Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - October 2000 October 1, 2000 Feature CANADA'S MARITIMES Peggy Williams E-HELP OR HYPE? Other LONG-DISTANCE RUNNER Brian Toal PLYING A NEW NICHE Leslie Haines SEEKING PEARLS Other TWO DOWN,... Other Companies in This Issue Companies in This Issue Company Briefs Additional briefs Anadarko, Alberta Energy hedge Far North bets Other E-commerce briefs... ING Barings: 18; Prudential: -18 Other International Briefs PanCanadian buying E&P assets of Montana Power Other Completions WHAT WE DID THIS SUMMER Nissa Darbonne Exploration Highlights GULF COAST INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Peggy Williams MIDCONTINENT & PERMIAN BASIN NORTHEAST/SOUTHEAST WESTERN U.S. From the Editor-in-Chief DEBATE THE POSSIBILITIES, NOT FANTASIES Leslie Haines New Financings DEBT EQUITY NewsWell Analyst says denial about oil shortfall must end soon Leslie Haines Institutional investing in energy stocks still lags that of 1997 Leslie Haines Latin American foreign investment on the rise Midcaps' earnings pushed 358% higher by better oil, gas prices Other Oil and service firms enjoyed zero-coupon debt this summer Other OilFieldCapital.com, First International launch online financing Other On the Money CAN CANADIANS DRILL ENOUGH GAS? Peggy Williams Trends & Analysis Marine Drilling Cos. Inc. (NYSE-MRL) Triton Energy Ltd. (NYSE-OIL)