Hart Energy Publishing
Newsletters - July 2004
SPECIAL REPORT
M&A Across The Pond

Because oil and gas production appears set to decline in the North Sea, the U.K.... more

COMPANIES IN THIS ISSUE
Companies in this Issue

Aber Oil & Gas8 Abraxas Petroleum Corp.41 Acclaim Energy Trust26, 37, 39 Accrete Energy Inc.27... more

Middle East

BMB Munai Inc. , New York, (OTCBB: BMBM) has purchased the 30% interest of its... more

AT CLOSING
At Closing

Calgary is the most "over-banked" city in North America, claims George Gosbee. But the chairman,... more

INSIDER TRADING
Insider Trading

Ticker Company Date Filed Seller's Name Affiliation #Shares to be Sold Est. Total Value Avg./Share... more

BREAKING NEWS
Devon hires ex-Texaco VP

Stephen J. Hadden has joined Devon Energy Corp. , Oklahoma City, (Amex: DVN) as senior... more

FINANCIAL NEWS
Financial News

EQUITY Company/ Market:Ticker / Headquarters Amount Comments XTO Energy Inc./NYSE: XTO/Fort Worth, Texas US$600 million... more

MARKETPLACE NOTES
Marketplace Notes

New E&P company. Rod Mellott, formerly vice president, land and business development, for Denver-based Tom... more

 
ON THE MARKET
U.S.

Seller Agent Location of Assets Item # For more information on each offering, see the... more

Canada

45. NEW-Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has retained Kobayashi Partners Ltd. to sell assets in central Alberta,... more

International

60. UPDATED-Antrim Energy Inc. has retained Stellar Energy Advisors Ltd. to farm-out some of its... more

Oil & gas Divestment Services

Oil & Gas Asset-Divestment Services Company Phone Website Albrecht & Associates 713-951-9586 albrechtai.com American Energy... more

E&P A&D NEWS
U.S.

Buyer Seller Location of Assets Type of Assets For more on each deal, see the... more

A&D Advisory Firms

Bank One has closed its middle-market Banc One Capital Markets practice upon its merger with... more

Canada

Acclaim Energy Trust (Toronto: AE.un) and Enerplus Resources Fund (NYSE: ERF) plans to buy 13... more

Africa

EastCoast Energy Corp. has acquired the Tanzanian gas business currently owned by Pan-Ocean Energy Corp.... more

Asia

Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd. , Las Vegas, (OTCBB: COGL) plans to acquire a 99%... more

Australia

Ausam Energy Corp. , Calgary, has acquired Australia-based producer Ausam Resources Ltd . Australia's Great... more

Europe

CanArgo Energy Corp. , Oslo, (Amex: CNR) has sold its interest in the Bugruvativske Field,... more

Capital Providers

Sonoran Energy Inc. , Los Angeles, (OTCBB: SNRN) has retained international financiers Global Investments &... more

Upstream Analysts

Bernard J. Picchi has joined independent research firm Foresight Research Solutions LLC , New York,... more

Joint Ventures

Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) and ExxonMobil Corp. plan a North American joint venture on prospective... more

New E&P Companies

Rod Mellott, formerly vice president, land and business development, for Denver-based Tom Brown Inc. ,... more

People

Advantage Energy Income Fund , Calgary, (Toronto: AVN) has named Steven Sharpe, managing partner of... more

Other

C. K. Cooper & Co. initiated coverage of Infinity Inc. (Nasdaq: IFNY) and Edge Petroleum... more

In Memoriam

Jim Stafford, who founded the National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO) in 1979, passed away... more

A&D Networking Opportunities

A&D Networking Opportunities Listings in bold are new this month. Event Date City Venue More... more

EXPLORATION NEWS
Eastern

Petrobras Inc. , the Houston-based subsidiary of the Brazilian oil and gas company, filed an... more

Gulf States

Roosth Production Co. , Tyler, Texas, will drill a remote wildcat some 7.5 miles southeast... more

Western

Emerald Trail LLC, Artesia, N.M., plans a new-field wildcat reaching for gas in an undisclosed... more

International

Houston-based Far East Energy Corp. is making solid progress on its coalbed -methane projects in... more

S&S A&D NEWS
People

Kevin Piper, an instrument and electrical technician with Baker Energy , a unit of Michael... more

U.S.

DrillingInfo.com , an Austin, Texas-based information and data analysis service, has acquired PennPoint LLC and... more

International

EMPS Corp. , Salt Lake City, (OTCBB: EPSC) plans to acquire TatArka LLP and Kazmorgeophysica... more

Canada

Foremost Industries Income Fund , Calgary, plans to acquire the majority of assets and business... more

In Memoriam

Randy Rainsforth, senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer of Global Link Data... more

Other

Input/Output Inc. , Houston, (NYSE: IO) received the 2004 Special Meritorious Award for Engineering Innovation... more

Rig News

The May 2004 non-North American rig count as tallied by Baker Hughes Inc. , Houston,... more