Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies - Financial & Operational Fundamental Analysis and Benchmarking - 2010

Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies - Financial & Operational Fundamental Analysis and Benchmarking - 2010

Summary

Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies: Financial & Operational Fundamental Analysis and Benchmarking is the latest report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists, that offers comprehensive information on the operational and financial performance of top 20 mid-cap US exploration and production (E&P) companies. The report benchmarks and analyzes top 20 mid-cap US exploration and production (E&P) companies on various operational and financial parameters. The report is an essential source for key operational data, analysis and strategic insights into companies. It provides detailed information on the key operational and financial parameters for the last five years. It also highlights the top ranked company on various operational and financial parameters such as proved oil and gas reserves, production, capital expenditures, F&D costs, acreage, performance metrics, results of oil and gas operations and valuation metrics.

Proved oil and gas reserves of the top 20 mid-cap US exploration and production (E&P) companies increased in 2009, up from 4.4 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) in 2008 to 4.5 billion boe in 2009. Plains Exploration & Production Company had the highest oil and gas proved reserves of 359.5 MMboe among the top 20 mid-cap US exploration and production (E&P) companies. Decreased exploration and drilling activities along with a significant fall in unproved property acquisition costs led to fall in total costs incurred by the top 20 mid-cap US exploration and production (E&P) companies to $ 12.4 billion in 2009, down by 45.7% from the previous year. Total acquisition spending decreased by 53.8% in 2009, down from $ 8.6 billion in 2008 to $ 3.9 billion in 2009, mainly due to fall in unproved property acquisition costs.

Scope

The report provides in-depth analysis and insights into companies’ capital spending, revenues, oil and gas reserves, production, performance measures and valuation metrics. Its scope includes:
- Detailed and unique insights information on the key operational and financial parameters. The report provides a comprehensive overview of production, production change. Production growth, reserves, reserve changes, reserves growth, capital expenditures, acreage, performance metrics, results of oil and gas operations and valuation metrics.
- Provides annual information on key operational and financial parameters for the period 2005 to 2009.
- Benchmarks the US Exploration and Production (E&P) companies on operational and financial parameters.
- Companies covered include; Plains Exploration & Production Company, Forest Oil Corporation, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, CNX Gas Corporation, Whiting Petroleum Corporation, Energen Resources Corporation, Continental Operating Co., Cimarex Energy Co., Berry Petroleum Company, SandRidge Energy, Inc., Concho Resources Inc., Denbury Resources Inc., Atlas Energy Resources, LLC, Bill Barrett Corporation, EXCO Resources, Inc., Penn Virginia Corporation, Chaparral Energy, Inc., ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, St. Mary Land & Exploration Company and Comstock Resources, Inc..
- The Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies: Financial & Operational Fundamental Analysis and Benchmarking report is based on publicly available data filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This has then been analyzed by GlobalData’s in house team of experts.

Reasons to buy

The report will enhance your decision making capability in a more rapid and time sensitive manner. It will allow you to:
- Rank your performance against other top 20 mid-cap US exploration and production (E&P) companies using operational and financial benchmarking metrics
- Identify M&A targets from up-to-date information and in-depth analysis on financial and operational parameters of your competitors.
- Formulate your strategies based on in-depth analysis of your competitors in oil and gas markets.
- Improve decision making on the basis of peer comparison.
- Exploit the strengths and weakness of your closest competitors by comparing and analyzing their financial and operational parameters.

1 Table of Contents 3
1.1 List of Tables 8
1.2 List of Figures 12
2 Reserves and Production Analysis 15
2.1 Analysis of leading 200 North American Oil & Gas Companies 15
2.2 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserves Trend, 2005-2009 17
2.2.1 Total Proved Oil & Gas Reserves, 2005-2009 17
2.2.2 Developed Oil & Gas Reserves, 2005-2009 19
2.2.3 Undeveloped Oil & Gas Reserves, 2005-2009 21
2.2.4 Oil & Gas Finding & Development Reserves Additions, 2005-2009 23
2.2.5 Oil & Gas Reserves Replacement Additions (Excluding Sales), 2005-2009 25
2.2.6 Oil & Gas Finding Reserves Additions, 2005-2009 27
2.2.7 Proved Oil Reserves Trend, 2005-2009 29
2.2.8 Proved Gas Reserves Trend, 2005-2009 31
2.2.9 Proved Oil Reserves as a % of Total Oil and Gas Reserves, 2005-2009 33
2.2.10 Proved Gas Reserves as a % of Total Oil and Gas Reserves, 2005-2009 35
2.3 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Production Trend, 2005-2009 37
2.3.1 Oil and Gas Production Trend, 2005-2009 37
2.3.2 Oil Production Trend, 2005-2009 39
2.3.3 Gas Production Trend, 2005-2009 41
2.4 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Reserves & Production Trend, 2005-2009 43
2.4.1 Oil and Gas Reserves Growth, 3 Year, CAGR, 2007-2009 43
2.4.2 Oil and Gas Reserves Growth, 5 year, CAGR, 2005-2009 45
2.4.3 Oil and Gas Reserves Change, 2008-2009 47
2.4.4 Oil and Gas Production Growth, 3 Year, CAGR, 2007-2009 49
2.4.5 Oil and Gas Production Growth, 5 Year, CAGR, 2005-2009 51
2.4.6 Oil and Gas Production Change, 2008-2009 53
2.5 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Reserves Life Ratio, 2005-2009 55
2.5.1 Oil and Gas Reserve/Oil and Gas Production Ratio, Years, 2005-2009 55
2.5.2 Oil Reserve/Oil Production Ratio, Years, 2005-2009 57
2.5.3 Gas Reserve/Gas Production Ratio, Years, 2005-2009 59
3 Reserve Replacement Ratio Analysis 61
3.1 Analysis of leading 200 North American Oil & Gas Companies 61
3.2 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserve Replacement (Including Sales), Annual %, 2005-2009 62
3.3 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserve Replacement (Including Sales), 3-Year, %, 2005-2009 64
3.4 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserve Replacement (Including Sales), 5-Year, %, 2005-2009 66
3.5 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserve Replacement (Excluding Sales), Annual, %, 2005-2009 68
3.6 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserve Replacement (Excluding Sales), 3-Year, %, 2005-2009 70
3.7 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserve Replacement (Excluding Sales), 5-Year, %, 2005-2009 72
4 Costs Incurred In Upstream Oil & Gas Operations 74
4.1 Analysis of leading 200 North American Oil & Gas Companies 74
4.2 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total Costs Incurred, 2005-2009 77
4.3 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, E&P Upstream Capital Expenditure By Type, 2005-2009 80
4.3.1 Total Acquisition Costs, 2005-2009 80
4.3.2 Exploration Costs, 2005-2009 82
4.3.3 Development Costs, 2005-2009 84
4.3.4 Exploration and Development Costs, 2005-2009 86
4.3.5 Exploration and Development Cost as a % of Total Cost Incurred, 2005-2009 88
4.3.6 Upstream Capex as a % of Cash Flow, 2005-2009 90
4.3.7 Finding & Development Costs, 2005-2009 92
4.4 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Costs Per Boe, $/boe, 2005-2009 94
4.4.1 Oil and Gas Reserve Replacement Costs Per Boe, Annual, $/boe, 2005-2009 94
4.4.2 Oil and Gas Reserve Replacement Cost Per Boe, 3-Year, $/boe, 2005-2009 96
4.4.3 Oil and Gas Reserve Replacement Cost Per Boe, 5-Year, $/BOE 2005-2009 98
4.4.4 Oil and Gas Finding & Development Cost Per Boe, Annual, $/boe, 2005-2009 100
4.4.5 Oil and Gas Finding & Development Cost Per Boe, 3-Year, $/boe, 2005-2009 102
4.4.6 Oil and Gas Finding & Development Cost Per Boe, 5-Year, $/boe, 2005-2009 104
5 Result of Oil and Gas Operations 106
5.1 Analysis of leading 200 North American Oil & Gas Companies 106
5.2 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Revenue, Cash Flow & Total Expenses, 2005-2009 108
5.2.1 Oil & Gas Revenue From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, $ Million, 2005-2009 108
5.2.2 Net Income/ Loss From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, $ Million, 2005-2009 110
5.2.3 Free Cash Flow From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, $ Million, 2005-2009 112
5.3 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Performance Metrics, $/boe, 2005-2009 114
5.3.1 Oil & Gas Revenue per boe, $/BOE, 2005-2009 114
5.3.2 Net Income per boe, $/BOE, 2005-2009 116
5.3.3 Cash Flow per boe, $/BOE, 2005-2009 118
5.3.4 Total Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization (DD&A) per boe, $/BOE, 2005-2009 120
5.3.5 Lifting Cost per boe, $/BOE, 2005-2009 122
5.3.6 Net-back per boe, $/BOE, 2005-2009 124
6 Acreage and Well Analysis 126
6.1 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Developed and Undeveloped Acreage, 2005-2009 126
6.1.1 Total Net Undeveloped Acreage, (Thousand Acres), 2005-2009 126
6.1.2 Total Net Developed and Undeveloped Acreage, (Thousand Acres), 2005-2009 129
6.1.3 Total Net Developed Acreage, (Thousand Acres), 2005-2009 131
6.2 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Well Data, 2005-2009 133
6.2.1 F&D Cost per Drilled Well, 2005-2009 133
6.2.2 F&D Reserves Additions per Net E&D Well Drilled, 2005-2009 135
6.2.3 Developed Oil & Gas Reserves per well, 2005-2009 137
6.2.4 Developed Oil Reserves per Well, 2005-2009 139
6.2.5 Developed Gas Reserves per Well, 2005-2009 141
7 Financial Performance Analysis 143
7.1 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Revenue, $ Million, 2005-2009 143
7.2 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Operating Income, $ Million, 2005-2009 146
7.3 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Net Income, $ Million, 2005-2009 148
7.4 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, EBITDA, $ Million, 2005-2009 150
7.5 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Operating Cash Flow, $ Million, 2005-2009 152
7.6 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Growth Ratio, 2005-2009 154
7.6.1 Revenue Growth, 2005-2009 154
7.6.2 Profit Growth, 2005-2009 156
7.6.3 Growth in Operating Cash Flow, 2005-2009 158
7.7 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Exposure Ratio, 2005-2009 160
7.7.1 Debt leverage, %, 2005-2009 160
7.7.2 Total Debt/Proved Reserves, $/boe, 2005-2009 162
7.8 Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Valuation Metrics, 2005-2009 164
7.8.1 Market Capitalization, 2005-2009 164
7.8.2 Enterprise Value, 2005-2009 166
7.8.3 EV/EBITDA, (times), 2005-2009 168
7.8.4 EV/Proved Reserves, $/boe, 2005-2009 170
7.8.5 EV/Per Daily BOE Produced, $/boe, 2005-2009 172
8 Appendix 174
8.1 Methodology 174
8.1.1 Coverage 174
8.1.2 Secondary Research 175
8.1.3 Primary Research 175
8.1.4 Expert Panel Validation 176
8.2 Definition & Methodology 176
8.3 Contact Us 176
8.4 About GlobalData 177
8.5 Disclaimer 177

1.1 List of Tables

Table 1: Leading 200 North American Oil and Gas Companies, Oil and Gas Reserves and Production, 2005-2009 16
Table 2: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total Proved Oil & Gas Reserves, MMboe, 2005-2009 18
Table 3: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Developed Oil & Gas Reserves, MMboe, 2005-2009 20
Table 4: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Undeveloped Oil & Gas Reserves, MMboe, 2005-2009 22
Table 5: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Finding & Development Reserves Additions, MMboe, 2005-2009 24
Table 6: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserves Replacement Additions(Excluding Sales), MMboe, 2005-2009 26
Table 7: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Finding Reserves Additions, MMboe, 2005-2009 28
Table 8: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Proved Oil Reserves, MMbbl, 2005-2009 30
Table 9: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Proved Gas Reserves, Bcf, 2005-2009 32
Table 10: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Proved Oil Reserves as a % of Total Oil and Gas Reserves, %, 2005-2009 34
Table 11: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Proved Gas Reserves as a % of Total Oil and Gas Reserves, %, 2005- 2009 36
Table 12: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total Oil & Gas Production, MMboe, 2005-2009 38
Table 13: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil Production, MMbbl, 2005-2009 40
Table 14: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Gas Production, Bcf, 2005-2009 42
Table 15: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Reserves Growth, 3-Year, CAGR, 2007-2009 44
Table 16: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Reserves Growth, 5-Year, CAGR, 2005-2009 46
Table 17: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Reserves Change, 2008-2009 48
Table 18: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Production Growth, 3-Year, CAGR, 2007-2009 50
Table 19: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Production Growth, 5-Year, CAGR, 2005-2009 52
Table 20: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Production Change, 2008-2009 54
Table 21: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Reserve/Oil and Gas Production Ratio, Years, 2005-2009 56
Table 22: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil Reserve/Oil Production Ratio, Years, 2005-2009 58
Table 23: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Gas Reserve/Gas Production Ratio, Years, 2005-2009 60
Table 24: Leading 200 North American Oil and Gas Companies, Reserve Replacement Ratio, %, Median, 2005-2009 61
Table 25: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserves Replacement (Including Sales), Annual, %, 2005-2009 63
Table 26: Top 20 MId-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserve Replacement (Including Sales), 3-Year, %, 2005-2009 65
Table 27: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserve Replacement (Including Sales), 5-Year, %, 2005-2009 67
Table 28: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserve Replacement (Excluding Sales), Annual, %, 2005-2009 69
Table 29: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserve Replacement (Excluding Sales), 3-Year, %, 2005-2009 71
Table 30: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserve Replacement (Excluding Sales), 5-Year, %, 2005-2009 73
Table 31: Leading 200 North American Oil and Gas Companies, Total Costs Incurred In Upstream Operations, 2005-2009 ($Million) 75
Table 32: Leading 200 North American Oil and Gas Companies, Cost per boe, $/boe, Median, 2005-2009 75
Table 33: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total Costs Incurred, $ Million, 2005-2009 79
Table 34: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total Acquisition Costs, $ Million, 2005-2009 81
Table 35: Top 20 MId-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Exploration Costs, $ Million, 2005-2009 83
Table 36: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Development Costs, $ Million, 2005-2009 85
Table 37: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Exploration and Development Cost, $ Million, 2005-2009 87
Table 38: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Exploration and Development Cost as a % of Total Cost Incurred, %, 2005-2009 89
Table 39: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Upstream Capex as a percentage of Cash Flow, %, 2005- 2009 91
Table 40: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Finding & Development Costs, $ Million, 2005-2009 93
Table 41: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Reserve Replacement Cost Per Boe, Annual, $/boe, 2005-2009 95
Table 42: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, 3-Year Weighted Average Reserve Replacement Cost Per Boe, $/boe, 2005-2009 97
Table 43: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, 5-Year Weighted Average Oil and Gas Reserve Replacement Costs Per Boe, $/boe, 2005-2009 99
Table 44: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Finding & Development Cost Per Boe, Annual, $/boe, 2005-2009 101
Table 45: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, 3-Year Weighted Average Oil and Gas Finding & Development Cost Per Boe, $/boe, 2005-2009 103
Table 46: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, 5-Year Weighted Average Oil and Gas Finding & Development Cost Per Boe, $/boe, 2005-2009 105
Table 47: Leading 200 North American Oil and Gas Companies, Results of Oil & Gas Operations Per Boe, $/boe, Median, 2005-2009 107
Table 48: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Revenue From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, $ Million, 2005-2009 109
Table 49: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Net Income/ Loss From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, $ Million, 2005-2009 111
Table 50: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Free Cash Flow From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, $ Million, 2005-2009 113
Table 51: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Revenue per boe, $/BOE, 2005-2009 115
Table 52: Top 20 MId-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Net Income per boe, $/BOE, 2005-2009 117
Table 53: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Cash Flow per boe, $/BOE, 2005-2009 119
Table 54: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total DD&A per boe, $/BOE, 2005-2009 121
Table 55: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Lifting Cost per boe, $/BOE,2005-2009 123
Table 56: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Net-back per boe, $/BOE, 2005-2009 125
Table 57: Top 20 Mid-Cap Us Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total Net Undeveloped Acreage, (Thousand Acres), 2005-2009 128
Table 58: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total Net Developed and Undeveloped Acreage, (Thousand Acres), 2005-2009 130
Table 59: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total Net Developed Acreage, (Thousand Acres), 2005-2009 132
Table 60: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, F&D Cost per Drilled Well, $Million/Well, 2005-2009 134
Table 61: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, F&D Reserves Additions per Net E&D Well Drilled, MMboe/Well 2005-2009 136
Table 62: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Developed Oil & Gas Reserves per well, Mboe/Well, 2005-2009 138
Table 63: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Developed Oil Reserves per Well, Mbbl/Well, 2005-2009 140
Table 64: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Developed Gas Reserves per Well, MMcf/Well, 2005-2009 142
Table 65: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Revenue, $ Million, 2005-2009 145
Table 66: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Operating Income, $ Million, 2005-2009 147
Table 67: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Net Income, $ Million, 2005-2009 149
Table 68: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, EBITDA, $ Million, 2005-2009 151
Table 69: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Operating Cash Flow, $ Million, 2005-2009 153
Table 70: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Revenue Growth, CAGR, %, 2005-2009 155
Table 71: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Profit Growth, CAGR, %, 2005-2009 157
Table 72: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Growth in Operating Cash Flow, CAGR, %, 2005-2009 159
Table 73: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Debt leverage, %, 2005-2009 161
Table 74: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total Debt/Proved Reserves , $/boe, 2005-2009 163
Table 75: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Market Capitalization, $ Million, 2005-2009 165
Table 76: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Enterprise Value, $ Million, 2005-2009 167
Table 77: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, EV/EBITDA, (times), 2005-2009 169
Table 78: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, EV/Proved Reserves,$/boe, 2005-2009 171
Table 79: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, EV/Per Daily BOE Produced,$/boe, 2005-2009 173

1.2 List of Figures

Figure 1: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total Proved Oil & Gas Reserves, MMboe, 2009 17
Figure 2: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Developed Oil & Gas Reserves, MMboe, 2009 19
Figure 3: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Undeveloped Oil & Gas Reserves, MMboe, 2009 21
Figure 4: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Finding & Development Reserves Additions, MMboe, 2009 23
Figure 5: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserves Replacement Additions(Excluding Sales), MMboe, 2009 25
Figure 6: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Finding Reserves Additions, MMboe, 2009 27
Figure 7: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Proved Oil Reserves, MMbbl, 2009 29
Figure 8: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Proved Gas Reserves, Bcf, 2009 31
Figure 9: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Proved Oil Reserves as a % of Total Oil and Gas Reserves, %, 2009 33
Figure 10: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Proved Gas Reserves as a % of Total Oil and Gas Reserves, %, 2009 35
Figure 11: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total Oil & Gas Production, MMboe, 2009 37
Figure 12: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil Production, MMbbl, 2009 39
Figure 13: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Gas Production, Bcf, 2009 41
Figure 14: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Reserves Growth, 3-Year, CAGR, 2007-2009 43
Figure 15: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Reserves Growth, 5-Year, CAGR, 2005-2009 45
Figure 16: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Reserves Change, 2008-2009 47
Figure 17: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Production Growth, 3-Year, CAGR, 2007-2009 49
Figure 18: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Production Growth, 5-Year, CAGR, 2005-2009 51
Figure 19: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Production Change, 2008-2009 53
Figure 20: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Reserve/Oil and Gas Production Ratio, Years, 2009 55
Figure 21: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil Reserve/Oil Production Ratio, Years, 2009 57
Figure 22: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Gas Reserve/Gas Production Ratio, Years, 2009 59
Figure 23: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserves Replacement (Including Sales), Annual, %, 2009 62
Figure 24: Top 20 MId-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserve Replacement (Including Sales), 3-Year, %, 2009 64
Figure 25: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserve Replacement (Including Sales), 5-Year, %, 2009 66
Figure 26: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserve Replacement (Excluding Sales), Annual, %, 2009 68
Figure 27: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserve Replacement (Excluding Sales), 3-Year, %, 2009 70
Figure 28: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Reserve Replacement (Excluding Sales), 5-Year, %, 2009 72
Figure 29: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total Costs Incurred, $ Million, 2009 78
Figure 30: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total Acquisition Costs, $ Million, 2009 80
Figure 31: Top 20 MId-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Exploration Costs, $ Million, 2009 82
Figure 32: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Development Costs, $ Million, 2009 84
Figure 33: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Exploration and Development Cost, $ Million, 2009 86
Figure 34: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Exploration and Development Cost as a % of Total Cost Incurred, %, 2009 88
Figure 35: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Upstream Capex as a percentage of Cash Flow, %, 2009 90
Figure 36: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Finding & Development Costs, $ Million, 2009 92
Figure 37: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Reserve Replacement Cost Per Boe, Annual, $/boe, 2009 94
Figure 38: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, 3-Year Weighted Average Reserve Replacement Cost Per Boe, $/boe, 2009 96
Figure 39: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, 5-Year Weighted Average Oil and Gas Reserve Replacement Costs Per Boe, $/boe, 2009 98
Figure 40: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil and Gas Finding & Development Cost Per Boe, Annual, $/boe, 2009 100
Figure 41: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, 3-Year Weighted Average Oil and Gas Finding & Development Cost Per Boe, $/boe, 2009 102
Figure 42: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, 5-Year Weighted Average Oil and Gas Finding & Development Cost Per Boe, $/boe, 2009 104
Figure 43: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Revenue From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, $ Million, 2009 108
Figure 44: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Net Income/ Loss From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, $ Million, 2009 110
Figure 45: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Free Cash Flow From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, $ Million, 2009 112
Figure 46: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Oil & Gas Revenue per boe, $/BOE, 2009 114
Figure 47: Top 20 MId-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Net Income per boe, $/BOE, 2009 116
Figure 48: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Cash Flow per boe, $/BOE, 2009 118
Figure 49: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total DD&A per boe, $/BOE, 2009 120
Figure 50: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Lifting Cost per boe, $/BOE,2009 122
Figure 51: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Net-back per boe, $/BOE, 2009 124
Figure 52: Top 20 Mid-Cap Us Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total Net Undeveloped Acreage, (Thousand Acres), 2009 127
Figure 53: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total Net Developed and Undeveloped Acreage, (Thousand Acres), 2009 129
Figure 54: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total Net Developed Acreage, (Thousand Acres), 2009 131
Figure 55: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, F&D Cost per Drilled Well, $Million/Well, 2009 133
Figure 56: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, F&D Reserves Additions per Net E&D Well Drilled, MMboe/Well 2009 135
Figure 57: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Developed Oil & Gas Reserves per well, Mboe/Well, 2009 137
Figure 58: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Developed Oil Reserves per Well, Mbbl/Well, 2009 139
Figure 59: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Developed Gas Reserves per Well, MMcf/Well, 2009 141
Figure 60: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Revenue, $ Million, 2009 144
Figure 61: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Operating Income, $ Million, 2009 146
Figure 62: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Net Income, $ Million, 2009 148
Figure 63: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, EBITDA, $ Million, 2009 150
Figure 64: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Operating Cash Flow, $ Million, 2009 152
Figure 65: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Revenue Growth, CAGR, %, 2005-2009 154
Figure 66: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Profit Growth, CAGR, %, 2005-2009 156
Figure 67: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Growth in Operating Cash Flow, CAGR, %, 2005-2009 158
Figure 68: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Debt leverage, %, 2009 160
Figure 69: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Total Debt/Proved Reserves , $/boe, 2009 162
Figure 70: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Market Capitalization, $ Million, 2009 164
Figure 71: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, Enterprise Value, $ Million, 2009 166
Figure 72: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, EV/EBITDA, (times), 2009 168
Figure 73: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, EV/Proved Reserves,$/boe, 2009 170
Figure 74: Top 20 Mid-Cap US Exploration and Production (E&P) Companies, EV/Per Daily BOE Produced,$/boe, 2009 172
Figure 75: GlobalData Methodology 174