Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - October 2009
Cover Story
Granite Wash
The Midcontinent's Granite Wash offers a mélange of opportunities to operators seeking solid economics in these uncertain times.
Feature
Bakken Breakout
Recovering from last year’s oil-price slump, Bakken drillers are turning in some hefty well results and proving the worth of the Three Forks-Sanish.
China's Choke Point
China will emerge as the world’s economic superpower, but its thirst for energy—and lack of supply—could be its undoing.
Finding A&D Parity
As market sobriety sets in with sellers, more assets will come to market. Private-equity players and international oil companies are ready to buy.
Magnum Hunting Btus
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. CEO Gary C. Evans has one foot firmly planted in traditional energy sources and the other in renewables.
Peak Oil Economics
The oil supply’s inability to keep pace with demand growth was a key factor in the recession. More “peak-oil” recessions are likely to follow.
Redetermination Season: The Sequel
The much-dreaded spring redetermination season was milder than expected. Will the fall season be likewise, or will some already-low borrowing bases be further eroded?
Strategic Hedging
A holistic approach can rein in the overall risk-reward proposition for investors, employees and management.
A&D Trends
At Closing
Bright Spots
Meet Ann Fox
SCF Partners' Ann Fox applies lessons learned in the U.S. Marine Corps to her job monitoring and guiding companies' performance.
Capital Markets
Company Briefs
Completions
Gas Futures
Traders aren't factoring into forward prices any success in Washington in legislating greater natural gas use.
E&P Momentum
Eastern
From the Editor-in-Chief
Energy Rallies
An energy rally of epic proportions may be in the making.
Gulf Coast
International Highlights
Legends
Chatting With Kenneth Danneberg
Through the years, Kenneth Dannenberg has blended his expertise in U.S. E&P with business forays abroad.