Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - August 2005 August 1, 2005 Feature A GOLDEN TOUCH Taryn Maxwell ALL DRESSED UP . . . Bertie Taylor BIG SANDY Peggy Williams CAPITAL DISCIPLINE Other HIGH TIME FOR AN IPO Leslie Haines PICEANCE BASIN Brian Toal THE PROPERTY AUCTION Other Company Briefs Additional news Other CNOC counters Chevron offer for UCL Taryn Maxwell and Bertie Taylor M&A news Other Scotiabank takes in Waterous Other Completions BOLT-ON ACQUISITIONS Nissa Darbonne E&P Momentum High prices continue to push up state drilling permit stats Leslie Haines THE LOW-COST LOOK Peggy Williams Exploration Highlights EASTERN U.S. Other GULF COAST Other INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Peggy Williams MIDCONTINENT & PERMIAN BASIN Other WESTERN U.S. Other From the Editor-in-Chief MOVING THE NEEDLE? Leslie Haines New Financings New Financings - Equity/Debt table Other NewsWell Artic gas projects vital to future continental supplies Peggy Williams Barnett Shale continues to draw interest Nissa Darbonne Canadian E&Ps favor hedging, asset-development Bertie Taylor CERA: Liquids capacity to run ahead of demand through 2010 Other FirstEnergy hikes crude oil forecasts through 2007 Bertie Taylor Five sign to watch for, to assess direciton of world oil demand Leslie Haines Global spending on LNG infrastructure to reach new highs by 2010 Leslie Haines Industry gearing up for coming 'crew change' Leslie Haines MLPs blooming in current equity market Other Prices, volatility boost energy trading, technology Bertie Taylor Recent exploration results indicate challenges ahead Peggy Williams Risking F&D costs to spark surge in M&A in late 2005 Taryn Maxwell Simmons: Are we really running out of oil? Taryn Maxwell Unconventional gas resources in Canada are vast, growing Leslie Haines On the Money BEWARE JACKUP CAPACITY Brian Toal Trends & Analysis A FEAR OF FALLING Bertie Taylor