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Archive for June, 2008

Boffo On Bossierville: TPH’s Take On The Haynesville/Bossier shales

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Got Haynesville and/or Bossier shale?, ask the analysts at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Securities Inc. " You need some...  it’s very valuable." Seems nobody making well reports are quite sure about whether the ... Read more..

Losing A Petroleum Fortune: How Al Hill III Let XTO Get The Hunt Family Jewels

Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

It's been said that one entrepreneurial-minded person founds a business on passion and drive, the second generation builds the business, the third generation works there because their family expects them ... Read more..

On The Hunt—XTO Doubles Down

Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Just when you thought XTO would take a breather with $4.3 bil in deals under its belt by mid '08, the gas company doubled its money with a big roll ... Read more..

Tempted By The Fruit: Cabot Surfaces With East Texas Haynesville/Bossier Deal

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Cabot Oil & Gas' $603 million bolt-on acquisition surrounding its East Texas Minden Field is "a little uncharacteristic" for Cabot, says president and CEO Dan Dinges, considering it hasn't done ... Read more..

Waiting On Bakken: XTO Patience Lands Big Oily Deal

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

XTO Energy is on fire in the acquisitions market this year, surmounting a company record of $4 billion annually on acquisitions with $4.3 billion to date in 2008---before the end of May.  XTO ... Read more..

Encore’s Performance–Strategic Alternatives Or Strategic Negotiating?

Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

When Encore Acquisition Co. announced it was seeking strategic alternatives including the possible sale or merger of the company with juicy assets in the Bakken, Haynesville, Williston and Arkoma plays, ... Read more..

Senate Grills Oil Execs: Blame Bernanke Instead

Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Does a farmer determine the price he will receive when he sells his corn or wheat or soybeans to the market? Does a dairy farmer make the call as to ... Read more..