Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - July 2004 July 1, 2004 Feature M&A ACROSS THE POND Leslie Haines MAJOR STRIDES Brian Toal MORE MONEY Leslie Haines MOUNTAIN MERGER MANIA Brian Toal TO THE NORTH SEA Leslie Haines URBAN OIL Peggy Williams Company Briefs Anadarko to sell up to 350 MMBOE of proved Bertie Taylor ExxonMobil, Apache form North American JV Other Forest to pick up Wiser's 191 Bcfe of proved Other Greystone's 214 Bcfe of proved go to Chesapeake Other Marathon to sell Pennaco's 388 Bcfe of proved Other Petro-Canada to buy Rockies-focused Prima Other XTO to gain 786 Bcfe of U.S. ChevronTexaco proved Other Completions U.S. OR BUST NISSA DARBONNE E&P Momentum DEEPWATER GULF DELIGHTS Peggy Williams Exploration Highlights Eastern U.S. Other Gulf Coast Other International Highlights Peggy Williams Midcontinent & Permian Basin Other Western U.S. Other From the Editor-in-Chief TOO FROTHY LESLIE HAINES New Financings New Financings - Equity/Debt table A&D Watch newsletter. NewsWell Canadian oil and gas companies eyeing double-digit returns Brian Toal Energy leaders expect global gas cartel not likely-for now Other Interest rates to rise; underwriting fees may grow too Other Production up: independents turn up the volume Other Ryder Scott: reserves evaluators should be certified Taryn Maxwell Saudi Aramco CEO: kingdom has enough oil to last 120 years Leslie Haines U.S. upstream spending set to grow this year for most companies Other On the Money WAITING FOR HIGH TIDE Brian Toal Trends & Analysis Worldwide E&P Spending Continues to Rise; Canadian Spending Declining Bertie Taylor