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To: CommanderCricket who wrote (65927)	5/9/2000 9:20:00 PM
From: CommanderCricket	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

I have spent so much time researching E&P and OSX stocks over the last year that I'm kinda at loss on what to buy. Most of my favorites have run too fast, too quickly for me to buy into them (XTO, UPR, APA, etc). Anyone want to suggest or share a suggestion on an up and coming tech stock now that the market has sold off? How about QQQ on the AMEX? Cash needs a home. Please, please sell me back my KEG! I promise I'll hold it for more than a few hours...VBG. Regards,

To: CommanderCricket who wrote (65927)	5/9/2000 9:33:00 PM
From: upanddown	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

What a trader KEG has been lately! Any of you want to sell me back your shares at $9 again? Been here 5 times over the last several weeks. Michael, That statement caught my eye because that hasn't been my experience with KEG at all. Today was actually the first close above 10 in four weeks. Congratulations if you have been trading this one successfully. I have had trouble getting a feel for it. In under 5 and out by 6, much too early. Back in at 10 3/4 with some averaging down around 8 1/2. Done OK but haven't felt it has been much of a trader lately. Good luck. John

To: CommanderCricket who wrote (65927)	5/9/2000 9:48:00 PM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

You seem to be using KEG purely as a short-term trading vehicle. What are the chances of its hitting enduring profitablility? Key Energy Services, Inc. (Key), is the largest onshore, rig-based well servicing contractor in the world, with approximately 1,400 well service rigs and 1,200 oilfield trucks as of June 30, 1999. The Company is also a leading onshore drilling contractor, with 73 land drilling rigs as of June 30, 1999. In addition, Key produces and develops oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin and Texas Panhandle. The Company's well services include rig-based services, oilfield trucking and ancillary oilfield services. The Company provides contract drilling services for major and independent oil companies onshore the continental United States in the Permian Basin, the Four Corners area, Michigan, the Northeast, the Gulf Coast, and the Rocky Mountains, and internationally in Argentina and Ontario, Canada. The Company is engaged in the production of oil and natural gas in the Permian Basin and Panhandle areas of West Texas through its wholly owned subsidiary, Odessa Exploration, Inc. Financial Summary Key Energy is a provider of onshore oil and gas well services in the United States and Argentina, operating 1,420 well service rigs, 1,200 oilfield trucks and 73 drilling rigs. For the six months ended 12/99, revenues rose 19% to $309.3 million. Net loss rose 90% to $15.1 million. Revenues reflect increased well servicing due to the effect of acquisitions completed. Earnings reflect additional debt incurred in connection with the acquisitions.