Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - July 2003 July 1, 2003 Feature DOLLARS FOR START-UPS Other LAND DRILLING Leslie Haines MEXICO Peggy Williams SAO TOME & PRINCIPE Nissa Darbonne TRACKING THE MAJORS Brian Toal Companies in This Issue Companies in This Issue Company Briefs Canadian M&A E&P Appointments Edge Petroleum buying Miller Exploration Other Greka chairman proposes buy-out Other International M&A Other Patterson-UTI to buy TMBR/Sharp Drilling Other Tom Brown buying Matador Other U.S. M&A news Williams pay off high-interest loan Jodi Wetuski Completions HOVERING NISSA DARBONNE E&P Momentum LEASING & PERMITTING DATA LEASING & PERMITTING DATA Peggy Williams Exploration Highlights EASTERN U.S. GULF COAST INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Peggy Williams MIDCONTINENT & PERMIAN BASIN WESTERN U.S. From the Editor-in-Chief THIS IS YOUR WAKE UP CALL Leslie Haines New Financings New Financings - Equity/Debt table NewsWell Are new corporate-governance rules worth their cost? Other Bogle calls for new mindset among investors, corporations Leslie Haines Canadian deals total nearly C$3 billion in first quarter Other Drilling offshore British Columbia may light its fire Nissa Darbonne Encore hunts oil while others pursue gas Nissa Darbonne Geology, not rig count, is cause of U.S. gas supply shortage Leslie Haines Many energy executives aren't hopeful for U.S. domestic energy policy Other Merit Energy Co. poised to buy more producing properties Leslie Haines Pressure mounts to achieve production volumes Leslie Haines Technology is great, but who's going to support its cost? Other Texas production shirfitng from oil to gas Leslie Haines Three E&P start-up veterans offer some advice Nissa Darbonne On the Money PLENTY OF GAS, BUT IT'S STILL IN THE GROUND Peggy Williams Trends & Analysis 2003 E&P Spending Plans Grow Among Majors, Independents Jodi Wetuski