The tiny Irish stock on the brink of landing 'the first' post-sanction oil deal in Iraq. Ref 'Fleet Street Letter' 12-04-04..

It will get worse in Iraq before it gets better. It looks as if the new government with the coalition forces really mean business in the attempt to stop the insurgents.
The Iraq people, as well as the western world can't afford to let the insurgents win, as this is the main delay in oil production. We all need oil to survive.
With the Dow finishing well up, no doubt the main reason is the new urgency in Iraq.

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Mohammed,

In the next few days.

Regards
John

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From: [mailto:mohammedfaz4@hotmail.com]
Sent: 16 June 2006 13:04
To: John Teeling
Subject: RE: PET PSA


Hiya John

hope all is well

anyway have we got a firm date for the upcoming results and update?

mohammed

Results look good. OK, it's still mainly jam tomorrow, but the outlook for the next year, then up to 2009 look very promising. Finance, especially cash looks strong. As we are aware, things in places such as Iraq can change overnight, but as JT states, oil must flow and Pet look in a very good position.

Sorry, wrong thread

Could things be getting better at last.

Attacks cease on Iraq's pipeline, oil exports boom
By Ryan Lenz, Associated Press | July 4, 2006

http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2006/07/04/attacks_cease_on_iraqs_pipeline_oil_exports_boom/

greekman, thanks that was interesting reading, let's hope the oil continues to flow.
2517

Hi 2517,

Not being too cynical, but between the coalition governments, and the Iraq government it is almost certain that the oil will flow. Corruption, backhanders will make sure of that. Most if not all middle eastern countries revolve round corruption. Money oils ( no pun intended ) the wheel of commerce and politics. OK some will filter through to the ordinary people, just enough to keep them in check.

Just a quick note to those who regularly call JT, but if you look at the news release today re Africa Diamonds 'Under previous predictions, analysts had expected the mine to produce revenues of around $3.6bn (1.95bn) and attributed a value of $6 per share to African Diamond's shares. That figure is now expected to be revised substantially upwards," it said.'
Not ramping a share, just quoting it as an example to those that have stated in the past that JT has never been successful. Not saying Pet will be as successful, but if it is?

Difficult to imagine number like these.


The global oil industry is worth $2.4trillion. While oil consumers are suffering , the increased oil prices have benefited oil companies across the board. Chevron boosted this year its first-quarter earnings 49 percent over a year ago to $4 billion, while ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil, posted similarly large first-quarter earnings. Combined, the three oil companies earned $15.7 billion during the first three months of this year. That's 17 percent more than the trio made during the same time last year. For all of 2005, they went on to pocket a combined profit of nearly $64 billion.

OK we know that against these giants, PET is a tiddler, but whichever way the price of crude oil moves, oil companies (and our beloved chancellor) can't loose. Once Pet get fully established they are in a business that can almost print it's own money.
Yes things can still go badly wrong, but oil along with most commodities has a big advantage over the vast majority of other items/produce.
It's not that we want or like oil (it's smelly, messy and expensive). We need it and in modern society we can't live without it.

Now if a tiny fraction of this wealth comes our way!

I was actually pondering whether or not one would be better off investing in the likes of Petrofac who supply drilling equipment and the like. The analogy I draw is with the suppliers of the picks and shovels and tents etc to the gold rush prospectors to California and Yukon ..... They may not have made ther bucket-loads of the few who struck it lucky, but they sure made more than their share

Nothing wrong with that theory, Cynic - plenty of the gurus like it, and it makes a lot of sense. Being a greedy sort with a ruinous gambling streak, I like my E&P co's undiluted, but even there I seek to mitigate my risks by predominantly picking those with production on the horizon. Or something. PET is one of those that's always at the centre of speculation; right now the market is still so queasy when it comes to digesting good news that I wonder if one could possibly afford to wait for the RNS that says "We've struck oil in Saddam's back garden" and then buy in.

I don't need to wax on at great length. Didn't the last Shares mag carry a recommendation along the picks 'n' shovels line?

Cynic,

Yes a good analogy re the gold rush.
I liken it to medium blue stock type shares (the suppliers of the picks shovels etc), and the high risk, high reward lot (pet and the others prospectors).
Pet is hopefully our gold rush big winner, and I hope it does not pan out (an old Klondike saying).
A well balanced portfolio is the key as I am sure we all agree.

NICE RISE BOYS!

This does look very risky still. It is trying to do business in a country that is on the brink of civil war and is unlikely to be peaceful for many years yet. No wonder it is in a long term down trend.

brink of civil war ? it alread is civil war. dont listen to politicians..... they arent exactly going to admit civil was is happening are they ? Every definition of civil apparent in Iraq..... civil is happening.. has been for a while.

Fusebox,
Agreed. The thing is, wherever there are wars, especially civil wars, there are area's of the country that are relatively calm, either due to certain area's of no strategic importance, or as in several main oil field locations, one side or the other have total control.
If you relate Iraq to the Balkans during there ethnic cleansing (a bit like Rwanda, although according to most western governments until many thousands were ethically cleansed, it was not happening either) there were several parts of the country where life (business) went on without much interruption.
Iraq is almost a north south divide.
PET as often said being none coalition country linked, and trying it's best to employ locals whenever possible do have an advantage over many such companies.
Of course the risks are still great, but if you look at the figures for last week, there was more internal violence than over any time in the last year, but oil flow was also at it's highest level.

From The Wall Street Journal

Iraq Lifts Oil Output in South
By Chip Cummins in Basra, Iraq, and Hassan Hafidh in Amman, Jordan

Iraqi engineers have significantly lifted crude-oil output capacity in the country's southern fields, delivering a short-term shot in the arm to Baghdad's new government and underscoring its oil supply's vast geologic potential despite increasing sectarian violence and insurgency.
End of extract.

This does prove a point. The oil must flow, and the authorities will make sure it does, no matter what.

nice tick up...looking good + AGM tomorrow

AGM, statement out. Nothing of new substance, re further contracts, but the updates look very good.
We now have a fairly good time scale for present and future developments.
I would think the presentation for tomorrow will expand on the detail.

What is the poistion of PET now can any one help