Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - February 2001 February 1, 2001 Feature BRING OUT THE RIGS Other CREATING THE RIGHT BOARD Other DEEP-POCKETS PARTNER Brian Toal EASIER MONEY Other LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD Leslie Haines SOUTH AFRICA Peggy Williams THE TORTOISE AND THE OIL COMPANY Nissa Darbonne Company Briefs Additional briefs... Other Berkley cheif says Hunt bid inadequate Nissa Darbonne Canadian briefs... Other International briefs... Other Lasmo shareholders accept Eni counteroffer Nissa Darbonne Marathon buys Pennaco, thus coalbed methane Other Newfield adds gas to portfolio, with Lariat Nissa Darbonne Completions A GROWING GAS LEAK Nissa Darbonne A MAJOR ACQUISITION Nissa Darbonne Exploration Highlights GULF COAST Other INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Peggy Williams MIDCONTINENT & PERMIAN BASIN Other NORTHEAST/SOUTHEAST Other WESTERN U.S. Other From the Editor-in-Chief CALIFORNIA CUISINE: HUMBLE PIE AND CROW Leslie Haines New Financings New Financings - Equity/Debt table Other NewsWell California's cut-flower growers say natural gas prices stink Nissa Darbonne Congress, president will be more receptive to energy issues Other Did somebody say 'Strategic Natural Gas Reserve?' Nissa Darbonne EIA spikes its 2020 energy demand forecast to 127 quads Other Higher oil prices drove global drilling results in 2000 Leslie Haines LIOGA members seek state support of increased production Other Marathon cheif offers smaller producers ideas for increasing value Other Steady M&A pace in 2000 came with higher deal values Other Year-end energy-stock-price improvements led by independents On the Money Trendy Trusts Brian Toal Trends & Analysis The Revenge of the Energy Sector Nissa Darbonne