Hart Energy Publishing
Newsletters - June 2006
SPECIAL REPORT
Freeing Rosetta

Bill Berilgen Is Finally Getting To Develop The Assets He's Had Since 2003 Interview by... more

A&D Marketplace Notes

Finding costs. Finding and development costs continued to soar in 2005, to no one's surprise,... more

EDITOR'S COMMENTARY
The Battle For Stone

Analysts Worry The Purchase Isn't Good For Plains Or Energy Partners As the relentless competition... more

COMPANIES IN THIS ISSUE
Companies in This Issue

1223121 Alberta Ltd.34 A. Robert Abboud and Co.41 Access Exploration Corp.40 Acteon49 Acumen Capital Finance... more

AT CLOSING
At Closing

When it comes to Occidental Petroleum Corp. 's business model, Stephen Chazen, senior executive vice... more

FINANCIAL NEWS
Equity, Debt, Redemptions, Buybacks

EQUITY CNOOC Ltd./NYSE: CEO/Hong Kong US$2 billion Placed 2.5 billion shares to independent investors at... more

 
ON THE MARKET
On the Market

Location Seller Agent Deal # For more information on each deal, see the text that... more

U.S.

U.S. NEW-BD Holdings is offering a non-operated seven-well package on EnergyNet.com in Hemphill County, Texas.... more

Canada

Canada NEW- AltaCanada Energy Corp. has retained Sayer Energy Advisors to sell its assets in Wildmere,... more

International

NEW-BP plans to sell its E&P and gas infrastructure business in the Netherlands , comprising... more

Oil & Gas Asset-Divestment Services

Oil & Gas Asset-Divestment Services Company Contact Region Phone Website Albrecht & Associates Harrison Williams... more

E&P A&D NEWS
E&P A&D News

Buyer Seller Location of Assets Comments For more details on each deal, see the text... more

U.S.

Analytical Surveys Inc. , San Antonio, (Nasdaq: ANLT), has formed an energy division that has... more

Canada

Advantage Energy Income Fund , Calgary, (Toronto: AVN.UN; NYSE: AAV) and Ketch Resources Trust (Toronto:... more

Africa

TransAtlantic Petroleum Corp. , Calgary, (Toronto: TNP-U) has acquired the Tselfat permit covering 2,000 square... more

Asia

Ivanhoe Energy Inc ., Vancouver, (Nasdaq: IVAN; Toronto: IE) and China Mineral Acquisition Corp .,... more

Australia

Australian-Canadian Oil Royalties Ltd. (ACOR), Cisco, Texas, (OTCBB: AUCAF) has purchased an additional overriding royalty... more

Europe

Cirrus Energy Nederland BV , a subsidiary of Cirrus Energy Corp. , Calgary, (Toronto Venture:... more

FSU

Arawak Energy Corp. , Anguilla, British West Indies, (Toronto Venture: ABG) plans to acquire a... more

Latin America

Apache Corp. Houston, (NYSE: APA) has acquired the Argentine operations of Pioneer Natural Resources Co.... more

Capital Providers

EnCap Investments LP has closed EnCap Energy Capital Fund VI with $1.5 billion. This is... more

Advisory Firms

Hannon Westwood , London, a leading U.K. continental shelf upstream consultancy, has expanded appointed Graham... more

Upstream Analysts

E&P analyst Irene Haas has joined Vancouver- and Calgary-based investment banking firm Cannacord Adams to... more

New Companies

Analytical Surveys Inc. , San Antonio, (Nasdaq: ANLT), has formed the ASI energy division to... more

People

Houston-based Access Exploration Corp . has named Alan H. Morgan vice president of land. Morgan... more

Other

Amerada Hess Corp. , New York, (NYSE: AHC) plans to change its name to Hess... more

June 2006 A&DW calendar

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

EXPLORATION NEWS
Eastern U.S.

Hunt Petroleum Corp. plans to bypass a wildcat in 50 ft. of water at the... more

Gulf States

West Mountain Operating Co. Inc. , Longview, Texas, permitted a directional wildcat to 4,200 ft.,... more

Midcontinent

Great Plains Energy Inc. , Kansas City, Mo., staked a remote wildcat about 3.5 miles... more

Western U.S.

ConocoPhillips will drill the #1 Antigua wildcat in Section 35-10n-10e, Umiat Meridian, about 26 miles... more

International

Calgary-based Breaker Energy Ltd. has completed its 3-28-76-22W5 well as a Slave Point discovery in... more

S&S A&D NEWS
U.S.

Altra Industrial Motion , Quincy, Mass., has acquired U.K.-based Twiflex Ltd. , a provider of... more

Canada

CCS Income Trust , Calgary, (Toronto: CCR.UN) has acquired the operating assets of Grizzly, Hi-West... more

International

Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc. , Houston, (Amex: ALY) has acquired DLS Drilling Logistics and Services Corp.... more

New S&S Companies

Darron Anderson and Stonehenge Capital Co. LLC , Baton Rouge, La., have formed Houma, La.-based... more

People

Privately owned Acteon , Norwich, U.K., has named Tom Fulton as president of its operating... more