Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - January 2011
Cover Story
Hopes and Fears for 2011
Leading U.S. energy-industry executives cite game-changers ahead.
Feature
Adding Value with Data Mining
Using process and data mining to achieve a detailed model of reservoirs can enhance the value of assets, as shown in this example from the Bakken oil-shale play
Early Days In The Collingwood Shale
This Michigan shale is stirring up interest, with results being held tight.
Energy Curriculums Broaden
Merging technical, business and energy-management curriculums is increasingly the goal at stalwart energy educational institutions.
Growing Hawkville
The team that discovered the Eagle Ford shale’s Hawkville Field tells how they got ahead of the competition and sowed the seeds of success.
Harold Hamm's Triple Play
On the strength of Continental's lead in the Bakken, chief executive Harold Hamm thinks he can triple its size.
Hedging Strategies Branch Out
Given a low commodity price, why would natural gas producers hedge? Given the bearish outlook of supply-and-demand fundamentals, why wouldn’t they hedge?
Mining The Tax-Free Exchange
The like-kind exchange allows taxpayers to defer taxes, preserving dollars to spend today.
No Random Walk On Third Avenue
Theory meets practice at New York-based Third Avenue Management, where mispriced stocks and bonds are sifted out of the public markets, not private ones.
Private Pursuits
Plentiful private capital and low natural gas prices lead two gas-weighted E&Ps into going private to unlock value.
The EPA Eyes The Upstream
Before the agency comes calling, operators can take a proactive stance.
A&D Trends
The Uncertainty Metric
A&D winners are creating opportunity out of uncertainty.
At Closing
Bright Spots
Meet David Wilson
David Wilson, now head of Unitex Oil & Gas, made his first acquisition at age 20.
Capital Markets
Capital Flows Back to Gas
Despite the negative outlook for natural gas futures and associated stocks, a flurry of corporate deals occurred in the natural gas market this past year--and at premium prices.
Completions
Checking In
Readers discuss 2010 results and plans for the coming year.
E&P Momentum
Unlocking The Utica
The western Appalachian Basin's Utica shale gets a second look.
From the Editor-in-Chief
Signposts
Don't drive too fast, or you'll miss these signposts for 2011.
Legends
Chatting With Lou Powers
Lou Powers' latest think piece is a book about his more than 50-year career.
Trends & Analysis
The Good, the Bad, and the Basis
Shale-gas production is redefining basis differentials.