Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - March 2013

Cover Story

Deepwater Gulf

PENT-UP DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND A DEEP BENCH OF PROSPECTS HAVE DRILLBITS HUMMING AGAIN IN THE DEEPWATER GULF OF MEXICO.

Feature

A 10-Year High

OVERALL DEAL VOLUME FOR 2012 WAS THE HIGHEST IN A DECADE, WITH THE SECOND SIX MONTHS PROVING ESPECIALLY BUSY.

Alaska's Legacy Thaws Out

LONG THE PROVINCE OF THE MAJORS, ALASKA IS INCREASINGLY SEEING INDEPENDENTS MOVE IN TO REJUVENATE LEGACY FIELDS; OTHERS ARE TESTING SHALE TECHNOLOGY.

Encana Realigns

Greatest Hits

MANY SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES WERE REGISTERED LAST YEAR, BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. HERE’S A SAMPLING OF SOME OF 2012’S MOST EXCITING EXPLORATION EVENTS.

No Reason Not To Be Optimistic

WITH A $1.4-BILLION EXCHANGE OFFER BEHIND IT, BLACK STONE MINERALS CHARGES AHEAD.

Oily Stocks To Watch

AFTER GENERAL TORPOR IN 2012, ENERGY STOCKS ARE PICKING UP MOMENTUM, WITH OILY NAMES OFTEN IN THE LEAD.

At Closing

Bright Spots

Completions

The Frac That Dreams Are Made Of

E&P Momentum

From the Editor-in-Chief

Legends