Hart Energy Publishing
Newsletters - December 2005
SPECIAL REPORT
To The North Sea

When John Seitz left the president and chief executive officer post at Anadarko Petroleum Corp.... more

EDITOR'S COMMENTARY
Insurance Sea Change

Several Gulf of Mexico operators may be visiting their insurance brokers in London in the... more

AT CLOSING
At Closing

Houston-based, Gulf of Mexico-focused Mariner Energy Inc. 's story is kind of like the Yellow... more

INSIDER TRADING
Insider Trading

Ticker Company Date Seller Affiliation # Shares to be Sold Avg./Share Est. Total Value AHC... more

FINANCIAL NEWS
Financial News

EQUITY Company/Market: Ticker/Headquarters Amount Comments Chesapeake Energy Corp./NYSE: CHK/Oklahoma City US$500 million Plans to privately... more

MARKETPLACE NOTES
Marketplace Notes

Shale sells. "Right now we are hearing the magic 'shale' word a lot," Jeff Robertson,... more

 
ON THE MARKET
U.S.

U.S. Location Seller Agent Deal # Alabama Medallion Exploration The Oil & Gas Asset Clearinghouse... more

Canada

40. Following the merger of Acclaim Energy Trust, Calgary, (Toronto: AE.UN) and Calgary-based StarPoint Energy... more

International

56. Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (ENAP) has retained Scotia Waterous Inc. to sell its Colombian... more

Service & Supply

59. Southeast Transmission & Compression Co. Inc. has retained PetroSales to sell the ongoing operations... more

Oil & Gas Asset-Divestment Services

Company Contact Region Phone Website Albrecht & Associates Harrison Williams or Bob Albrecht U.S. 713-951-9586... more

E&P A&D NEWS
E&P A&D-U.S.

ATP Oil & Gas Corp., Houston, (Nasdaq: ATPG) has acquired substantially all of the oil... more

E&P A&D-Canada

Canex Energy Inc., Calgary, (Toronto Venture: CXO) has acquired interests in certain gas wells and... more

E&P A&D-Europe

Fairfield Energy Ltd. , a newly formed U.K.-based E&P company, plans to acquire certain subsidiaries... more

E&P A&D-FSU

Cardinal Resources Plc , London, (AIM: CDL) has completed the acquisition of Rudis Drilling Co.... more

E&P A&D-Latin America

Coplex Petroleo do Brasil Ltda . , a wholly owned subsidiary of Vancouver-based Naftex Energy... more

Upstream Analysts

Paul Ferretti has joined Ferris Baker Watts as an equity oil analyst. He has initiated... more

New E&P Companies

U.K.-based producer Fairfield Energy Ltd. has been formed with up to $200 million of funding... more

Capital Providers

Dallas-based investment bank Challenger Capital Group Ltd. , along with Credit Suisse First Boston and... more

E&P-People

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. , Houston, (NYSE: APC) reports that Robert J. Allison will resign as... more

E&P-Other

Fort Worth, Texas-based Stroud Energy Inc. has filed for an IPO of 10.8 million shares... more

In Memoriam

Range Resources Corp. , Fort Worth, Texas, (NYSE: RRC) reports that Robert E. Aikman, a... more

A&D Networking Opportunities

A&D Networking Opportunities Event Date City Venue More Info ADAM-Dallas/Fort Worth First Thursday/Month Dallas Dallas... more

A&D Advisors

Canaccord Capital Inc. , Vancouver, (Toronto: CCI) has acquired Calgary-based advisory firm Enermarket Solutions Ltd.... more

Joint Ventures

Global Environmental Energy Corp., Nassau, Bahamas, (OTCBB: GEECF) its wholly owned subsidiary Sahara Petroleum Exploration... more

E&P A&D News-Australia

Australia-based Santos Ltd. (Nasdaq: STOSY) has completed the acquisition of Tipperary Corp. , Denver, (Amex:... more

EXPLORATION NEWS
Eastern U.S.

Denbury Onshore LLC , Plano, Texas, marked a discovery at its #1 Richards "35-2" wildcat... more

Gulf States

A discovery rewarded drilling efforts by Barrow-Shaver Resources Co ., Tyler, Texas, as it completed... more

Western U.S.

The FEX LP subsidiary of Talisman Energy Inc ., Calgary, plans as many as eight... more

Midcontinent

Red Oak Energy Inc. , Wichita, Kan., received a permit to drill a wildcat seven... more

S&S A&D NEWS
S&S-People

G. Stephen "Steve" Finley, senior vice president, finance and administration, and chief financial officer of... more

S&S-Other

Hercules Offshore Inc. , Houston, (Nasdaq: HERO) debuted on the Nasdaq National Market through an... more

S&S A&D-U.S.

Cal Dive International Inc., Houston, (Nasdaq: CDIS) has completed the acquisition of the Gulf of... more

S&S A&D-International

Cal Dive International Inc. , Houston, (Nasdaq: CDIS) has acquired Aberdeen-based Helix Energy Ltd. (Australia)... more