Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - September 2008
Cover Story
Private Capital For The Taking
?Today’s iteration of private-equity funds has grown from several million to several billion dollars, yet fund managers still strive for small placements to realize maximum returns.
Feature
Banking Haynesville Shale
?Like gas producers, investment bankers are availing themselves of growing opportunities for deals found by playing in the prolific Haynesville and Bossier shales.
Expert Start-Up Advice
?Milagro Exploration, Laredo Energy and Chalker Energy founders offer tips on business plans and traps to watch out for.
From 1938 With Oil
?A 70-year-old map is helping a Pennsylvania-based producer bring new life to a 19th-century field.
Highmount E&P, From Loews
?Tim Parker discusses his experience with Dominion Resources and the opportunities facing Loews’ E&P subsidiary, HighMount Exploration & Production.
Mexico, The Up-And-Coming Next Oil Importer
?A consultant specializing in Mexico’s oil industry has watched national debates in Mexico City for new insights on the fate of Pemex.
The First Billion Is The Hardest
?In this excerpt from his new book, a legendary oilman outlines how his team came back, in a big way.
A&D Trends
At Closing
Market Disconnect
?Costs and other concerns were themes at this year’s EnerCom conference.
Bright Spots
Meet Ron Whitmire
Newsman and lobbyist Ron Whitmire now "bird-dogs" deals for EnerVest.
Company Briefs
E&P Momentum
Eastern
From the Editor-in-Chief
Gulf Coast
International Highlights
Legends
Chatting With Jim Wallace
Jim Wallace is working on delivering CO2 to U.S. producers.
MidContinent & Permian Basin
NewsWell
Technology Report
Trends & Analysis
Less, Not More, Non-OPEC Output
?Many new non-OPEC fields and projects appear to be stalling out.