Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - September 2010
Cover Story
Oklahoma's Woodford
Big rigs are on the job in the red-hot, liquids-rich Cana Woodford play in Oklahoma’s Anadarko Basin. Meanwhile, operators in the Arkoma Basin’s established dry-gas play have shaved costs and boosted recoveries.
Feature
Back in Business
Upstream deal making has bounced 400% off of the bottom, but could lingering uncertainty curb the momentum?
Bakken Bounty
Armed with a solid story and oil-weighted assets, the team at Oasis Petroleum Inc. shares how it successfully tapped the public markets for $395.7 million of net proceeds to the company.
Digging Value out of Discontinuity
Drilling and completion innovations have disrupted the gas market. Here’s how management teams can benefit.
Energy Crusader
Former Shell Oil president John Hofmeister isn’t going to take it anymore. In scores of speaking and TV appearances, and a new book, he says Americans need to wake up or end up in an energy abyss.
Exploring the Great White North
The resolution of boundary disputes could open up the Arctic’s vast resource potential.
Money by the Numbers
These veterans of building E&P portfolios describe how they choose capital, and how some money costs more than just the offering price.
Small-Cap Stocks
The shift in the financial landscape and lower gas prices have drastically changed Wall Street’s approach to smaller E&P names. Here, three analysts weigh in.
A&D Trends
Hot On Eagle Ford
More than 70 rigs are at work in the hot Eagle Ford shale.
Bright Spots
Meet Nick Thomas
Nick Thomas describes the strategy behind start-up Meritage Midstream Services.
Capital Markets
Energy Lender's Price Decks
Energy lenders’ price decks are holding steady.
Completions
Poucing Tiger
After lying in wait, Apache Corp. spent a quick $12 billion on acquisitions.
E&P Momentum
Westward Ho: The Alberta Basin Bakken
Producers evaluate the Alberta Basin branch of the Bakken shale.
From the Editor-in-Chief
Out of Control, But Loving It
Analysts and investors are getting restless, as companies keep drilling more gas.
Industry Icons
Clarke Turner: Director, Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center
Clarke Turner heads the Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center.
Legends
Chatting with Hank Gruy
Hank Gruy, a much-honored engineer, was one of the first to assess natural gas reserves.