI.UN; Pink Sheets: TUIJF) has merged with Shellbridge Oil ...

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Houston, (NYSE: APC) plans to acquire Kerr-McGee Corp., Oklahoma City, (NYSE: KMG) and Western Gas Resources Inc., ...

Jana Partners LLC, New York, called on The Houston Exploration Co., Houston, (NYSE: THX) to move forward on its offer ...

Apache Corp., Houston, (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) has closed or is in the process of closing on London-based BP's (NYSE: BP) ...

Savanna Energy Services Corp., Calgary (Toronto: SVY) and Western Lakota Energy Services Inc., Calgary, (Toronto: WLE) plan to merge into ...

Range Resources Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, (NYSE: RRC) has acquired privately owned Fort Worth-based Stroud Energy Inc. for cash and ...

Canadian Oil Sands Ltd., a subsidiary of Canadian Oil Sands Trust, Calgary, (Toronto: COS.UN) plans to acquire Canada Southern Petroleum ...

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

Esprit Energy Trust, Calgary, (Toronto: EEE.UN) plans to acquire privately held Trifecta Resources Inc., Calgary, for a deal value of ...

Endeavour International Corp., Houston, (Amex: END) has named Thomas D. Clark Jr. to its board. Clark is vice chairman of the ...

Talisman Energy Canada, a subsidiary of Talisman Energy Inc., Calgary, (Toronto; NYSE: TLM) have sold non-strategic assets in Canada in ...

Expro International Group Plc, London, (London: EXR) plans to acquire Power Well Services Inc., Houston, from private equity firm First ...

Tenaris SA, Luxembourg, (NYSE: TS) plans to acquire Maverick Tube Corp., Chesterfield, Mo., (NYSE: MVK) for US$65 per share in ...

New York-based hedge fund Jana Partners LLC has filed with the SEC to acquire The Houston Exploration Co. (THX), Houston ...

PEC Minerals LP plans to acquire Sempra Energy Production Co., the E&P subsidiary of Sempra Generation, a unit of Sempra ...

The Shell Petroleum Development Corp. of Nigeria Ltd., a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell Plc, London, (NYSE: RDS.A; RDS.B) plans ...

XTO Energy Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, (NYSE: XTO) plans to purchase privately held Peak Energy Resources Inc., a Barnett Shale ...

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, (NYSE: CHK) plans to acquire from Fort Worth, Texas-based Four Sevens Oil Co. Ltd. and ...

Canadian Superior Energy Inc., Calgary, (Toronto; Amex: SNG) has made a counter bid for Canada Southern Petroleum Ltd. (Toronto: CSW; ...

New York-based Jana Partners LLC has requested certain books and records of The Houston Exploration Co., Houston, (NYSE: THX) due ...

Mitsui & Co. Ltd., Tokyo, (Nasdaq: MITSY) and its subsidiaries Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.) Inc. and Mitsui Oil Exploration Co. ...

Privately owned Merit Energy Co., Dallas, has acquired substantially all of the Louisiana portion of the Gulf of Mexico assets ...

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