Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - June 2003 June 1, 2003 Feature AT WHAT PRICE MIDCONTINENT GAS? Nissa Darbonne CASHING OUT Other INTELLIGENT WELL COMPLETION Other ROYALTY TRUSTS Other SOUTH AMERICA Brian Toal THE MACKENZIE DELTA Peggy Williams Companies in This Issue Companies in This Issue Company Briefs Additional Briefs Other Canadian M&A news Other International M&A Other U.S. M&A News Other Yukos, Sibneft to merge; Marathon buying KMOC Jodi Wetuski Completions HOVERING NISSA DARBONNE Exploration Highlights EASTERN U.S. GULF COAST INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS MIDCONTINENT & PERMIAN BASIN WESTERN U.S. From the Editor-in-Chief IS AN EXPLORATION LESLIE HAINES New Financings New Financings - Equity/Debt table NewsWell Easiest deepwater discoveries may have been found already Other ESAI asks: Plenty of gas or not enough Leslie Haines Gulf of Mexico's deep shelf holds significant potential Peggy Williams Interest in Rockies assets stronger than supply on market Other New accounting of well-abandonment costs to affect balance sheets Leslie Haines S&P: Some E&P firms continue to need to deleverage Nissa Darbonne Small-cap companies change strategies to attract investors Leslie Haines On the Money M&A: DEAL-FLOW ENGINE Brian Toal Trends & Analysis U.S., overseas assets fetch higher prices; Canadian asset values remain same NISSA DARBONNE