Oil and Gas

Ireland’s soon to be first offshore oilfield is going to inaugurate the  establishment of an oil industry in the country, courtesy of Providence Resources (LSE:PVR), which said today it can recover a mean estimate of about 280 million barrels of oil 50 kilometres from the coast County Cork. Providence disclosed today, it will be able […]

There is a bearish signal on New World Oil and Gas (LSE:NEW) as explained below. This means that the caparisoned bears have left the bulls in utter discomfiture. As a speculator we would do well to bet on what the price is doing. Technical Forecast In some cases, there could be irrationality in the market. […]

Give him his dues, Jim Ellerton, chairman of AIM listed oil penny share dreadful Sefton Resources (LSE:SER) took his public skewering, buggering and abject humiliation with some grace. But, make no mistake, his IR Shindig at London’s Armourer’s Hall last night was utterly disastrous. He might find a few more suckers to buy his stock […]

With a new, revolutionary product for the oil drilling industry in hand, Plexus Holdings (LSE:POS) floated on the London Stock Exchange less that seven years ago, in December 2005.  Just over three years later, in April 2009, its share price was valued in the mid-20.00 range. One year later, in April 2010, its value had […]

Oil and gas explorer and producer Aminex plc (LSE:AEX) is to sell a portion of its stake in the newly discovered hydrocarbon basin in East Africa as the company seeks funding to continue its resource exploration in its asset in Tanzania. In a statement today, Aminex Chief Executive, Stuart Detmer said a formal farm out […]

AIM listed oil producing penny share dreadful Sefton Resources (LSE:SER) has today issued an RNS which is (by its standards) half way to being accurate. Even so, it is pretty grim. The shares have plunged by 14.5% to a new all time low of 1.325p but I remain of the view that they are worth no more […]

Amerisur’s (LSE:AMER) share price has reversed a slight 2-month downward trend, with a 20% increase over the end of trading last Friday, 28 September.  Trading at 40.00 around the noon hour today, is only 2.00 pence short of its 5-year high of 42.00.  One year ago, on 04 October 2011, the stock was trading at […]

Kazakhstan-focussed exploration and development company Jupiter Energy (LSE:JPRL) has successfully found oil fifth in a row after drilling another exploration well in its 100% controlled licence in the Central Asian country, two months before the exploration licence expires at the end of 2012. In a statement today, Jupiter said J-55 well, the first of the […]

As you may be aware I am not a great fan of AIM listed penny share dreadful oil and gas outfit Sefton Resources (LSE:SER). Its RNS statements are a disgraceful exercise in smoke and mirrors. While investors have lost 98.5% since its IPO as the shares now languish at 1.575p, Chairman Jim Ellerton has trousered […]

When playing the natural resource development game, BHP Billiton (LSE:BLT) is like a Grand Master who has earned a special bonus.  In a world when the company is virtually unbeatable on even ground, the horizontally-integrated giant plays chess with a different set of rules.  If controlling the board is the object of the game (last […]