Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - June 2000 June 1, 2000 Feature CANADIAN CAPITAL Brian Toal PURSUING THE 800-POUND GORILLA Other THE MAVERICK BASIN Peggy Williams THREE YARDS AND A CLOUD OF DUST Leslie Haines WHY CARE ABOUT E-OIL? Other Companies in This Issue Companies in This Issue Company Briefs Additional briefs Other Canada's Alberta Energy buys Wyoming's Jonah Field Other E-commerce briefs... International Briefs Completions UNRESTIVE Nissa Darbonne Exploration Highlights GULF COAST INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Peggy Williams MIDCONTINENT & PERMIAN BASIN NORTHEAST/SOUTHEAST WESTERN U.S. From the Editor-in-Chief NO COLD SHOULDER Leslie Haines New Financings DEBT EQUITY NewsWell Drilling costs consume bulk of exploration costs in Gulf of Mexico E&P M&A remains in doldrums, despite buyers having cash Other Energy world set for dramatic cahnges, says Petrie Leslie Haines PetroChina debut lackluster, but outlook promising Brian Toal Strong quarter reflects independents' 1999 financial reconstruction Other Upstream spike needed to avoid oil-price spike On the Money AT LOGGERHEADS IN LA PLATA COUNTY Peggy Williams Trends & Analysis Occidental Petroleum (NYSE-OXY) Talisman Energy Inc. (NYSE, TSE-TLM)