Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - April 2015

Cover Story

Private Equity Prospects

As private equity bides its time, waiting for costs to come down, it is also poised to strike—for the right deal.

Feature

2014 Excellence Award Winners

Here are Investor’s picks for outstanding performances in leadership, financing, M&A and more.

Crude Exports Or Broke? Not So Fast

The crude supply glut won’t be exported away—unless it is refined.

Exceptions To The Rule

Operators are turning to exception-based surveillance (EBS) to reduce lease operating expense, decrease deferred production, alleviate hiring constraints and improve cash flow in today’s uncertain price environment.

Great Expectation For UK Shales

Cuadrilla Resources has been granted shale gas exploration permits, while Ineos plans a $1 billion project for its own feedstocks.

Midcontinent Oil And The New Swing Producers

DUG Midcontinent presenters surmised that U.S. producers have taken oil-supply power from OPEC. Here’s why, along with discussion of the Springer Shale and more.

Moving Forward: Macondo Five Years Later

The industry has moved past the Macondo tragedy equipped with better technologies to bring ever-deeper discoveries onstream amid much M&A activity.

Shoring Up The Bottom Line

As shell-shocked capital markets return to life following a year-end meltdown, capable E&Ps are rushing to bolster balance sheets pinched by 50% revenue declines.

Southwestern's New Play

In the face of economic headwinds, Southwestern Energy Co. is forging ahead with a multibillion-dollar acquisition in the expanding southwest Marcellus Shale that could redefine the company’s future.

A&D Trends

The Year Of The Scoop/Stack

This is the year of Oklahoma’s Scoop/Stack plays.

At Closing

The Case Of Brigham

Small-caps in pain today should remember the case of Brigham Exploration.

Bright Spots

Meet Christina Chen

Christina Chen leverages her transactional expertise as co-founder of a nonop company.

Meet George Easterly

George Easterly leads Apache's competitive intelligence group.

Completions

Growing Pains

Colorado again tries collaboration to solve industry-community debates.

E&P Momentum

Field Of Dreams

Smaller E&Ps, as well as large, are leveraging technical expertise.

From the Editor-in-Chief

Our Tug Of War

The outcome of a tug of war may decide crude prices.

Legends

Chatting With Harry Trueblood

Through a 60-year career, Harry Trueblood has ridden the cycles.

On the Money

A Self-Improvement Gift

The downturn is forcing change—for the better.