Hi All,

Another great pick by http://www.lemminginvestor.com a small part of their analysis is below, sign up to lemminginvestor to get the full report and a lot more, very good value for money.

Emerald Energy official website http://www.emeraldenergy.com/

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At Emerald, production is rising quickly. It has roughly doubled and redoubled each half year since the original output of 750 bopd in H1 '04, and bids to repeat the trick again reaching more than 6000bopd = x8 times well before end 2005, then possibly, or nearly, double again in H1 2006.

Not many companies of any kind can demonstrate a x12- x16 times multiple increase in output over five successive half years.

Five producing wells have come on stream in only four months, and are producing 1200 bopd between them on natural flow, two at Campo Rico and three in the new field Vigia, These will be worked up to four times their current output over the next six months by fitting downhole pumps and installing proper provision for taking off this extra volume. Eight wells are envisaged for the Fortuna field in 2006, beginning with the spudding of Silphide1 at end Q4 2005

crudely speaking at current total production of 3,700bopd, they show a profit rate of $2.51m/month, which rises/falls by $53.300/month for every $1 rise/fall in the price of oil.By the end of the year if Llanos basin + Fortuna etc production increases from current 3000 to 6000 bopd, as the company has predicted, plus the constant output of 715 bopd from Gigante, my figures suggest that monthly profit rises to $4.3m/month - a rate of $52m/pa.

That's roughly 30m/pa, at the start of '06, continuing to look even better with highly probable exploration successes to come in the already proven Fortuna and El Algarrobo fields, where drilling begins in Q4 and a further 8 wells at least are planned. These wells will be low-cost, low-risk, expected to cost less than $1m each. The company has more than enough cash to fund this work. $26,346,000 at end 2004, according to Evolution and $16.5m now. However the increased rate of production and the much higher price of oil suggest H2 profits will be higher by $13m, without an increase in drilling costs, thus plugging the cash drain.

That makes an eventual 10 share price target highly plausible for a PE if rated in the high 'teens, once people stop factoring in exceptionally cautious, low prices for the price of Brent, and the company releases proper reserve figures - the Vigia field has just been assessed at 13m barrels in place and Fortuna may have 30m compared with the understated total of 13m recorded in the Annual Report.

At a modest $10/barrel in the ground, that is more than three times the company's capitalisation.The City also needs to wake up to the new management's existing, successful and repeatable strategy of drilling low cost, low risk wells in proven oil fields - six this year, conceivably more next year.

We disagree strongly with Evolution's latest forecast of only $22m sales for the FY. This is just double our figure for H1. Since production is about to double, the broker's forecast may be imputing a strong set back in the price of oil, in complete contradiction to world authorities we have quoted above on the subject



Will history repeat itself, as EEN will hopefully now be heading for the value they had 8 years ago ....

have you read Alastair Beardsall Chairman & CEO, of EMERALD ENERGY presentation pdf http://www.emeraldenergy.com/docs/2005-Interim-Results-Presentation.pdf

It's all there

LLANOS AREA ASSETS
Campo Rico Block.
A.Campo Rico field.
B.Vigia field
C.5 Exploration prospects.

Algarrobo block.
Agueda prospect.

TEA's
Mantecal.
Altamira.
Las Brisas.
Cachama.

Campo Rico Field.
A.3 wells drilled and on production.
B.2p Reserves 5.3 mmbbl.
C.3p Reserves 8.5 mmbl.
D.3d seismic survey of 172 km2 being acquired to evaluate new well locations

VIGIA FIELD.
A.Vigia Field 3 production wells drilled.
B.Vigia#1 producing at 700bopd.
C.Vigia#2#3 Ready for production.
D.Constructing surface facilities for greater production rates.
E.Reserves are being independently Evaluated (pre-drill estimate 11 million
barrels
F Further wells planned after 3D seismic survey has been acquired and interpreted.

Matambo Assoc Contract.
A.Giante#1 Currently producing 725bopd.
B.Giante#2 well is being planned for the future.
C.Fram-Out proposal being prepared to share costs($15-$20m)of Seismic acquisition program and Giante#2 drilling costs.
D.2p Reserves 8.0 mmbbl.
E. 3p Reserves 18.2 mmbbl

EL ALGARROBO
Plan to spud Agueda#1 Q1 2006

Fortuna Assoc Contract
A.Silfide#1 Exploration well to Lisama,to Drill in Q4 2005. (Already Spudded)
B.Drill Silfide#2#3 if well #1 successful
C Planning La Luna Horizontal well in 2006.

Recoverable resources as at 31 December 2004 p+p+p/Potential 75.7 mmbbl.

EXIT 2005 (December)target gross production in excess of 5,000.

And lots more.
the link do not work go to www.emeraldenergy.com under the Emerald Energy
logo click Investers Presentation it's a very good read

Emerald are currently producing over 4,300bopd

copied from moneyam competito

I hope no one has already posted this from Saturdays MI:-

Emerald Energy - Oil e&p firm eyes strong production growth
(Momentum Investor) Emerald Energy, which has oil exploration & production interests in Columbia, is quietly developing into a company with realistic pretensions of eventually emulating the success of TMI favourites Burren Energy and Dana Petroleum. In spite of a chequered history, which saw a fire severely curtail its original source of production, Emerald has undergone a remarkable transformation following a management clear-out two years ago. Aided by a rescue financing, the new team has discovered six straight successful wells, which has led to a surge in average daily production from 700 barrels oil per day (bopd) to an expected 6,000 by early next year.

Emeralds main asset is its Campo Rico licence (currently 100% owned, although its government partner, Ecopatrol, has the right to take a 50% working interest), which is situated in the highly productive Lllanos Basin, an area covering 503 km, East of the Columbian capital, Bogota. From its very first attempt in March last year, Emerald discovered commercial quantities of oil and with two follow-on appraisal wells also proving successful, production at this field has already reached 2,800 bopd, which is underpinned by proven and probable reserves of 5.3 million barrels.

However, what made investors really sit up and take notice was the discovery of a second field, Vigia, which is situated 11 km east of the original Campo Rico field. Again, Emerald enjoyed success with two further appraisal wells, which means that once new production facilities are built by the end of this year, Vigias three wells should be pumping out nearly 3,000 bopd, taking group production towards the 6,000 bopd mark. At that point, Emerald is also likely to update investors with a very positive reserves report on Vigia, with pre-drill estimates indicating that it holds 11 million barrels.

Emeralds operational health is mirrored by its strong financial position, with net cash standing at US$17m, while its broker Evolution is forecasting pretax profit to quadruple to US$9.2m this year, before rising again to US$12.3m in 2006. These funds will be invested in an active drilling program over the next 18 months including two further development wells at Campo Rico and Vigia and at least three exploration wells. The most exciting is its Fortuna Association contract in the Middle Magdalena Basin, an area just to the North of three producing fields, which holds potential reserves of up to 30 million barrels in relatively shallow waters, which keeps drilling costs quite low. The first exploration well, Silfide 1, a 10 million barrel prospect costing US$1.6m, is due to be spudded imminently.

Emerald will be more forthcoming on other potential exploration targets once it has acquired and interpreted data from a 3D seismic survey, but suffice to say that it has plenty of irons in the fire. One sign of its increasing ambition is its drawn out attempt to acquire a 25% interest in Russian oil firm JSC Krasnoyarskgasprom (KGP), in return for 12 million Emerald shares. KGP holds interests in Eastern Siberia, with Russian classified reserves of 100m barrels of oil and 2.8 trillion cubic feet of gas, which suggests that if Emerald succeeds, this would go down as one of the deals of the century. However, with AIM-listed oil firm Sibir Energy claiming that its assets were stolen by Roman Abramovics former oil company, Sibneft, Emerald may baulk at the risks of doing business in that part of the world.

With the downside protected by its sharply rising production profile and its upside potential underpinned by its extensive exploration prospects, Emerald could prove to be a star performer over the next two years. Buy.



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RNS Number:0971T
Emerald Energy PLC
25 October 2005


Emerald Energy Plc

Drilling Report


Emerald Energy Plc ("Emerald" or the "Company") is pleased to provide the
following update:

The Company has drilled Silfide #1 to a measured depth of 5,114 ft. The well has
been logged and potential zones capable of producing oil identified. The Ismocol
drilling rig is now running casing after which the Company will prepare to test
the well.

The Company is currently producing 4,300 barrels of oil per day from the fields
that it operates.

Alastair Beardsall, Emerald's Chairman, said: "The preliminary indication from
the well logs for this 1st well drilled by Emerald on the Fortuna Block is very
encouraging. We are now preparing to test this well and if it demonstrates
viable oil production we shall bring the rig back to drill appraisal and
development wells."


Enquiries: Helen Manning 020 7925 2440



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Emerald encouraged by Fortuna well
Tue 25 Oct 2005

EEN - Emerald Energy

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LONDON (SHARECAST) - Buyers piled into Emerald Energy today after the oil explorer said results from drilling at its first well on the Fortuna block in Colombia are very encouraging.

The preliminary indication from the well logs for this 1st well drilled by Emerald on the Fortuna Block is very encouraging, said chairman Alastair Beardsall.

We are now preparing to test this well and if it demonstrates viable oil production we shall bring the rig back to drill appraisal and development wells.

The company said it is currently producing 4,300 barrels of oil per day from the fields that it operates.

http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id=560539

Emerald Energy

Production June 2004 700bopd, now producing 4,800bopd and a 100% strike rate seven wells from seven drilled since beginning 2004

Emerald Energy PLC
08 November 2005


Emerald Energy Plc

Operations Update

Emerald Energy Plc ('Emerald' or the 'Company') is pleased to provide the
following update:

Emeralds first exploration well on the Fortuna block, Silfide #1, has been
drilled to a total depth of 5,114ft and 12ft of net pay identified in the Umir
formation using wireline logs. The well has been cased and a production test has
recovered 38 barrels of 16.2 API gravity oil during swabbing operations, an
artificial lifting technique. The test string has been replaced with a
completion string and the rig is being released. The Company is now evaluating
various artificial lift methods to determine the best one for the well.

The planned expansion of production facilites at Vigia field is progressing and
sufficient capacity is now available to produce both Vigia #1 and #3. Vigia #2
will be tested and put on production when gathering and separation capacity is
available. The Company is now producing oil from 6 wells at a combined rate of
4,800 bopd.

Alastair Beardsall, Emerald's Chairman, said: 'The recovery of oil from Silfide
is encouraging, we are now evaluating the use of artificial lift to develop the
Silfide field.'


Enquiries: Helen Manning 020 7925 2440

Why don't we just agree to use one thread - it's not exactly overburdened with new or informative posts - I'm sick of reading the same post on all three threads.

I nominate the one simply called Emerald Energy- not this one.

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