Acquires

Drilling services company Cal Dive International Inc. last week acquired a 20% interest in the planned deepwater Independence Hub LLC from Enterprise Products Partners LP for an undisclosed amount of money. Installation of the platform is scheduled for late 2006, and first natural gas production is expected in 2007.

Drilling services company Cal Dive International Inc. has acquired a 20% interest in the planned deepwater Independence Hub LLC from Enterprise Products Partners LP for an undisclosed amount of money. Installation of the platform is scheduled for late 2006, and first natural gas production is expected in 2007.

Arena Resources Inc. said Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement with an undisclosed company to acquire oil and natural gas properties located in West Texas for $10.55 million, comprised of $9.5 million cash and 150,000 restricted shares of the company’s common stock, valued at $7 per share.

Arena Resources Inc. said Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement with an undisclosed company to acquire oil and natural gas properties located in West Texas for $10.55 million, comprised of $9.5 million cash and 150,000 restricted shares of the company’s common stock, valued at $7 per share.

Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc., a mega-investment firm based in Dallas and London, has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Regency Gas Services LLC. of Dallas in a transaction valued at $405 million, more than double the cost of Regency’s major assets that were acquired in the last year and a half, mainly from El Paso Energy and Duke Energy.

Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc., a mega-investment firm based in Dallas and London, has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Regency Gas Services LLC. of Dallas in a transaction valued at $405 million, more than double the cost of Regency’s major assets that were acquired in the last year and a half, mainly from El Paso Energy and Duke Energy.

Calgary-based Canadian Superior Energy Inc. acquired El Paso Corp.’s offshore Nova Scotia exploration and production (E&P) assets last week for an undisclosed amount. The two companies teamed up in 2002 and again in 2003 to work in the Scotian offshore, but the projects have never matched El Paso’s expectations.

Calgary-based Canadian Superior Energy Inc. has acquired El Paso Corp.’s offshore Nova Scotia exploration and production (E&P) assets for an undisclosed amount. The two companies teamed up in 2002 and again in 2003 to work in the Scotian offshore, but the projects have never matched El Paso’s expectations.

Houston-based independent Pogo Producing Co. is acquiring some natural gas properties in the San Juan Basin in two separate transactions from unnamed sellers. With the two agreements, which total $189 million, Pogo will add an estimated 100 Bcfe along with current production of 15 MMcf/d.