Natural Resources >> Analyst Interviews >> August 1, 2004

OIL & GAS COMPANIES: RAYMOND DEACON – HARRIS NESBITT

RAYMOND DEACON, a Senior Analyst at Harris Nesbitt, received an MBA in Finance from the New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business, an MA in Classics from Columbia University, and graduated cum laude from Colgate University with a BA in Classics and German. Additionally, Mr. Deacon has served as a Board member on the Membership Committee for the National Association of Petroleum Analysts. His prior experience includes Principal, Senior Equity Analyst, First Albany Capital; Principal, Senior Equity Analyst, RBC/Dain Rauscher; Senior Equity Analyst, Hibernia Bank/SouthCoast Capital; Associate Equity Analyst, Salomon Brothers; and Industry Analyst, Standard & Poor's. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Profile
TWST: Could you start with a quick overview of your coverage at Harris

Nesbitt?

Mr. Deacon: I cover Murphy (MUR), Devon (DVN), Apache (APA), Anadarko

(APC), Comstock Resources (CRK), Cabot