Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - March 2000 March 1, 2000 Feature A NEW POWER IN THE POWDER Brian Toal DIGITIZING DECISION-MAKING Leslie Haines POWDER CHECK SEARCHING FOR EXPLORATION SUCCESS Other WYOMING Peggy Williams Companies in This Issue Companies in This Issue Company Briefs Additional briefs... Coastal, El Paso will be No. 3 gas producer Other Gas convergence leads to two big deals Nissa Darbonne International briefs... Management in transition at BHI Other Completions BUMPER Nissa Darbonne Exploration Highlights GULF COAST INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Peggy Williams MIDCONTINENT & PERMIAN BASIN NORTHEAST/SOUTHEAST Other WESTERN U.S. Other From the Editor-in-Chief TRENDS AND TIDBITS Leslie Haines New Financings DEBT EQUITY Other NewsWell An unusual alliance creates a new oil, gas financing source Leslie Haines Andersen, CERA: 30-Tcf market could require $500 billion Other BP Amoco executive explains strategy for huge operation Leslie Haines Credit outlook for Canadian producers rosier Brian Toal GRI foresees more gas coming from deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Canada Other Lower U.S. petroleum inventories seem to be a fact of life Other Oil price forecast raised; gas price outlook lowered Brian Toal Participants in CNN oil-price poll vote for battery-powered cars Nissa Darbonne Randall & Dewey foresees 'golden era' of A&D for independents Other Simmons: NPC understated gas demand growth Other U.S oil, gas drilling showed strength toward end of 1999 Other On the Money KEEP SEATBELTS FASTENED Brian Toal Trends & Analysis Conoco Inc. (NYSE-COCb) Pride International Inc. (NYSE-PDE)