Summary

Oil & Gas Monthly Deals Analysis-October 2009 " report is an essential source of data and trend analysis on the mergers and acquisitions and financings in the oil and gas industry. The report provides detailed information on M&A, Equity/Debt Offerings, Private Equity, Venture Financing and Partnership transactions registered in the oil and gas industry in September 2009. The report portrays detailed comparative data on the number of deals and their value in the last six months subdivided by deal types, segments, and geographies. Additionally, the report provides information on top financial advisory firms in the oil and gas industry.
Data presented in this report is derived from 's proprietary in-house Energy eTrack deals database and primary and secondary research.

Scope

-Analyze market trends for the oil and gas industry in the global arena
-Review of deal trends in upstream, midstream, downstream, and equipment & services segments
-Analysis of M&A, Equity/Debt Offerings, Private Equity, Venture Financing and Partnerships in the oil and gas industry
-Summary of oil and gas deals globally in the last six months
-Information on top deals happened in the industry
-Geographies covered include-North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South & Central America, and Middle East & Africa
-League Tables of financial advisors in M&A and equity/debt offerings. This includes key advisors such as Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, and Goldman Sachs

Reasons to buy

-Enhance your decision making capability in a more rapid and time sensitive manner
-Find Out the major deal performing segments for investments in your industry
-Evaluate type of companies divesting/acquiring and ways to raise capital in the market
-Do Deals with an understanding of how competitors are financed, and the mergers and partnerships that have shaped the oil and gas industry
-Identify growth segments and opportunities in each region within the industry
-Look for key financial advisors where you are planning to raise capital from the market or for acquisitions within the industry

Table of Contents

1.1 List of Tables 5
1.2 List of Figures 6
2 Oil & Gas Industry, Deal Summary 8
2.1 Oil & Gas Industry, Deal Value versus Volume Analysis, September 2009 8
2.2 Oil & Gas Industry, Featured Deals, September 2009 9
2.2.1 Shell Completes Public Offering Of $2 Billion Of 4.3% Guaranteed Notes Due 2019 9
2.2.2 Cobalt International Energy Files For IPO 9
2.2.3 Ecopetrol Announces Public Offering Of $1.5 Billion 10
2.2.4 The Dow Chemical Completes Sale Of Its Interest In Total Raffinaderij Nederland To Total 10
2.2.5 Global Infrastructure Partners To Acquire 50% Interest In Chesapeake Midstream Partners 10
2.3 Oil & Gas Industry, Rumor Deals, September 2009 11
2.3.1 China National Offshore Oil To Acquire Oil Reserves In Nigeria 11
3 Oil & Gas Industry, Deal Summary, By Type 12
3.1 Oil & Gas Industry, Asset Transactions of September 2009 12
3.2 Oil & Gas Industry, Asset Transactions of the Month 13
3.2.1 Sonangol To Acquire 20% Interest In Angola Block 32 From Marathon 13
3.2.2 EXCO Resources To Sell Its Oil And Gas Producing Assets In Oklahoma 13
3.2.3 Petrohawk Energy Enters Into Definitive Agreement To Sell Its Permian Basin Properties 13
3.2.4 Teekay Offshore Partners To Acquire Petrojarl Varg Floating Production Storage 13
3.2.5 ArcLight Capital Partners Acquires Oil And Gas Pipelines In Gulf of Mexico 14
3.3 Oil & Gas Industry, M&A Deals, September 2009 15
3.4 Oil & Gas Industry, Equity Offerings, September 2009 17
3.5 Oil & Gas Industry, Debt Offerings, September 2009 19
3.6 Oil & Gas Industry, PE/VC, September 2009 21
3.7 Oil & Gas Industry, Partnership Deals, September 2009 22
3.8 Partnership Deals in September 2009 23
4 Oil & Gas Deal Summary by Sector 24
4.1 Upstream Oil & Gas Deals, September 2009 24
4.1.1 Upstream Energy-Deals of the Month 25
4.1.2 Upstream Oil & Gas, Acquisitions and Asset Transactions'Multiples, April 2009-September 2009 26
4.2 Midstream Oil & Gas Deals, September 2009 27
4.2.1 Midstream Energy-Deals of the Month 28
4.3 Downstream Oil & Gas Deals, September 2009 29
4.3.1 Downstream Energy-Deals of the Month 30
4.4 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Deals, September 2009 31
4.4.1 Equipment and Services-Deals of the Month 32
5 Oil & Gas Deal Summary by Geography 33
5.1 North America Oil & Gas Deals, September 2009 33
5.1.1 North America-Deals of the Month 34
5.1.2 North America Oil & Gas, Acquisitions and Asset Transactions'Multiples, April 2009-September 2009 35
5.2 Europe Oil & Gas Deals, September 2009 36
5.2.1 Europe-Deals of the Month 37
5.3 Asia-Pacific Oil & Gas Deals, September 2009 38
5.3.1 Asia-Pacific-Deals of the Month 39
5.4 Rest of the World (ROW) Oil & Gas Deals, September 2009 40
5.4.1 ROW-Deals of the Month 41
6 Oil & Gas Industry, Top Advisors 42
6.1 Oil & Gas Industry, Top Financial Advisors, M&A, April 2009-September 2009 42
6.2 Oil & Gas Industry, Top Financial Advisors, Equity Offerings, April 2009-September 2009 43
6.3 Oil & Gas Industry, Top Financial Advisors, Debt Offerings, April 2009-September 2009 44
7 Further Information 45
7.1 Methodology 45
7.2 About  45
7.3 Contact Us 46
7.4 Disclosure information 46
7.5 Disclaimer 46

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Oil & Gas Industry, Deals Summary, April 2009-September 2009 9
Table 2:  Oil and Gas, Top Deals, September 2009 9
Table 3: Oil & Gas Industry, Asset Transactions, Deals Summary, April 2009-September 2009 12
Table 4: Oil & Gas Industry, M&A Deals, Deals Summary, April 2009-September 2009 15
Table 5: Oil & Gas Industry, Top M&A Deals, September 2009 16
Table 6: Oil & Gas Industry, Equity Offerings, Deals Summary, April 2009-September 2009 17
Table 7: Oil & Gas Industry, Top Equity Offerings, September 2009 18
Table 8: Oil & Gas Industry, Debt Offerings, Deals Summary, April 2009-September 2009 19
Table 9: Oil & Gas Industry, Top Debt Offerings, September 2009 20
Table 10: Oil & Gas Industry, PE/VC, Deals Summary, April 2009-September 2009 21
Table 11: Oil & Gas Industry, Partnership Deals, April 2009-September 2009 22
Table 12: Upstream Oil & Gas Industry, Deals Summary, April 2009-September 2009 25
Table 13: Upstream Oil & Gas, Acquisitions and Asset Transactions'Multiples, April 2009-September 2009 26
Table 14: Midstream Oil & Gas Industry, Deals Summary, April 2009-September 2009 28
Table 15: Downstream Oil & Gas Industry, Deals Summary, April 2009-September 2009 30
Table 16: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services, Deals Summary, April 2009-September 2009 32
Table 17: Oil & Gas Industry, North America, Deals Summary, April 2009-September 2009 34
Table 18: Upstream Oil & Gas, Acquisitions and Asset Transactions'Multiples, April 2009-September 2009 35
Table 19: Oil & Gas Industry, Europe, Deals Summary, April 2009-September 2009 37
Table 20: Oil & Gas Industry, Asia-Pacific, Deals Summary, April 2009-September 2009 39
Table 21: Oil & Gas Industry, Rest of the World, Deals Summary, April 2009-September 2009 40
Table 22:  Oil & Gas Industry, Top Financial Advisors, M&A, April 2009-September 2009 42
Table 23:  Oil & Gas Industry, Top Financial Advisors, Equity Offerings, April 2009-September 2009 43
Table 24:  Oil & Gas Industry, Top Financial Advisors, Debt Offerings, April 2009-September 2009 44

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Oil & Gas Industry, Deal Value and Volume, April 2009-September 2009 8
Figure 2: Oil & Gas Industry, Asset Transactions, Deal Value and Volume, April 2009-September 2009 12
Figure 3: Oil & Gas Industry, M&A Deals, Deal Value and Volume, April 2009-September 2009 15
Figure 4: Oil & Gas Industry, Equity Offerings, Deal Value and Volume, April 2009-September 2009 17
Figure 5: Oil & Gas Industry, Debt Offerings, Deal Value and Volume, April 2009-September 2009 19
Figure 6: Oil & Gas Industry, PE/VC, Deal Value and Volume, April 2009-September 2009 21
Figure 7: Oil & Gas Industry, Partnership Deals, April 2009-September 2009 22
Figure 8: Upstream Oil & Gas Industry, Deal Value and Volume, April 2009-September 2009 24
Figure 9: Upstream Oil & Gas, Acquisitions and Asset Transactions'Multiples, April 2009-September 2009 26
Figure 10: Midstream Oil & Gas Industry, Deal Value and Volume, April 2009-September 2009 27
Figure 11: Downstream Oil & Gas Industry, Deal Value and Volume, April 2009-September 2009 29
Figure 12: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services, Deal Value and Volume, April 2009-September 2009 31
Figure 13: Oil & Gas Industry, North America, Deal Value and Volume, April 2009-September 2009 33
Figure 14: North America Oil & Gas, Acquisitions and Asset Transactions'Multiples, April 2009-September 2009 35
Figure 15: Oil & Gas Industry, Europe, Deal Value and Volume, April 2009-September 2009 36
Figure 16: Oil & Gas Industry, Asia-Pacific, Deal Value and Volume, April 2009-September 2009 38
Figure 17: Oil & Gas Industry, Rest of the World, Deal Value and Volume, April 2009-September 2009 40
Figure 18: Oil & Gas Industry, Top Financial Advisors, M&A, April 2009-September 2009 42
Figure 19: Oil & Gas Industry, Top Financial Advisors, Equity Offerings, April 2009-September 2009 43
Figure 20: Oil & Gas Industry, Top Financial Advisors, Debt Offerings, April 2009-September 2009 44