The CEO states Tullow sp is much too low and I bought in on the comments---todays results are excellent and I feel this one is being overlooked on here. check it out bargain hunters-I'd welcome some expert feedback!

Trading statement on Wednesday 4th July - Investors will be keen to hear the latest update on production at Tullow Oil’s Jubilee field in Ghana, which stood at 70,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (bpd) in May.

The company is seeking to ramp up to an average output of 90,000 bpd this year, after technical problems meant production targets were missed in 2011.

Analysts at Morgan Stanley , who rate Tullow as a “best idea”, say: “We expect clarity on the impact of the production issues upon well deliverability by the end of the year at the latest, if not before. If the remedy works, Jubilee output should rise towards the plateau target of 120,000 bpd in 2013.” This will help determine whether Tullow is on track to hit full-year revenues that are estimated at $2.38bn.

Investors are also excited about the prospect of an imminent update on drilling at the Ngamia-1 well in Kenya, where Tullow discovered the country’s first ever oil in March.

Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch wrote on June 19 that an update was expected within two weeks and could entail a “significant positive catalyst” for Tullow.

i keep my fingers crossed as this is probably my fave stock

Only put the info on here for you.lol Looks good.

Explorer Tullow Oil expects record first half year revenues
StockMarketWire.com
Tullow Oil said record first half revenues are expected. A $2.9bn farm-down in Uganda has been completed and the Jubilee remediation programme is progressing well. Significant H2 exploration activity is planned.

Exploration and Appraisal activities

· Basin-opening Ngamia-1 discovery in Kenya; accelerated E&A programme planned with additional rigs.

· 65% exploration and appraisal success ratio year to date.

· Major E&A programme re-commenced in Uganda with four rigs currently active.

· High-impact E&A programme of approximately 40 wells over the coming 12 months which includes drilling in Guyana, French Guiana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia and Mauritania.

Development and Operations activities

· $2.9 billion Uganda farm-down completed; significant operational activity has recommenced; conceptual basin development work completed and Government engagement initiated.

· Jubilee remediation work progressing well; 2012 exit rate expected to exceed 90,000 bopd.

· TEN project on track for Plan of Development submission in the third quarter of 2012.

· Jubilee Phase 1A progressing well with first oil expected in the fourth quarter of 2012.

· Group working interest production averaged 77,400 boepd in the first half of 2012; production for the full year is forecast to average between 80,000 and 84,000 boepd with an exit rate of over 90,000 boepd.

Group financials

· Record 1H 2012 revenue of $1.15bn. Net debt at 30th June 2012 was approximately $0.7bn.

· Uganda farm-down proceeds have transformed the balance sheet; pre-tax profit on disposal of approximately $700m.

· First half capital expenditure of $0.9bn with forecast 2012 expenditure remaining at $2bn.

· Exploration write-off and asset value reduction of $440m expected in the first half of 2012.

Aidan Heavey, CEO, said: "Tullow's industry-leading exploration success has continued in the first half of 2012 with a major discovery in Kenya, the fourth new basin the Group has opened in five years. We have also completed the $2.9 billion farm-down in Uganda, and made good progress on our development projects in Ghana and Uganda. The on-going remediation of the Jubilee field is progressing well and significant exploration wells are planned for the East African Rift basins, the West African Transform Margin and the twin basins in South America in the second half of 2012. With an exciting programme ahead, Tullow is well placed for continued success over the remainder of the year."

Half-yearly results are scheduled for release on Wednesday 25th July 2012.

i bought some more this morning after the fall ...... does not of course mean that they will not fall further, but it seemed a reasonable punt

btw, and especially for those brave promoters of blue sky E&P companies who reckon every spud will bring a positive result - TLW boast of a 65% strike rate

looks like yet another reasonable strike .....

Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Wawa-1 exploration well in the Deepwater Tano licence offshore Ghana has intersected oil and gas-condensate in a Turonian turbidite channel system.

Wawa-1 encountered 20 metres of gas-condensate pay and 13 metres of oil pay in turbidite sands. Samples show the oil to be good quality between 38 and 44 degrees API. The well was drilled 10 kilometres north of the Enyenra-3A well, testing the previously undrilled, updip portion of the licence. Pressure data shows that it is a separate accumulation from the TEN fields.

The well will now be suspended for possible future use in appraisal and development operations.


Commenting today, Angus McCoss, Exploration Director, said:
"Wawa-1 was the first of three important remaining exploration wells to be drilled in the second half of 2012, to close out the exploration phase of the Deepwater Tano Licence. It found light oil and gas condensate, trapped separately from TEN and demonstrates once again that liquid rich hydrocarbons are pervasive in this prospective licence. We look forward to the drilling of Okure and Sapele in the second half of 2012."

TLW has to be one of the most overvalued oilies.... PE ratio 31 .... BP 5.5..... no spaceships insight!

indeed you've never liked it, and at the moment the market doesn't much either .... however, i'm happy to keep holding as have banked plenty of profit from this one in the past and no doubt shall do so again in the not too distant future - always presupposing the market doesn't crash again

A lot worst performing companies on the market to make money out of then TLW whatever some people may say.

RNS helping to destroy the ice cap.

FTSE 100 member Tullow Oil is up 2.2% today and has gained 14% over the last three months, thanks to continued production growth and its second confirmed oil find in Kenya so far this year. Drilling is still ongoing at the Twiga South-1 well and Tullow has not yet specified the size of the find, but results are expected later this month, after which Tullow will flow test its first Kenyan oil discovery, which could trigger further gains.

Lansdowne hedge fund takes huge 'short' on Tullow
Wed Nov 7, 10:15 AM :
http://sharecrazy.com/beta/newsflow

lansdowne could well rue its position - shame!

Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Twiga South-1 exploration well in Block 13T, onshore Kenya, has encountered 30 metres of net oil pay with further potential to be assessed on test and has also encountered a tight fractured rock section with hydrocarbon shows over a gross interval of 796 metres.

"Lansdowne hedge fund takes huge 'short' on Tullow
Wed Nov 7, 10:15 AM :
http://sharecrazy.com/beta/newsflow" As usual with some of these throw away announcements they don't say why.

something of a rare stinker for TLW for which the sp has taken a whack ..... i have enough already or might have viewed this as a buying opportunity

Following speculation in the French press, Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Zaedyus-2 appraisal well (GM-ES-2), offshore French Guiana, has completed drilling. The well, drilled 5km up-dip from the Zaedyus-1 well, encountered a total of 85 metres of reservoir quality sands with oil shows in several objectives but did not encounter commercial hydrocarbons at this location.

for those interested, it's worth reading the rest of the RNS

Credit Suisse has cut its target price for Tullow Oil from 1,650p to 1,550p following Tuesday's news that the no commercial hydrocarbons were found at the Zaedyus-2 appraisal well, offshore French Guiana.

Top-Up time approaching then.

i see sp took another relative beating today with several downgrades bar liberum which upped ...... hali will be chortling at my expense :-)

SocGen summary:
For the second time in two weeks Tullow’s share price is down by more than 5% intraday, triggered by the announcement of disappointing exploration results (Zaedyus, Okure). The fall in the share price (and associated volumes) significantly exceeds the value we were carrying for each of these wells in our risked NAV; this indicates to us that long term investors may have begun to question Tullow’s long standing premium valuation to its peers (e.g., $69/b EV/2P reserves vs. $32/b average) which we think captures an impressive exploration track record over the past six years.
Clearly, the downside from here is that investors continue to mark down the stock’s 50-60% premium to Core value (771p/s est.) as Tullow pursues its highly volatile exploration-led strategy. We caution that Tullow has not become a poorer explorer overnight, in our view, and we expect further clarity on its fully funded 2013 drilling programme with its January trading statement – noting that clarity on the portfolio upside could well dispel investors’ misgivings. The next catalyst for investor sentiment is likely to be results from the high risk high impact PaiPai well in Northern Kenya by year end (+32p/sh unrisked).
Valuation. Our 1,450p TP is in line with our risked NAV at $100/b (771p core + 375p contingent + 304p exploration). Risks to TP. Drilling success/failure should drive investor sentiment near term, together with success in ramping up of production on the Jubilee field in Ghana. Industry specific risks include spills and commodity prices.

A buy in shares mag . I have bought into Tullow last week, With the shares in the doldrums following a worse than expected result from the appraisal drilling off the coast of French Guiana. The shares trade at some way below an estimated sum-of-the-parts (sotP) valuation from broker investec of £13.99 a share. Its not just a matter of luck that Tullow has a record of around 70% of its appraisal and exploration wells have found oil or gas. They have a large experienced team of geologists and drilling specialists.According to Chief operating officer Paul McDade, Tullow aims to identify at least 400 potential targets each year from which it comes up with its list of 40 wells.
In 2013 the company is set to go after multiple prospects in Kenya, French Guiana and Mauritania. Broker Jefferies estimates success with the groups Kenyan drilling alone could be worth 500p a share.