July 11, 2007:
2007 Capex Worldwide exploration and production spending in 2007 will increase 13%, up from 9% estimated at 2006 year-end, according to the Lehman Brothers analysts James Crandell and Angeline Sedita. Total 2007 ...more
June 8, 2007:
All-In F&D Costs Producers continue to reach deep into coffers to pay finding and development (F&D) costs this year, establishing a yet-higher new U.S. gas-price floor. All-in F&D soared 75% in 2006 to ...more
May 1, 2007:
FINDING AND KEEPING TALENT You are not alone in the staffing challenge. Some 94% of energy human-resources executives report that acquiring top talent is more difficult now than 10 years ago. Korn/Ferry International’s global ...more
April 10, 2007:
MAJOR RESULTS Of the 17 integrated oil companies on the Oil and Gas Investor This Week scoreboard, ConocoPhillips and Hess Corp. led their peers in production growth in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, ...more
April 4, 2007:
MAJOR RESULTS Of the 17 integrated oil companies on the Oil and Gas Investor This Week scoreboard, ConocoPhillips and Hess Corp. led their peers in production growth in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, ...more
March 20, 2007:
CRUDE OIL OUTLOOK Headlines tell us rapidly growing Chinese crude oil demand has been driving up world oil prices. But for the first time in more than 100 years, another astonishing event has ...more
February 14, 2007:
2006 STOCK PERFORMANCE REVIEW In general, 2006 was an awesome year for oil and gas investors worldwide. They saw capital appreciation of more than $500 billion across the more than 400 energy-stock performances reviewed ...more
January 16, 2007:
MAJORS’ RESULTS Heading into the rush for positive year-end production and reserves growth, major oils had irked the expectations of some stock-performance analysts. Fluctuating gas prices and political factors caused a mixed ...more
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