Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - January 2005 January 1, 2005 Feature A HUNTING WE WILL GO Peggy Williams DIFFERENT STROKES Brian Toal FROM ZERO TO $122.5 MILLION Nissa Darbonne HOT E&P STOCKS Other PUMPED UP ON THE PINEDALE Brian Toal TACKLING F&D COSTS Leslie Haines THE SWEET BUY AND BUY Other Companies in This Issue Companies in This Issue Company Briefs Additional briefs Chesapeake adds reserves in Johnson County, Texas Other M&A news... Petroleum Place-Tristone combination transforms firm Other Range to add more Appalachian reserves Other Completions LET THE BUYING BEGIN Nissa Darbonne E&P Momentum OLD DOMINION Peggy Williams Exploration Highlights EASTERN U.S. GULF COAST INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Peggy Williams MIDCONTINENT & PERMIAN BASIN WESTERN U.S. From the Editor-in-Chief A SANER 2005 Leslie Haines New Financings New Financings - Equity/Debt table NewsWell Canadians aim to create heavy-oil standard to improve marketing Peggy Williams Copeland challenges 'best practices,' perfection in reporting Nissa Darbonne Hedging losing some of its appeal among independents Other Independents beat the production treadmill - for at least one quarter Other MMS expects Gulf production growth from deepwater, deep-shelf Peggy Williams Oil-service companies' financials improve as industry demand rises Other Producers can profit from international risk perceptions Other SEC regulator suggests forfeiting 'collegiality' or face 'co-defendant' Nissa Darbonne SFOs wrestle with audit relationship, SOX demands Leslie Haines Shortage of energy leaders cited; trend likely to continue Brian Toal The world is going short on sufficient oil production - really! Leslie Haines On the Money BBG COMES TO MARKET Brian Toal Trends & Analysis Dear Private Equity, Greetings from Hubbert's Peak