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Desire Petroleum are drilling in Falklands (DES)     

markymar - 03 Dec 2003 11:36

free hit countersDesire Petroleum

<>Desire Petroleum plc (Desire) is a UK company listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) dedicated to exploring for oil and gas in the North Falkland Basin.

Desire has recently completed a 6 well exploration programme. The Liz well encountered dry gas and gas condensate at 2 separate levels while other wells recorded shows.
Together with the Rockhopper Exploration Sea Lion oil discovery in the licence to the north, these wells have provided significant encouragement for the potential of the North Falkland Basin. The oil at Sea Lion is of particular interest as this has demonstrated that oil is trapped in potentially significant quantities in a fan sandstone on the east flank of the basin. It is believed that over 50% of this east flank play fairway is on Desire operated acreage.

Desire has now completed new 3D seismic acquisition which provides coverage over the east flank play, Ann, Pam and Helen prospects. The results from fast-track processing of priority areas are provided in the 2011 CPR. A farm-out to Rockhopper has been announced. The revised equities are shown on the licence map (subject to regulatory approval and completion of the farm-in well).
Desire Petroleum

Rockhopper Exploration

British Geological Survey

Argos Resources



Latest Press Realeses from Desire

luckyswimmer - 06 Dec 2005 14:22 - 2037 of 6492

Marky, I hope you're right, we might get a rig out of the blue when it is released from the North sea by a petulant major but I'm slightly worried that the majors may see the FI as a UK tax zone. It might seem a nice and friendly tax zone at present but once production starts and Argentina grumbles I imagine the U.K. government will request a converging of tax regimes and remind the islanders of who is protecting their assets. Is there any guarantee against this?

Luckyswimmer

eddieshare - 06 Dec 2005 22:53 - 2038 of 6492

Hi all

DES moved down again, the volume was higher today. The buys vs sells was prety similar. DES is currently on a sell if on Britishbulls.com. We may see the volume up again tomorrow, DES having visited the support area again.


Chart.aspx?Provider=EODIntra&Code=DES&Si


Good Luck All

Eddie

maddoctor - 07 Dec 2005 11:39 - 2039 of 6492

looks like somebody has got fed up of waiting

eddieshare - 07 Dec 2005 20:50 - 2040 of 6492

Hi all

Unfortunatly DES went down again today, touching a new recent intraday low of 0.2325p. The sell if from Britishbulls.com was also confirmed. The volume was up today, but that was due to a large sale transaction. The support from the bulls is a bit thin on the ground at the moment. If DES fails to hold at this level, the next suggested support I see is at 0.2250p.


Chart.aspx?Provider=EODIntra&Code=DES&Si


Good Luck All

Eddie

markymar - 07 Dec 2005 20:53 - 2041 of 6492

Moneymann

You dont understand its not a Fooking helicopter we want its a Fooking oil rig we want for christmas

Eddie plenty of volume today for you, looks like Greenwich dumping what shares they have left due to merger with Danae Resources NL and Buka Minerals Ltd.

Plenty of action in BOR today as well

eddieshare - 08 Dec 2005 21:52 - 2042 of 6492

Hi all

DES moved lower again today. There was another large sell order mid morning. The bulls made a slight recovery, keeping DES from closing on the days low. The Britishbulls.com have DES on a wait after a sell confirmation. Not enough motivation at the moment.

Chart.aspx?Provider=EODIntra&Code=DES&Si





Good Luck All

Eddie

eddieshare - 09 Dec 2005 20:42 - 2043 of 6492

Hi all

I'll use the chart above. DES moved up a little today, the volume was lower than over the past few days. DES is currently on a buy if tag on Britishbulls.com The candle has bullish implications, but confirmation is needed. The market has been blowing hot & cold for a while now. Lets hope we get some more hot.


Good Luck All

Eddie

momentum - 10 Dec 2005 13:03 - 2044 of 6492

Hi Eddie you still here. Des looking interesting at these levels. However dont expect any upward movement until a rig is confirmed.

eddieshare - 12 Dec 2005 19:55 - 2045 of 6492

Hi all

Hi momentum, nice to hear from you.

DES moved down a again today. The volume was slightly higher today, unfortunatly it was a day for the bears. The buy if was not confirmed today, Britishbulls.com still have DES on a buy if. As momentum says I don't think we will see much up movement untill we get confirmation of a rig.


Chart.aspx?Provider=EODIntra&Code=DES&Si


Good Luck All

Eddie

eddieshare - 13 Dec 2005 21:59 - 2046 of 6492

Hi all

I'll use the chart above

DES didn't get the buy if today. Todays candle reflects indecision in the market. The candle is a doji, is said to be a tug of war between the bulls & the bears. Looking at the sells vs the buys though, it looked like the bears had the upper hand again. DES is currently on a wait tag on Britishbullscom.


Good Luck All

Eddie

markymar - 13 Dec 2005 22:24 - 2047 of 6492

Eddie thank you,

http://www.sartma.com/art_2347.html

Falklands : Rockhopper's Sam Moody on Familiarisation Visit
Submitted by Falkland Islands News Network (Juanita Brock) 14.12.2005 (Current Article)
Sam Moody has been in the Falklands to see the people he works with long distance over the phone and via e-mail.


ROCKHOPPERS SAM MOODY IN THE FALKLANDS FOR FAMILIARISATION VISIT


By J. Brock (FINN)

Mr. Sam Moody, Managing Director of Rockhopper Exploration plc, is visiting the Falklands to meet first-hand the people he will be working with during forthcoming 2D seismic surveys that will be carried out in the North Falkland Basin in Tranche B formerly operated by Shell, Tranches C/D and Licence areas 23 and 24. At the moment he is focusing on Health and Safety and the Environmental Impact Assessment that is soon to be published in the Falkland Islands.

GSI Admiral will be used to do a 2D survey of the above mentioned areas, with 3D not necessary unless there is a good prospect. 3D will not be done on the leads. Mr. Moody said there was one area J-1- where there may be no need of 3D because prospectors are certain that the area is generating hydrocarbons.

At any rate, a 3D boat will be needed as, according to Mr. Moody, GSI Admiral is kitted out for 2D. The scenario with boats and rigs remains that they are hugely expensive due to the high demand on them as well as the high price of hydrocarbons products.


Argos/Evergreen, Rockhopper Exploration plc and Desire Petroleum are working together in the North Falkland Basin and plan to drill three holes at a cost of $50 Million.


According to Mr. Moody when Shell operated Tranche B they drilled through the source rock and when the drill bit and pipes were taken up there was crude on the equipment. Though the source rock in that area is 1000 metres thick,, per cubic centimetre it is the second best source rock in the world.

markymar - 14 Dec 2005 11:52 - 2048 of 6492

http://www.thisisnorthscotland.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=149212&command=displayContent&sourceNode=150624&contentPK=13672806&folderPk=85744

11:00 - 14 December 2005
North Sea oil chiefs today met to discuss the impact of a new oil tax increase.

The UK Offshore Operators' Association said members will probably withdraw some North Sea investment.

UKOOA members were due at their final quarterly meeting in Aberdeen.

A UKOOA spokeswoman said its members will have to go back to the drawing board to review investments in the wake of the potentially crippling tax rise.

She said the 34 member companies had completed investment plans just before Gordon Brown announced the tax.

She added that the companies would reveal new investment portfolios early in the New Year.

However the spokeswoman said that it was expected that some projects would not "make it over the corporate hurdle" and would be dropped.

Guess that will free up some oil rigs then!

Marrow - 14 Dec 2005 12:29 - 2049 of 6492

Marky

2 good posts, well done.

kind regards

marrow

markymar - 14 Dec 2005 13:24 - 2050 of 6492

Hi Marrow,

Good to see your still on board the good ship Desire, a bit quiet today but all buys so far today.

Have re topped up today and taken a few more shares out of circulation until they start to drill at these prices I would say there a bargain.

eddieshare - 14 Dec 2005 20:45 - 2051 of 6492

Hi all

Thanks for the update markymar.

Today the volume was very low, most of trades were buys. Todays candle is a four price doji, this suggests confusion in the market. The Britishbulls.com have DES on a wait tag still. If DES is back negotiating we should see some more buying soon.


Chart.aspx?Provider=EODIntra&Code=DES&Si


Good Luck All

Eddie

Captguns - 15 Dec 2005 08:51 - 2052 of 6492

The San Jorge basin is just west of the NFB.

Snip from.

http://www.falkland-malvinas.com/Detalle.asp?NUM=6918

The rest went to exploratory deep water 3D surveying and exploring in the Malvinas and Golfo San Jorge basins, even when exploration resumption in the South Atlantic has proved a difficult task. For the coming three year period exploratory drilling will absorb between 80 and 100 million US dollars annually.

markymar - 15 Dec 2005 09:05 - 2053 of 6492

Morning Capt,

You beat me to it, does look like drilling may take place in that area in 2006,but will they share a rig?

Must have a bit more dig around.

Marrow - 15 Dec 2005 11:38 - 2054 of 6492

Marky

I agree, at todays prices they are very cheap and one day will become a multi bagger. The only shame is we all bought 99% of our holdings at much higher levels and as such are locked in for the duration. Never mind we live and learn.

Capt

A good article which gives encouragement.

2006 could still be our year. (unlikely but definately possible)

kind regards

marrow

markymar - 15 Dec 2005 15:57 - 2055 of 6492

Doing a bit digging with them clogs on and there has been some more twists and turns over on the Ageis side.

BP are working on are door step!

Repsol revving up in Argentina

By Upstream staff

SPANISH oil giant Repsol YPF has begun processing 3D seismic data from a 2400 square-kilometre shoot in Argentinian waters in the western half of the Malvinas basin and is likely to be looking at drilling in the area in 2007, according to a manager with the Spanish company.
The seismic shoot, which was finished earlier this year, was carried out by WesternGeco on blocks CAA-40 and CAA-46, where Repsol is partnered by Pan American Energy, an Argentine-based company controlled by BP.

The blocks are located in water depths ranging from 500 metres to 600 metres.

Pan American moved into the two blocks when both BG Group and France's Total disposed of their interests in the area three years ago.

Repsol currently has a 65% stake in CAA-40 and a 50.5% share of CAA-46.

However, negotiations with Pan American are likely to result in a 50-50 split between the two companies, the Repsol manager said.

Argentina's under-explored offshore sector is seen as holding the potential to reverse the country's accelerating decline in reserves and output of crude oil. However, a lack of salt deposits and little evidence of turbidite structures have led geologists to classify both continental shelf slopes and deeper water areas as high-risk frontier plays.

The country's most significant offshore deposits are found in the Austral basin, off Tierra del Fuego, where the Total-operated Carina Aries gas development should eventually ramp up toward a targeted 8 million cubic metres per day of natural gas production.

The same consortium behind Carina-Aries consisting of Total, Wintershall and Pan American Energy drilled a wildcat called Gemini last year on Block CAA-35, located between Carina and the two blocks targeted by Repsol, but no hydrocarbons were found.

Repsol has also outlined plans to shoot seismic in deeper waters, on Block CCM2, in the Colorado Marina basin. Here the Spanish company holds a 90% stake and is partnered by PetroUruguay.

eddieshare - 15 Dec 2005 21:35 - 2056 of 6492

Hi all

Thanks for the update markymar.

Just a small move up today, the volume low again. DES is now back on a buy if tag with Britishbulls.com. The candle has bullish implications, however there is a upper shadow. The shadow shows the bears were selling at the days high. We will need confirmation on the buy if.


Chart.aspx?Provider=EODIntra&Code=DES&Si


Good Luck All

Eddie
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