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To: Razorbak who wrote (85502)	1/28/2001 10:55:25 AM
From: Tommaso	Respond to of 95453

Thanks a lot, Razor. That site also shows all the repurchases by the companies themselves, which in some cases (TLM, VRM) are ongoing and very substantial.

To: Razorbak who wrote (85502)	1/28/2001 2:50:28 PM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

Hi again, The site you gave me is so good that I want to post it again: smallcapcenter.com I find very active insider buying for some of my obscure Canadian producers such as Summit and Gentry--and also for Anderson, which is getting to be pretty big. Talisman has bought back about 100,000,000 shares in recent months, though that's only about 2 percent of market cap. Tiny Vermilion (which I hold) is also buying back shares. All these are making money hand over fist and most are rapidly increasing production. I would not be surprised to see more acquisitions. Already Berkley and Numac mentioned ikn the Barron's article a month ago have been bid for. Anyone have any other names to mention?

To: Razorbak who wrote (85502)	1/28/2001 4:38:56 PM
From: Arktic	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

Razor: Thoughts regarding the massive runup in HEC (62%) since thursday afternoon? I'm pretty pleased to be holding a position. News must be on the way. Wonder if the news will cause it to spike further or if traders will dump on the news causing a short-term decline? In any case, I'm in HEC as a long-term investment. Very interesting activity of late. Also, the post about Saddam having two nuclear bombs sure makes owning non-mideast oil producing companies more attractive by the minute. I wonder if the defector is providing accurate information? The cloak and dagger world of disinformation in the intelligence community makes me wonder about the veracity of everything I hear in the news. At the same time, it's quite possible that Saddam has put together two bombs. If so, international relations could become superheated. Frankly, I hate to even think about what it implies. Anyway, appreciate your thoughts about HEC.