Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - December 2008
Cover Story
Take-Away Tug Of War
?Rising U.S. gas production has producers and pipeline developers scrambling for new take-away capacity against a backdrop of dicey financial markets.
Feature
A Pair Of Jackfish
?Devon Energy Corp. is in a big-bet game, playing to recover 600 million barrels of bitumen from two sophisticated in-situ projects in northern Alberta’s oil sands.
Cuban E&P
?Cuba sets out to develop its offshore fields, and U.S. players can only watch.
Denbury Got C02
?Gareth Roberts discusses Denbury Resources’ plans for enhanced oil-recovery projects, its CO2 operations and collaborations with alternative-energy producers, and its role as the country demands more domestic production.
Educating Future Energy Leaders
?The 50-year-old energy-management program in the University of Oklahoma’s Price College of Business continues to nurture new industry leaders.
Microseismic In The Medina
?A small independent uses microseismic study of frac stimulation to unlock tight-gas reserves in the venerable Appalachian Basin.
Private Capital For 2009
?As a recession dims the world’s financial hopes, energy private equity is sticking to the bright ideas — and this includes U.S. shale-gas plays.
Shale Law
?High stakes in U.S. resource plays are leading to unique legal disputes.
What Can Stocks Return?
?This chief investment officer argues that investors need to rethink expectations for what stocks can earn.
A&D Trends
Value Here, Value Now
?This energy advisor sees a strong case for peak oil today.
Bright Spots
Meet Frank Verducci
?Frank Verducci structures risk-management for BP Energy Co.
Capital Markets
Energy Lenders' Price Decks
?Lenders tamp down their oil-price outlook.
Company Briefs
Completions
U.S. Gas Exports
?U.S. producers be allowed to export domestic gas production to the highest-paying market?
E&P Momentum
Production Comes To Lampasas County
?Scully Energy Corp. launches a gas play in Lampasas County.
Eastern
From the Editor-in-Chief
Gulf Coast
International Highlights
Legends
Chatting With Frank Reinhardt
?Petroleum analyst Frank Reinhardt shares his long-term perspective.