Just bought into this share, I think its cheap at the current price. I think in time this could be another BUR.

Anyone else holding this and what are other peoples opinions on it?

Thanks

Emerald Energy says H2 daily gross production 3,663 bopd vs 3,677 bopd in H1
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LONDON (AFX) - Emerald Energy said that its daily gross production in the second half of 2006 was 3,663 barrels of oil per day, down from 3,677 bopd in the first half.

In an operations update, the firm said production in the second half had been affected by the failure of an electric submersible pump in the Gigante No1A well and a subsequent two week shut-in.

Looking ahead at its Colombia ops, the company said it is evaluating the Aureliano structure and, if determined to be commercial, will source a drilling rig to begin an appraisal.

The Saxon Rig 223 is due to return to Emerald's Llanos operations in the second quarter of 2007 and will resume drilling in the Campo Rico Block, while seismic acquired over the Gigante structure is being processed and will be used to finalise the drilling plans for the Gigante No2 development well, it said.

Emerald added that it continues to identify prospective acreage in Colombia to be explored, as well as 'growth opportunities' in other geographical areas.

In Syria, meanwhile, the company said it is committed to drilling at least two more exploration wells before August 2007, when the initial exploration phase for Block 26 ends.

Angus MacAskill, Emerald's chief executive, said: '2007 will be an exciting year for Emerald starting with the results of Tigris and Aureliano exploration wells expected in the first quarter, development activities in Campo Rico and Gigante in Colombia, two further exploration wells in Syria and the advancing of exploration activity in Colombia.'

Andyh78

yes

but good news that Giante#1 now producing 1,050bopd @ $50 = $52,500 a day.

Current production even lower at 3,600 bopd - what do you mean good news about Gigante?!?!

Terrible RNS saying nothing that gives any comfort as to why production is worse than stagnant, nothing new has gone into production for god knows how long, and very ambivolent use of the word "exciting" about two wells that should have been drilled and tested by now enough to say whether there is oil there or not.


Heaven save us from the bad news, DFGO, when it comes.

DFGO;
Tend to agree with stockdog,so many promises regarding production,with
no increase leaves us vunerable to any bad news. A positive result from Tigris, is
a must now.
With about 100 mtrs to go it can't be long now.
cyril

Better news today on Syria update with drilling of Khurbet East mid Feb

Yep the third and fourth wells to be drilled within a few month.
Even if Tigris is dry, the odds are they'll hit a fairly big one before long.
SP should be substantially higher by end of the year.

stockdog
In 2005 giante average 676bopd.

The good news about Giante.

1.Giante produces 32 degree API oil.

2.And gets WTI price per barrel

3.The Giante average 627bopd in first six months of 2006, Althrough being shut down for workover, and fitting new casing,ESP,etc.

4. The first 6 months = 181 days x daily average 627bopd = 113,487barrells @ $50 x = $5,674,350

5.End Sept 2006 Giante daily average of 891bopd a 24.13% increase over 2005 and
a 30.37% over 1st half 2006

6.9 month production = 273 days x daily average of 891bopd = 243,243 @ $50 =
$12,162,150

I have done workings @ $50 but WTI oil price not been that low this year,And in H1
a lot higher.

Still looking for 50p - getting closer all the time.

Still over-vauled

Was expecting to hear your 50p haystack - too predictable! No reasonings and no useful comments.

I have held Emerald Energy a number of times over the last ten years or so. I ended up with a small loss overall but only by luck. They seem to be able to find bad exploration sites time and time again.

Emerald Energy PLC
19 February 2007


Emerald Energy Plc


Drilling Update: Khurbet East No.1, Block 26, Syria


Emerald Energy Plc ('Emerald' or the 'Company') would like to provide the
following update on activities in Block 26, Syria.


The Khurbet East No.1 exploration well has been spud by the Crosco 602 rig. The
Khurbet East prospect is a fault-bound structural culmination, with closure
mapped at several potential reservoir levels including Cretaceous, Triassic and
Palaeozoic ages. The Block 26 partners have exploration rights in all reservoir
levels in this prospect.


The Khurbet East prospect is located approximately 12 kilometres southwest of
the Souedieh Oil Field and 12 kilometres south of the Roumelan Oil Field.


The total drilling depth of the Khurbet East No.1 well is expected to be 3,700
meters and will require approximately 100 days to drill and evaluate.


The fourth commitment well in the block is planned to be drilled by the MB3
drilling rig when it returns from drilling wells for the rig-share partner. The
rig is expected to return around July 2007.



Emeralds' Chief Executive Officer, Angus MacAskill, said:


'We are pleased to be progressing with the exploration activity in Block 26 and
look forward to the outcome of the Khurbet East No.1 exploration well.'



Emerald holds a 50% interest in Block 26 through its fully owned subsidiary SNG
Overseas Ltd.



Enquiries: Helen Manning 020 7925 2440


19 February 2007

Gulfsands Petroleum PLC
19 February 2007

Khurbet East Well Commences in Syria



London, 19th February, 2007: Gulfsands Petroleum plc (AIM: GPX), the oil and
gas production, exploration and development company with activities in the
U.S.A., Syria and Iraq is pleased to announce that the Company has commenced
drilling the Khurbet East ('KHE 1') exploration well within Block 26, Syria.



Gulfsands, the operator and 50% working interest owner in Block 26, Syria, has
commenced the drilling of the KHE 1 exploration well located in the northeast
region of Block 26. The KHE 1 prospect is a fault-bound structural culmination,
with closure mapped at multiple potential reservoir levels. These include
reservoirs of Cretaceous, Triassic and Palaeozoic age. The well is located
approximately 12 kilometers southwest of the Souedieh Oil Field and 12
kilometers south of the Roumelan Oil Field. The total drilling depth of the KHE
1 well is expected to be approximately 3,700 metres and will require
approximately 100 days to drill and evaluate at an estimated cost of $7.2
million, or $3.6 million net to Gulfsands.



After drilling the KHE 1 well, the Company is planning to drill its fourth '
commitment well' on Block 26 following the return to Gulfsands of the high
powered rig used for drilling the Tigris-1 well, which is anticipated to occur
around July 2007.





Gulfsands' CEO, John Dorrier, said:



'The Company's PSC conveys rights to all depths in the Khurbet East area, so the
prospect has potential in multiple zones including the proven productive
reservoirs of Cretaceous and Triassic age in the fields just north and east of
the prospect location, as well as potential reservoirs in the Palaeozoic. In
the event of an oil or gas discovery at Khurbet East, commercialisation would be
relatively straightforward through production infrastructure located only 12
kilometers away near Roumelan Field.'

Emerald Energy Update


RNS Number:9052R
Emerald Energy PLC
27 February 2007


Emerald Energy Plc


27 February 2007


Centauro Sur Reserves


Emerald Energy Plc ("Emerald" or the "Company") would like to provide the
following update on the Centauro Sur field in the Campo Rico Association
Contract area in the Llanos basin in Colombia.

RPS Energy has completed an independent reserves evaluation of the Centauro Sur
field using standard petroleum engineering techniques combining geological and
production data with reservoir fluid characteristics and pressure information.
Their reserve and resource estimates are based on the joint reserve definitions
of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the World Petroleum Congress and the
American Association of Petroleum Geologists, which are widely used in the
petroleum industry.

The Proved plus Probable ultimate oil recovery of the field has been estimated
at 694 thousand barrels. The Proved plus Probable plus Possible ultimate oil
recovery of the field has been estimated at 964 thousand barrels.

The Centauro Sur field was discovered in April 2006 with the Centauro Sur No.1
well, which was put on production by the end of April 2006. A second well,
Centauro Sur No.2, was drilled and commenced production in July 2006. The two
wells currently have a combined oil production rate of about 700 bopd.

A flow line has been installed between the Centauro Sur field and the Campo Rico
field production facilities so that the fluids may be gathered and processed
cost-effectively using the existing facilities.

Emeralds' Chief Executive Officer, Angus MacAskill, said:

"We are very pleased to have been able to use our experience in the Campo Rico
block to discover additional reserves and develop them effectively using the
existing production facilities. The Centauro Sur field is our third field
discovery in this block and we are continuing to identify additional
opportunities within the block."

Three oil fields that have produced from the Lisama sands lie just to the south of the Fortuna block.
The first Lisama prospect.
Silfide #1, has been drilled and discovered hydrocarbons in the Umir formation. On initial testing 38 bbls of 16.2 degrees API oil was recovered during swabbing operations. Analysis of seismic.
drilling and logging data indicates that Silfide #1 has penetrated a secondary target and not the primary main Lisama sands.
Silfide #1 well is currently shut-in while a hydraulic fracture stimulation operation is being prepared.
Emerald has applied to Ecopetrol for commercial status for development of the Silfide field; a decision is expected after the hydraulic fracture stimulation operation
Edit
Silfide #1 produced over 2000 barrels of oil since being drilled in 2005 and waiting decision on the fracture stimulation.
dyor

The Aureliano No.1 well was drilled to its total depth of 8,745 ft in January 2007. The well is currently being flow tested to determine the potential of the Aureliano structure as a commercial development.
The initial testing is expected to be completed before the end of the first quarter 2007

Following drilling, the well is being production tested to determine the productivity of the reservoirs encountered.
The programme includes the use of natural flow, artificial lifting and stimulation to establish well flow rates.
In Colombia the Company is evaluating the Aureliano structure and if determined to be commercial will source a local drilling rig to commence an appraisal and development drilling programme.
The Saxon Rig 223 will return to Emeralds Llanos operations in the second quarter of 2007 and will resume drilling in the Campo Rico Block.
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Emerald Energy PLC
19 March 2007


Emerald Energy Plc

19 March 2007

Jacaranda Exploration and Production Contract Award in Colombia

Emerald Energy Plc ('Emerald' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that it
has been awarded a new exploration & production contract in Colombia. The
Jacaranda Contract, in which Emerald has a 100% working interest, covers an area
of 235 sq. km and is located in foreland of the Llanos Basin, in Colombia, 130
km to the southwest of the Company's Campo Rico operations.

The initial phase of the exploration period is 12 months and the minimum work
programme comprises the acquisition of 40 km of new 2D seismic data, seismic
attribute processing of 25 km, and the re-processing of 25 km of existing 2D
seismic data. If Emerald elects to enter the second phase, the minimum work
programme includes the drilling of 1 well to an estimated depth of 6,000 ft.

The Jacaranda Contract has been awarded by the ANH, the National Hydrocarbon
Agency of Colombia, and a copy of the model contract terms can be found on the
ANH website (
www.anh.gov.co
).

Emeralds' Chief Executive Officer, Angus MacAskill, said:

'We are very pleased with the award of our fourth ANH E&P Contract in Colombia.
Over the next year we will acquire and interpret data in these new areas to
define a portfolio of drillable prospects for future growth.'


Enquiries: Helen Manning 020 7925 2440

Emerald Energy PLC
28 March 2007


Emerald Energy Plc


28 March 2007


Drilling Update: Khurbet East No.1, Block 26, Syria


Emerald Energy Plc ('Emerald' or the 'Company') would like to provide the
following update on activities in Block 26, Syria.


The Khurbet East No.1 exploration well is drilling ahead at a depth 2,450
metres. The Khurbet East prospect is a fault-bound structural culmination, with
closure mapped at several potential reservoir levels including Cretaceous,
Triassic and Palaeozoic ages.


Hydrocarbon shows were encountered while drilling the Tertiary Chilou and
Cretaceous Massive formations. A core was cut in the Chilou formation and
wireline logs were run over both sections. The wireline logs indicated a gross
hydrocarbon interval of 31 metres and a net hydrocarbon interval of
approximately 22.5 metres in the Massive formation with some additional
potential in the Chilou formation that requires further evaluation. The presence
of hydrocarbon in the Massive formation was confirmed by a wireline formation
pressure sampler which recorded a hydrocarbon gradient over the interval and
retrieved a sample of 21 degree API gravity oil to surface. The wireline
formation pressure sampler was not run in the Chilou formation as the tools
available were not suitable for large diameter well bores.


Drilling is now planned to continue to the total drilling depth of approximately
3,700 metres to evaluate the other prospective intervals.



Emeralds' Chief Executive Officer, Angus MacAskill, said:


'We are very pleased to have encountered hydrocarbon in the shallow prospective
section of the Khurbet East No.1 exploration well and look forward to a full
evaluation of the well after drilling to the Triassic and Palaeozoic prospective
sections.'



Emerald holds a 50% interest in Block 26 through its fully owned subsidiary SNG
Overseas Ltd.



Enquiries: Helen Manning 020 7925 2440

A little more info in the GPX RNS

Gulfsands Petroleum PLC
28 March 2007

Drilling Update - Khurbet East Well, Syria



London, 28th March, 2007: Gulfsands Petroleum plc (AIM: GPX), the oil and gas
production, exploration and development company with activities in the U.S.A.,
Syria and Iraq is pleased to provide the following update on the Khurbet East ('
KHE-1') exploration well in Syria Block 26, where Gulfsands is operator and
owner of 50% interest.



The KHE 1 well commenced drilling in mid February and is scheduled to take 100
days to drill and evaluate to a planned total depth of approximately 3,700
metres.



The Khurbet East prospect is a fault-bound structural culmination, with closure
mapped at multiple potential reservoir levels. The well is located
approximately 12 kilometres southwest of the Souedieh Oil Field and 12
kilometres south of the Roumelan Oil Field.



Currently, drilling is on schedule at a depth of 2450 metres.



Cretaceous Massive Formation



The top of the Cretaceous Massive Formation was encountered at 1,917 metres and
a series of drilling breaks and live oil shows were observed. The Company
continued drilling to a depth of 2,203 metres and then made a decision to run
intermediate wireline logs as well as wireline pressure testing and fluid
recovery.



Independent wireline log analysis of the Massive interval indicates a gross oil
column of some 31 metres with approximately 22.5 metres of net oil pay. The
wireline pressure measurements also recorded an oil gradient across the
interval. An oil sample was obtained and had a measured API gravity of 21
degrees at surface conditions. PVT analyses of the oil samples are currently
being undertaken.



Chilou Formation



Prior to drilling the Massive Formation the Company drilled through the Tertiary
aged Chilou 'B' Formation, which was encountered below 1319 metres. After
encountering oil shows and drilling breaks that indicated potential reservoirs,
the Company successfully acquired approximately 8.5 meters of whole core from
within the Chilou 'B' Formation. Routine core analyses, including oil
extractions and porosity and permeability measurements, are underway. Wireline
logs were also acquired over this reservoir interval but due to the large hole
size required in this early portion of the wellbore it was not feasible to run
pressure tests or fluid recovery.



Independent wireline log analysis of the Chilou intervals indicates some 26.4
metres of net oil pay of which some 19 metres are contiguous in the top of the
Chilou 'B' formation. These net oil pay figures, the quality and moveability of
the oil will have to be confirmed with later testing.



Following wireline logging, 13 3/8' casing was set over the Chilou intervals to
a depth of approximately 1904 metres and the Company continued drilling ahead to
the Massive Formation as noted above.



The Company has resumed drilling ahead in this well in order to evaluate the
underlying Triassic and Palaeozoic Formations.




Gulfsands' CEO, John Dorrier, said:



'We are encouraged by the results to date in the Massive and Chilou Formations.
We look forward to reaching our deeper objectives in the Triassic and the
Palaeozoic Formations. However, only after penetrating these further objectives
and reaching target depth will we conduct production testing operations. The
ultimate commerciality of the hydrocarbons encountered at Khurbet East can only
be determined after further work including production testing and appraisal
drilling.'



NB: This release has been approved by Jason Oden, Gulfsands Exploration Manager,
who has a Bachelor of Science degree in Geophysics with 22 years of experience
in petroleum exploration and management and is registered as a Professional
Geophysicist. Mr. Oden has consented to the inclusion of the material in the
form and context in which it appears.



Certain statements included herein constitute 'forward-looking statements'
within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. These forward-looking
statements are based on certain assumptions by Gulfsands and as such are not a
guarantee of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from
those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements due to factors
such as general economic and market conditions, increased costs of production or
a decline in oil and gas prices. Gulfsands is under no obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable laws.



For further information including the Company's recent investor presentation,
please refer to the Company's website http://www.gulfsands.net/ or contact:

Gulfsands, Emerald encounter hydrocarbons in early drilling at Syrian well
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LONDON (AFX) - Gulfsands Petroleum PLC and Emerald Energy PLC said they have encountered hydrocarbons during early drilling at their Khurbet East exploration well in Syria.

The well is on schedule and drilling will continue to evaluate the underlying areas.

'The ultimate commerciality of the hydrocarbons encountered at Khurbet East can only be determined after further work including production testing and appraisal drilling,' said Gulfsands chief executive John Dorrier.

Gulfsands and Emerald own a 50 pct interest each in the block which contains the well, and Gulfsands is the operator.