Eight Leading Energy Firms Recognized With Oil and Gas Investor 'Excellence Awards'

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May 18, 2011, 11:21 ET

HOUSTON, May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil and Gas Investor magazine will recognize the winners of its 7th annual "Excellence Awards" on June 2, 2011, in Houston. These prestigious awards will be presented during the afternoon session of Hart Energy's 4th annual Energy Capital Conference.

"Since 2004, the Oil and Gas Investor editors have been pleased to review our readers' nominations for the best companies, deals and the individuals behind them," Editor-in-Chief Leslie Haines said. "This year's winners continue the tradition of vision and professionalism that characterizes our Excellence Awards."

The 2010 honorees are:
*Executive of the Year* – Edward E. Cohen, president and CEO of Atlas Energy LP
*Best Discovery* – Noble Energy Inc. for its Leviathan natural gas discovery offshore Israel
*Best Financing of the Year* – Energy Corp. of America for its Marcellus Royalty Trust I
*M&A Deal of the Year* – Chesapeake Energy Corp. and CNOOC Ltd. for their Eagle Ford JV
*Turnaround of the Year* – Chaparral Energy Inc. for its 2010-11 restructuring
*Best Corporate Citizen* – Pioneer Natural Resources Corp. for its work in the Raton Basin
*Best Field Rejuvenation* – Concho Resources Inc. for its Bone Spring play in the Delaware Basin
*Best Investor Relations* – Linn Energy LP and its vice president of IR, Clay Jeansonne.

In 2011, Oil and Gas Investor magazine celebrates 30 years of setting the standard for energy journalism. Headquartered in Houston, Hart Energy ranks among the leading providers of news, data and analysis for the global energy industry. Its market-leading publishing and consulting expertise has been extended to online products (databases, maps) and services (web sites, market information) as well as industry conferences and exhibitions.

For media credentials to attend the Energy Capital Conference, contact Greg Salerno at [email protected] .