Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - May 2000 May 1, 2000 Feature BEST UPSTREAM MAPLE LEAFS Brian Toal BRAZIL Peggy Williams GROWING LEADERS RECIPE FOR GROWTH Leslie Haines THE THIRD WAVE Other Companies in This Issue Companies in This Issue Company Briefs Additional briefs Anadarko acquiring bigger oil - UPR Leslie Haines International briefs... Other Mitchell removes its 'For Sale' sign Phillips buying Arco's Alaskan assets, for $7B Completions PELLUCIDITY Nissa Darbonne Exploration Highlights GULF COAST INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Peggy Williams MIDCONTINENT & PERMIAN BASIN NORTHEAST/SOUTHEAST WESTERN U.S. From the Editor-in-Chief PROCURING NEW PATHS TO SUCCESS Leslie Haines New Financings DEBT EQUITY NewsWell $25 oil no longer a threat to world's economy Other Analysts advance bullish oil and gas price outlooks Brian Toal Evergreen first in best-finding-cost survey - again Other Execs looking beyond traditional business for more returns Leslie Haines Montana Power will get out of energy, focus on telecommunications OPEC's long-awaited production boost tonic for oil-stock prices Service companies downplay financials, focus on technology Leslie Haines Stock buybacks popular now with E&P companies Summer could become decisive gas-pricing period, analysts predict Ziff: New wave of gas projects necessary to satisfy demand On the Money JUST AROUND THE CORNER Peggy Williams Trends & Analysis Occidental Petroleum (NYSE-OXY) Talisman Energy Inc (NYSE, TSE-TLM)