From the times online.
Oils booming price has done for the UK oil and gas sector what soaring metal prices have done for London-listed miners. Investors have flocked to companies that vow to seek substantial assets, or those with a solid portfolio of producing assets that, at current oil prices, should produce lots of free cash. The high prices have also attracted opportunists to list oil investment vehicles, cashing in on generally upbeat market sentiment. Al Stanton, Bridgewell Securities analyst, says share prices of UK small and mid-tier oil companies are up a fifth year on year, but that the performance is increasingly mixed. In his view, it is a companys management of underlying assets, rather than the oil price, that has the most material impact on its share price. In that context, a few companies stand out: Paladin and Dana Petroleum have strong-performing production assets. Cairns finds in India continue to excite, and Premier will hope to issue more positive drilling news this year, as well as cash in on higher gas prices. At the markets smaller end, investment becomes more selective, but there is scope for rewards. Gulf Keystone is in Algeria, but only future drilling will confirm its potential. Granby Oil & Gas joined AIM only this month, but its shares are already up more than half. Granby is to give results of its first well drilled in the North Sea on Monday. A positive result will no doubt further fuel Granby shares. A dry well, however, will not go unnoticed.
'Granby Oil & Gas joined AIM only this month, but its shares are already up more than half. Granby is to give results of its first well drilled in the North Sea on Monday. A positive result will no doubt further fuel Granby shares. A dry well, however, will not go unnoticed.'
Monday it is!!!! Lets hope its got loads of the black gold.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8211-1668801,00.html
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