When it comes to doing deals in South Texas, what you know is important, but who you know is absolutely ...

Since becoming president and chief executive of EnCana Corp. last year, Randy Eresman has been transforming the Calgary company. ...

The advent of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 (SOX) has had a profound impact on the role of the chief financial officer. ...

When it comes to the netback price Rocky Mountain producers receive for their gas at the wellhead, there is good ...

Nestled in the center of the Central American isthmus, Nicaragua, for the past 35 years has seemingly been left behind ...

Texas' Maverick Basin on the Rio Grande River has historically been underexplored due to its small scale and complex reservoirs. ...

Houston-based Key Energy Services Inc. has been one of the more active consolidators in the energy services arena, but its ...

The Rockies region spotlighted here encompasses the majority of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Montana. It is an area containing some ...

With recent announcements from the International Energy Agency and the U.S. National Petroleum Council predicting a looming energy crunch as ...

Ever since soaring Chinese oil demand and the various peak-oil theories have gained world attention, not to mention rising CO2 ...

Well, it's done. Pogo Producing Co.-what's left of it, and it's a lot-will go to Plains Exploration & Production Co. ...

High natural gas prices and new technology for unconventional plays are needed to overcome equipment cost challenges and the impact ...

A couple of discoveries are lighting up activity in the Paradox Basin of southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado. Denver-based independent ...

1 Mayne & Mertz Inc., Midland, Texas, completed a Smackover discovery flowing 1,147 bbl. and 334,000 cu. ft. of gas ...

1 A remote horizontal wildcat is scheduled in south-central Leon County, Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) District 5. Range Production Co., ...

1 Lario Oil & Gas Co., Wichita, Kan., adds a new wildcat to its remote exploration program in western Gove ...

1 Delta Petroleum Corp., Denver, Colo., will drill its second remote wildcat in Columbia River Basin in southern Washington about ...

In a major event for Africa's Republic of Ghana, the Mahogany-1 exploration well, drilled offshore West Cape, Three Points license, ...

Equity CompanyExchange / SymbolHeadquartersAmountComments Linn Energy LLCNasdaq: LINEHoustonUS$1.5 billionPlans to privately place approximately 48 million units at a ...

In another sign of the bullish times for energy on Wall Street, one leading market-maker has recently announced the launch ...

Having accounted for half of the world's oil production 100 years ago and also being the first country to commercially ...

The advent of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 (SOX) has had a profound impact on the role of the chief financial officer. ...

When it comes to doing deals in South Texas, what you know is important, but who you know is absolutely ...

"Never be afraid to do a deal in a changing environment," says Bobby Lyle Jr., president and chief executive of ...

When a resident of Chicago turns on his gas stove, chances are good that the molecules he burns have come ...

If thinking of leaving the shiny offices of the majors and the structured workplace of the independents to strike out ...

Well, it's done. Pogo Producing Co.-what's left of it, and it's a lot-will go to Plains Exploration & Production Co. Pogo ...

High natural gas prices and new technology for unconventional plays are needed to overcome equipment cost challenges and the impact ...

Is it too late to get into energy, what with oil prices approaching $70 per barrel and natural gas at ...

Ever since soaring Chinese oil demand and the various peak-oil theories have gained world attention, not to mention rising CO2 ...

With the run-up earlier this year in oil-service stocks, the median earnings multiple for the group expanded from about 10 ...

Rocky Mountain natural gas producers continue to suffer harsh price differentials due to pipeline bottlenecks. Will the Rockies Express Pipeline ...

When Alex Archila joined Houston-based Madagascar Oil Ltd. in 2006, going public was still a distant step in the company's ...

Global natural gas consumption continues to grow, last year by 2.5%, which is slightly above average, yet U.S. consumption declined. ...

A couple of discoveries are lighting up activity in the Paradox Basin of southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado. Denver-based independent ...

In light of rising dayrates, it may be desirable for offshore drillers to have their glasses more than half-empty, in ...

Penn Virginia Corp., Radnor, Pa., (NYSE: PVA) has acquired assets in eastern Oklahoma from an undisclosed seller for $47.9 million. The ...

Pacific Energy Resources Ltd., Long Beach, Calif., (Toronto: PFE) has closed its acquisition of all of the Alaskan assets of ...

New York-based private equity firm Riverstone Holdings LLC has named John Browne managing director and managing partner of Riverstone Europe. ...

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC, Abu Dhabi, UAE, (Abu Dhabi: TAQ) plans to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources Canada Inc. ...

Pride International Inc., Houston, (NYSE: PDE) has acquired the remaining 9% interest in its Angolan joint-venture company from a subsidiary ...

Hanover Compressor Co., Houston, (NYSE: HC) and Universal Compression Holdings Inc., Houston, (NYSE: UCO) completed their merger of equals, creating ...

6818862 Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Houston-based Seitel Inc., a subsidiary of Toronto-based ValueAct Capital Master Fund LP has made ...

El Paso Exploration & Production Co., a subsidiary of El Paso Corp., Houston, (NYSE: EP) plans to acquire Houston-based Peoples ...

IHS Inc., Englewood, Colo., (NYSE: IHS) has acquired Norwalk, Conn.-based John S. Herold Inc. for approximately $48 million in cash. John ...

Baseline Oil & Gas Corp., Houston, (OTCBB: BOGA) plans to acquire producing properties in South Texas from Corpus Christi, Texas-based ...

Privately owned Antero Resources Corp., Denver, has secured a $1-billion line-of-equity funding led by private-equity firm Warburg Pincus and including ...

Oslo, Norway-based Ferncliff TIH AS plans to acquire a fleet of three self-erecting, tender-assist rigs from Pride International Inc., Houston, ...

Privately held, Calgary-based Piper Resources Ltd. has acquired two private Alberta-based oil and gas companies for C$60 million. The assets include ...

Private-equity firm GP Investments Ltd., Sao Paulo, Brazil, (Bovespa: GPIV11) plans to acquire the Latin American land drilling and E&P ...

NAL Oil & Gas Trust, Calgary, (Toronto: NAE-UN) plans to acquire Seneca Energy Canada Inc. from Seneca Resources Corp., the ...

Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc., Covington, La., (NYSE: HOS) has closed its acquisition of 20 offshore supply vessels (OSVs) and related ...

Sheridan Production Partners, Houston, reports the final closing of Sheridan Production Partners LP, a specialized $1.3-billion fund that will invest ...

McMoRan Exploration Co., New Orleans, (NYSE: MMR) has closed the acquisition of all of the Gulf of Mexico shallow-water producing ...

Dallas-based RTF Realty Inc. plans to acquire all of the U.S. oil and gas properties of Toreador Resources Corp., Dallas, ...

St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., Denver, (NYSE: SM) plans to acquire assets in South Texas from an undisclosed seller ...

Constellation Energy Partners LLC, Baltimore, (NYSE: CEP) plans to acquire certain coalbed-methane properties in the Cherokee Basin in Oklahoma from ...

E.On, Düsseldorf, Germany, (NYSE: EON) has acquired a 28% stake in two Norwegian gas fields from Royal Dutch Shell, The ...

Talisman Energy Inc., Calgary, (Toronto, NYSE: TLM) has sold its noncore Canadian assets to undisclosed buyers for C$815 million. The assets ...

Eagle Rock Energy Partners LP, Houston, (Nasdaq: EROC) has closed its acquisition of Houston-based Escambia Asset Co. LLC and privately ...