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Issuer Ranking: U.S. Oil And Gas Companies, Strongest To Weakest Jul 10

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Abstract
As we look toward the second half of 2010, "uncertain" would be the best adjective to describe conditions in the oil and gas sector. Natural gas prices remain low and, in Standard & Poor's Ratings Services' view, gas prices could continue to decline given high inventory levels and rig counts. Efficiencies in drilling techniques, strong hedge books, and drilling to hold leases have combined to sustain production and increase the rig count. However, our outlook on oil prices continues to remain positive supported by global GDP growth and supply discipline particularly from OPEC. Although we expect refiners to post a good quarterly financial performance, we believe conditions will be weak in the second half of 2010 as throughput volumes remain...

Standard and Poors RatingsXpress Credit Research provides in-depth coverage of international corporates, financial institutions, insurance companies, utilities, sovereigns and structured finance programs. RatingsXpress Credit Research lets users determine the credit rating of holdings and identify key factors underlying an issuer's creditworthiness, distinguishes the different risk exposures for new and existing deals, and provides an understanding of how their analysts interpret key regulatory, political and environmental events and their economic impact.

Research Type: Commentary
Criteria articles describe the thought process and methodology Standard & Poor's analysts use in determining ratings. These commentary pieces discuss both the quantitative (economic and financial) and qualitative (business analysis and caliber of management) aspects of the analysis, as well as legal issues.

Companies Mentioned

- Hess Corp.
- EQT Corp.
- Forest Oil Corp.
- Halliburton Co.
- National Fuel Gas Co.
- Newpark Resources Inc.
- Noble Energy Inc.
- Occidental Petroleum Corp.
- Bristow Group Inc.
- Rowan Cos. Inc.
- Smith International Inc.
- Chevron Corp.
- Sunoco Inc.
- Tesoro Corp.
- Valero Energy Corp.
- Frontier Oil Corp.
- Apache Corp.
- MDU Resources Group Inc.
- Southwestern Energy Co.
- Hunt Oil Co.
- Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
- Questar Corp.
- Energen Corp.
- Baker Hughes Inc.
- Murphy Oil Corp.
- EOG Resources Inc.
- Noble Corp.
- CITGO Petroleum Corp.
- National Oilwell Varco Inc.
- SEACOR Holdings Inc.
- Deer Park Refining L.P.
- Chesapeake Energy Corp.
- Pride International Inc.
- Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.
- Nabors Industries Inc.
- Mariner Energy Inc.
- Parker Drilling Co.
- Swift Energy Co.
- Transocean Inc.
- Range Resources Corp.
- United Refining Co.
- Trico Marine Services Inc.
- Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
- Ensco International Inc.
- Stone Energy Corp.
- Newfield Exploration Co.
- Denbury Resources Inc.
- Cameron International Corp.
- GulfMark Offshore Inc.
- Comstock Resources Inc.
- Continental Resources Inc.
- Motiva Enterprises LLC
- Key Energy Services Inc.
- QEP Resources Inc.
- Devon Energy Corp.
- Superior Energy Services Inc.
- ExxonMobil Corp.
- FMC Technologies Inc.
- Dresser Inc.
- Marathon Oil Corp.
- ATP Oil & Gas Corp.
- Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc.
- Schlumberger Ltd.
- Schlumberger Technology Corp.
- Total Safety U.S. Inc.
- Alon USA Energy Inc.
- Flint Hills Resources LLC
- PHI Inc.
- Plains Exploration & Production Co.
- ConocoPhillips
- Hilcorp Energy I L.P.
- Western Refining Inc.
- Basic Energy Services Inc.
- Koch Resources LLC
- EXCO Resources Inc.
- Whiting Petroleum Corp.
- Seitel Inc.
- Dresser-Rand Group Inc.
- Venoco Inc.
- Holly Energy Partners L.P.
- Delta Petroleum Corp. (Unsolicited Ratings)
- PetroQuest Energy Inc.
- Hercules Offshore Inc.
- Cimarex Energy Co.
- Clayton Williams Energy Inc.
- Complete Production Services
- Petrohawk Energy Corp.
- Chart Industries Inc.
- Chaparral Energy Inc.
- Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P.
- Weatherford International Ltd.
- Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc. (Unsolicited Ratings)
- Quicksilver Resources Inc.
- W&T Offshore Inc.
- Brigham Exploration Co.
- Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.
- Frontier Drilling ASA
- Stewart & Stevenson LLC
- Maxum Petroleum Operating Co.
- Berry Petroleum Co.
- Hudson Products Holdings Inc.
- Global Geophysical Services Inc.
- Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services
- Titan Specialties Ltd.
- SandRidge Energy Inc.
- SM Energy Co.
- Dune Energy Inc. (Unsolicited Ratings)
- Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd.
- Penn Virginia Corp.
- Exterran Holdings Inc.
- Varel Funding LLC
- McMoRan Exploration Co.
- PDC Energy Inc.
- Atlas Energy Resources LLC
- Forbes Energy Services LLC
- Bill Barrett Corp.
- Alon Refining Krotz Springs Inc.
- Linn Energy LLC
- HollyFrontier Corp.
- Gary-Williams Energy Corp.
- Concho Resources Inc.
- Antero Resources LLC
- Geokinetics Holdings Inc.
- Ensco PLC
- Sabine Oil & Gas LLC
- Stallion Oilfield Holdings Inc.
- Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
- Rosetta Resources Inc.

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