March 7, 2008:
Heard at the Conference A taxi driver and a preacher: Chalker Energy Partners II LP’s president and chief executive, Douglas Krenek, spoke at the recently held IPAA Private Capital Conference, drawing an analogy between ...more
March 7, 2008:
Energy Lenders’ Price Decks Energy lenders’ first-quarter 2008 outlook for oil prices has grown, according to a new survey of 45 commercial-capital providers. Front-year oil prices remain above the $50-per-barrel threshold, with average price ...more
March 7, 2008:
In Memorium Walter G. Mize, former chairman, president and chief executive of United Heritage Corp., Dallas, (Nasdaq: UHCP) died on Jan. 26. Mize resigned from the board on Nov. 28. United Heritage ...more
March 7, 2008:
Dallas Buyside On January 2 on Nymex, a 1,000-barrel trade, the minimum quantity, went for $100 per barrel, making the day’s headline news. Meanwhile, nothing much changed. Investment professionals shrugged it off, ...more
March 7, 2008:
Best Discovery: Dutch and Mary Rose Houston-based explorer Contango Oil & Gas has struck gold at its Dutch and Mary Rose prospect, drilled in less than 20 feet of water just offshore Iberia Parish, Louisiana. The ...more
March 7, 2008:
Prospector Q&A: Growing Prospects M. Ray Thomasson heads Thomasson Partner Associates Inc., one of the premier prospect-generating shops in the business. The Denver-based association of about 30 geoscientists generates onshore U.S. prospects. The company ...more
March 7, 2008:
Private Capital Flow Last fall, during a pleasant meeting with a young hedge-fund investor, a seasoned oil and gas investment banker made a casual reference that 1986 had been a defining moment in ...more
March 7, 2008:
Barnett Gas Unstranded The Barnett shale, first discovered in 1981, holds an estimated 26 trillion cubic feet of gas resources, centered near Fort Worth and covering some 8,000 square miles in 17 counties. ...more
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