Table of ContentsEditor's CommentBP’s Tony Hayward on energy securityMy friend John Melko at Gardere Wynne Sewell invited me to join him Nov. 8 at his table at the Houston Forum luncheon to hear new BP CEO Tony Hayward address an audience of local business and civic leaders.
Capital PerspectivesAnatomy lessons: important considerations for a successful PSAMany companies in the oil patch see M&A activity as a better route to adding scale than organic growth.
Upstream NewsDeepwater expenditure to reach nearly $25 billion annually by 2012A new study published by analysts Douglas-Westwood, The World Deepwater Market Report 2008-2012, forecasts that nearly $25 billion will be spent annually in deepwater capital expenditure by 2012.
Cover StoryTransforming Pertamina into a competitive powerhouseThe following interview with Ari Soemarno, president and CEO of Pertamina, the state oil company of Indonesia, was conducted by the editorial staff of Focus Reports exclusively for Oil & Gas Financial Journal.
FeaturesInaugural HEFF event brings out large crowdMore than 560 attendees crowded into the Hotel ZaZa for the inaugural Houston Energy Financial Forum, Nov.
Tax insurance protects against intangible drilling costsTax insurance has protected individuals and corporations for about a decade. The typical corporate policy was generated to address potential tax liabilities created or shifted in a merger or acquisition.
Stop worrying about compliance let your back office help youIs this scenario keeping you up at night? You receive a letter from the nearest US Attorney’s office: “We are conducting routine audits of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance within the oil and gas industry.
Overlooked considerations when investing in IT infrastructureAs the global economy moves further into the digital age, oil and gas companies are relying more and more on information technology for business operations.
TransCanada advances Keystone Oil Pipeline projectTransCanada continues to make progress on the Keystone Pipeline project. Based on industry support, TransCanada has entered into contracts or conditionally awarded roughly US$3.
OGFJ partners with CanOils to offer data, analysis on Canadian firmsOGFJ has teamed up with CanOils, Canada’s independent provider of oil and gas company information and analysis, to create the OGFJ Canadian 100.
Industry BriefsEnergy PlayersMidstream NewsBeyond the WellCharities and champions: the year in reviewAs many people do around this time, I have taken a step back to reflect on the year.
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