Oil & Gas Financial Journal Articles, May 2008

Table of Contents

Editor's Comment

Looking for new ways to improve production

Scott Tinker believes nanotechnology can be used to squeeze more oil and gas out of rock formations.

Capital Perspectives

Mastering the MLP

Master limited partnerships offer many advantages over other business structures, not the least of which are the tax benefits.

NewsBits

Bullish on oil, less bearish on natural gas

Raymond James’ April energy price outlook is less bearish on natural gas and more bullish on oil.

Features

BP, ConocoPhillips put up $600M for first leg of Alaska gas pipeline

London-based BP and Houston-based ConocoPhillips have combined resources to start Denali – The Alaska Gas Pipeline.

Assuring the accuracy of MPA reports

Weaver and Tidwell faced the challenge of determining how to assess the completeness and accuracy of their client’s submission report to the MPA and to create a means of enhancing that annual reporting process.

With Haynesville, seven new unconventional discoveries, Chesapeake increases capital expenditures

Chesapeake Energy Corp. has made a new natural gas discovery in the Haynesville Shale in Louisiana.

Shaping a competitive Indonesia Pt. 2

Continuing “Shaping a Competitive Indonesia: The prime importance of building a sustainable O&G sector,” this second of a two-part special report examines three key industry developments: Alternative fuels, and the myriad ways of shaping tomorrow’s energy needs; Equipment, the building blocks on which strong fundamentals rely; and EPCM companies, changing the landscape of Indonesian O&G.

Upstream News

Noble adds $4B prospective revenue backlog with deepwater rigs in Brazil

Noble Corp. has secured a Memorandum of Understanding for contracts with a total revenue potential of roughly $4 billion over 29 rig years on its five deepwater rigs currently operating offshore Brazil for Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras).

Cover Story

Arena Resources developing core assets in Permian basin

AN INTERVIEW WITH ARENA RESOURCES’ TIM ROCHFORD

Special Reports

New role for venture capital in E&P technology start-ups

The words “exploration and production technology” are not often uttered in venture capital circles.

OGJ200 Quarterly

4Q07 earnings, revenues see substantial increases

The combined earnings of the OGJ200 group have finally emerged from a prolonged slump, and total revenues also increased substantially in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Industry Briefs

El Paso closes on $750M in divestitures

El Paso Corp. has closed on the sale of certain Gulf of Mexico, onshore, and Texas Gulf coast properties.

Energy Players

IPAA mourns passing of Suzanne Whitehurst

Suzanne Whitehurst, IPAA’s vice president of crude oil and technology policy lost her courageous battle with cancer.

Beyond the Well

OHH takes aim to help those in need

Oilfield Helping Hands (OHH), is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization comprised of volunteers primarily from the oil and gas industry devoted to providing financial assistance to oilfield workers in crisis.

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May 2008