Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - August 2012

Cover Story

Midwest Buyside

ACROSS THE ENERGY VALUE CHAIN, INVESTMENT-PORTFOLIO MANAGERS ARE FINDING A BOUNTY OF NEW OPPORTUNITIES—SOME OF THEM OLD; SOME OF THEM NEW.

Feature

Best Corporate Citizen: Apache’s Gift Of Giving

SINCE 2005, APACHE CORP.’S TREE GRANT PROGRAM HAS GIVEN AWAY ALMOST 3 MILLION TREES TO NONPROFITS, EXEMPLIFYING THE COMPANY’S CODE OF CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY.

Emerging Plays: Woodbine Stacks Up

THOUSAND-BARREL PRODUCERS AND A THOUSAND FEET OF PRODUCIBLE COLUMN HAVE REFOCUSED INDUSTRY INTEREST ON THIS HISTORIC EAST TEXAS OIL PLAY.

Ghana An Emerging Oil Nation

A Special Report From Oil and Gas Investor and Global Business Reports

Global Oil Supply:From Peak to Plateau

AT A RECENT SUPPLY AND DEMAND SYMPOSIUM IN NEW YORK, EXPERTS WERE GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF INVESTMENT PROSPECTS ACROSS THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR.

Investing Strategies: Mulling metrics

EVALUATING OIL AND GAS INVESTMENTS USING NPV AND IRR IS NOT AS CLEAR-CUT AS YOU MIGHT THINK.

Private Placements: Filling the Capital Gaps

PRIVATE PLACEMENTS CAN CREATE PROJECT STRUCTURES TO HELP PRODUCERS FINANCE GROWTH UNTIL THEY CAN SECURE LOWER COST OF CAPITAL FROM BANK CREDITS.

What About Natural Gas?

IS THERE HOPE FOR THIS PLENTIFUL COMMODITY? MAYBE…AN EXPERT THINKS THE LOWS IN PRICES ARE BEHIND US FOR THIS YEAR, BUT IT ALL DEPENDS ON COAL.

Bright Spots

Capital Markets

Completions

E&P Momentum

From the Editor-in-Chief

Legends

Trends & Analysis

Unconventional Wisdom