New Report: Mariner Energy Inc. Valuation Report, June 2010 - Strategic and Operational Analysis

June 22, 2010 - PRLog -- Mariner Energy, Inc. (Mariner) is an independent energy company primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of crude oil and natural gas resources in the US. The company's major focus is on the Permian Basin, the GOM (deepwater and shelf) and the Gulf Coast region in the US.

Scope

* Investment Thesis: This section highlights Mariner Energy Inc's new ventures, liquidity issues, assets analysis, hedging, new projects details, capex funding, geographical results of oil and gas operations, and other related analysis.    
* Goals and Strategies: Provide highlights on their existing and upcoming challenges with the possible strategies.
* SWOT: This section highlights the companies internal strength, weakness, opportunities and threats to better understand their position in the market
* Production and Development profile: This section highlights the companies' forecasted crude oil and natural gas production from their existing and upcoming assets. It also covers the detailed information and analysis on the producing and development assets.  
* Exploration and M&A trends: This section includes exploration assets information resulted due to new discoveries, new drilling and other activities. Additionally, M&A section highlights the companies' recent assets transactions, joint ventures, acquisition, and divestment activities during the specified period.  
* Financial Forecast and Valuation: This section highlights the detailed financial forecast of the companies for coming five years. This section also provides intrinsic value of the companies' by using different valuation techniques.  
* Peer Group: This section compares peer group performance with the main companies on the basis of share prices, financial ratios, operational and financial parameters and other related activities.

Reasons to buy

The report will enhance the decision-making capability in a more rapid and time sensitive manner. It will allow you to:

* Provide detailed analysis to those who are interested in knowing the companies' existing and future business strategies.
* Provide in-depth analysis on the companies E&P profiles along with the exploration and M&A updates.
* Provide valuable insights to those who are tracking oil and gas markets and wants to know the intrinsic value of the companies.    
* Use the analysis for strategy and planning, M&A identifications, and competitor analysis.

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Partial Table of Contents:

1 Table of Content 2
1.1 List of Tables 7
1.2 List of Figures 9
2 Mariner Energy, Inc., Company Overview 14
3 Mariner Energy, Inc., Watchlist For 2010 17
4 Mariner Energy, Inc., Investment Summary 18
4.1 Organic Growth to be Fuelled by Large Prospect Inventory 18
4.2 Proven Record of Reserve and Production Growth 20
4.3 Growth in Permian Basin and Entry into New Core Areas 21
5 Mariner Energy, Inc., SWOT Analysis 24
5.1 Strengths 24
5.1.1 Robust Inventory 24
5.1.2 Increasing Onshore Exposure 24
5.1.3 Increasing Oil Reserves 24
5.1.4 Offshore Technology 25
5.1.5 Healthy Cash Flows 25
5.1.6 Operational Control 25
5.2 Weaknesses 25
5.2.1 Dependence on Natural Gas 25
5.2.2 Exposure to the Gulf of Mexico 26
5.3 Opportunities 26
5.3.1 Strengthening Crude Oil Prices 26
5.4 Threats 26
5.4.1 Obstacles to Implementing Capital Spending Plan 26
5.4.2 Inefficient Development of Properties 26
6 Mariner Energy, Inc., Goals and Strategies 27
6.1 Creation of a Balanced Portfolio of Assets 27
6.2 Building New Core Areas 28
6.3 Maintenance of Liquidity 29
7 Mariner Energy, Inc., Production Overview 31
7.1 Production Profile 31
7.2 Gulf of Mexico - Shallow Water 33
7.3 Gulf of Mexico - Deep Water 34
7.4 Onshore - Permian Basin 36
7.5 Costs Incurred 39
8 Mariner Energy, Inc., Development Overview 41
8.1 Development Profile 41
8.2 Onshore 42
8.3 Gulf of Mexico - Deepwater 42
8.4 Gulf of Mexico - Shelf 43
9 Mariner Energy, Inc., Exploration and M&A Highlights 44
9.1 Offshore Activities 44
9.2 Onshore Activities 45
9.3 Reserve Additions and Associated Costs 47
9.4 M&A Activity 49
10 Mariner Energy, Inc., Acquisition Of Edge Petroleum 51
10.1 Deal Synopsis 51
10.2 Acquired Asset Overview 52
10.2.1 South Texas 52
10.2.2 Southeast New Mexico 52
10.2.3 Mississippi Interior Salt Basin 52
10.2.4 South Louisiana 53
10.2.5 Arkansas and Michigan 53
11 Mariner Energy, Inc., Outlook 54
12 Mariner Energy, Inc., Forecast Production and Financial Statements 55
12.1 Income Statement (2007-2014E) 57
12.2 Balance Sheet (2007-2014E) 58
12.3 Cash Flow Statement (2007-2014E) 59
12.4 Financial Ratios 60
13 Mariner Energy, Inc., Valuation 62
13.1 Net Asset Value 62
13.2 Valuation Horizon 65
14 Mariner Energy, Inc., Peer Comparision 66
14.1 Share Price Performance 66
14.2 Operational and Financial Performance 67
14.3 Key Financial and Operational Ratio 70
15 Mariner Energy, Inc., Key Risks 72
15.1 Fluctuating Crude Oil and Natural Gas Prices 72
15.2 Low Reserve Life 72
15.3 High Exposure to the Gulf of Mexico 72
15.4 Unavailability or High Cost of Drilling Equipment 72
16 Mariner Energy, Inc., Detailed Financial and Operational Metrics 73
16.1 Mariner Energy, Inc., Quarterly Results of Oil & Gas Operations Per BOE Produced 73
16.1.1 Results of Oil & Gas Operations Per BOE Produced, Q4, 2008-Q4, 2009 73
16.1.2 Results of Oil & Gas Operations Per BOE Growth Rates, Q4, 2008-Q4, 2009 73
16.2 Mariner Energy, Inc., Quarterly E&P Costs Trends 74
16.2.1 Upstream Capital Expenditure, Q4, 2008-Q4, 2009 74
16.3 Mariner Energy, Inc., Quarterly Production Trends 75

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