This page contains papers and presentations focusing on the oil and natural gas industry.

October 11, 2004: Swift Energy Company's First 25 Years: A Triumph of Team Effort; A Message to Employees from Chairman A. Earl Swift.

November 2004: Proud Past, Bright Future: Reflections of Chairman A. Earl Swift on Swift Energy Company's 25th Anniversary.

“New Zealand,” by Leslie Haines in Oil and Gas Investor (April 2002). This article explains why Swift Energy and other independent producers are finding New Zealand an increasingly attractive region for exploration and production. “No independent has made a bigger splash in New Zealand than Houston’s Swift Energy Co.,” writes Haines, pointing out that Swift is one of two companies (the other is Shell Oil Co.) that have made significant oil and gas discoveries in the country during the last three years. The independents find a particularly friendly government, which is facing a shortage of natural gas as the country’s largest gas field, the Maui Field, approaches depletion within the next few years. (This article is posted in Acrobat PDF [127KB] format with the permission of Oil and Gas Investor.)

The History of Oil and Natural Gas: An Investor's Look. Swift Energy charts the historical trends of oil and natural gas prices and projects increasing demands for natural gas.

U.S. Natural Gas Supply and the Independent Producer. This paper was presented by A. Earl Swift, chairman and CEO of Swift Energy Company, at the September 14, 2000, meeting of the Houston Association of Petroleum Landmen. Two PDF versions of his presentation are posted on this web site -- one in color and the other in black and white (to aid those wishing to print the document in black and white).

New Zealand's Taranaki Basin: An Attractive Investment Opportunity, by A. Earl Swift and presented by Terry E. Swift at the 2000 New Zealand Petroleum Conference held March 19-22, 2000.

Chairman A. Earl Swift Reflects on the Company's Roots. With Swift Energy Company's 20th anniversary coinciding with the end of the 20th century, Chairman A. Earl Swift reflects on how early 20th century events led to the founding of the Company.

History of the Ownership of Mineral Rights, by H. J. Gruy, H. J. Gruy and Associates, Inc., Houston, Texas. Mr. Gruy points out that the United States of America is the only country in the world in which minerals in the ground belong to the surface owner and that fact is a major reason for our nation’s greatness.