Hart Energy Publishing
Newsletters - October 2003
SPECIAL REPORT
Leading Indicators

Buying important assets may be made easier-and less expensive-by doing some proactive intelligence gathering and... more

EDITOR'S COMMENTARY
Canadian Assets

The Canadian asset marketplace today is like a buffet for 1,000, but 2,000 have arrived:... more

AT CLOSING
At Closing

Greg Armstrong, chairman and chief executive officer of Houston-based midstream company Plains All American Pipeline... more

MARKETPLACE NOTES
M&A best practices

It has conducted an extensive E&P best-practices study before. Now John S. Herold Inc. is... more

 
ON THE MARKET
U.S.

NEW-Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has retained OGJE/Madison Energy Advisors to sell certain assets in southeast Colorado.... more

Canada

NEW-Acclaim Energy Inc. has retained Tristone Capital Inc. to divest certain oil and gas properties... more

International

ChevronTexaco's upstream Europe business unit plans to sell its interest in three producing fields in... more

E&P A&D NEWS
U.S.

Berry Petroleum Co., Bakersfield, Calif., (NYSE: BRY) has acquired Brundage Canyon Field, Uinta Basin, northeastern... more

Other

Marathon Oil Corp. (NYSE: MRO) plans to slice more than $65 million in annual costs... more

Canada

APF Energy Inc., Calgary, (Toronto: AY) has acquired CanScot Resources Ltd. (Toronto Venture: CAG) for... more

Asia

Cairn Energy, London, (London: CNE) plans to acquire a 37.5% operated interest in the Sangu... more

Australia and NZ

Greymouth Petroleum plans to acquire all of Indo-Pacific Energy Ltd.'s, Wellington, New Zealand, (OTC BB:... more

Europe

Denmark's government wants a 20% stake in oil and gas consortium DUC, led by A.P.... more

Capital Providers

Ed Marhanka has joined Bank of Texas NA, Dallas, as vice president, senior petroleum engineer.... more

A&D Services

ProspectOasis, an A&D web site that lists prospects and producing properties, has been formed by... more

People

Barry J. Galt and Harold D. Carter have been appointed to the board of Abraxas... more

Joint Ventures

El Paso Corp., Houston, (NYSE: EP) is turning to contract driller Nabors Industries Ltd. (Amex:... more

New Companies

Robert W. Oliver and John B. Bissell, formerly president and executive vice president of the... more

EXPLORATION NEWS
Eastern

Moon-Hines-Tigrett Operating Co. Inc., Jackson, Miss., drilled the #1 Smith Estate 11-8 wildcat to 3,050... more

International

Offshore Angola continues to delight the industry, layering two more deepwater oil discoveries on its... more

Western U.S.

Rival Resources Inc., Bellingham, Wash., has permitted five new-field wildcats in Whatcom County, Wash., near... more

Gulf States

Miller Energy Inc., Houston, completed its #1 Harrington wildcat in northern Leon County, Texas, as... more

Midcontinent

Castle Resources Inc., Schoenchen, Kan., completed the #1 Lockwood-Richmeier in Section 17-11s-30w, Gove County, Kan.,... more

S&S A&D NEWS
U.S.

American International Industries Inc., Kemah, Texas, (OTC BB: AMIN) plans to acquire four drilling rigs... more

Canada

Arcis Corp. (Toronto: RKS) has sold substantially all of its seismic acquisition equipment to an... more

International

Media reports have surfaced that engineering firm ABB (NYSE: ABB) has entered into final negotiations... more

People

Dallas-based Ensco International Inc. (NYSE: ESV) added Rita M. Rodriguez to its board. Rodriguez was... more

Rig News

A malfunction last month on Parker Drilling's, Houston, (NYSE: PKD) offshore jackup rig 14J caused... more

Other

VS&A Communications Partners istaking bids for its Houston-based Hart Publications energy-publishing business. Hart is the... more