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Gold/Mining/Energy : Strictly: Drilling and oil-field services -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bob A Louie who wrote (5649)	12/18/1997 6:59:00 PM
From: AltLar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

OK so the drillers look good for 98. Jus' fer fun how about venturing some guesses on how high. Any predictions on say FGII, NE, RIG, ESV, etc

To: Bob A Louie who wrote (5649)	12/18/1997 7:04:00 PM
From: Lucretius	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

NEW YORK, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Castle Harlan Inc, a merchant bank, said Thursday that an investment partnership it manages has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a unit of Tidewater Inc for $360 million. Terms were not disclosed. The bank said the partnership is acquiring Tidewater Compression Inc, a division that is based in Houston and is a provider of natural gas compression equipment and services, primarily to the energy industry. Castle Harlan managing director Jeffrey Siegal said in a statement that Tidwater Compression's management is to remain in place. Castle Harlan said it expects to support the company with "substantial growth capital." 17:47 12-18-97 Somebody is buying! -Lucretius

To: Bob A Louie who wrote (5649)	12/18/1997 7:16:00 PM
From: Big Dog	Respond to of 95453

FGII -- You gotta love it! I posted a few days ago that there would be an announcement before the end of the year...(not that it would change the red to green, but eventually this rubber band will be set free and these dark days will be forever etched in our memory...and something else...the next guy that tells me that I DONT REALLY WORK is going to get a visit from Glen the enforcer...this crap is the hardest work I have ever done...so there.)