PapalPower
- 25 Feb 2006 02:02

Main Web Site : http://www.fortune-oil.com/
CBM Partner Web site : http://www.molopo.com.au
IC Write Up : 21st Apr 2006 IC Write Up
Last Major News : 18th Apr 2006 Coal Bed Methane Project
Prelims : 27th Apr 2006 Prelim Results Link
Latest Broker Forecasts : Oriel 7th April 2006 BUY
Prelim Results and Further Updates due around 25th to 27th April 06



ABOUT FORTUNE OIL
For over a decade Fortune Oil PLC has focused on investments and operations in oil & gas infrastructure projects in China and remains one of the few overseas companies operating oil terminals and supplying natural gas in China, all in partnership with the countrys largest oil & gas companies
Fortune Oil PLC is incorporated in England and Wales and is subject to UK Listing Rules and compliance regulations. The largest shareholders are First Level Holdings Limited, Vitol and major Chinese state-owned corporations.
NATURAL GAS : 

China will be the world's largest growth market for natural gas as supplies of this clean and economically attractive fuel become more accessible. Fortune Oil's investments in natural gas are principally through Fu Hua, a joint venture with a PetroChina affiliate, which on-sells gas from the pipelines supplying Beijing. In north China Fortune Oil controls and operates distribution pipelines and city gas reticulation systems as well as facilities to produce and transport Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).
Fortune Oil is now one of the leading providers of CNG in Beijing, providing clean fuel for buses, households and factories. In October 2004 Fortune Oil also became the first overseas company to supply LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) to users in China, delivering LNG by road to the ancient city of Qufu, the home of Chinese philosophy.
OIL TERMINALS :
Maoming SPM 
Fortune Oil established the Maoming Single Point Mooring (SPM) in December 1994 to supply crude oil to Sinopecs Maoming refinery, the largest in southern China. The SPM now delivers 10% of Chinas crude oil imports. It allows VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carriers) of up to 280,000 tonnes to moor and deliver crude oil via a 15 km sub-sea pipeline. The SPM is owned and operated by a joint venture company, Maoming King Ming Petroleum Company Limited, and the other main shareholder is Sinopec Maoming Petrochemical Corporation.
The SPM buoy is commonly used throughout the world for loading and unloading liquids but the Maoming SPM remains the only buoy system in China used for importing crude oil. Fortune Oil believes that the SPM concept is a cost-effective solution for importing crude oil into China as many ports are shallow and will become more congested as demand increases. The only alternative to a buoy system in many ports is to dredge channels for large tankers. The SPM has provided significant cost savings to the Maoming refinery through its low operating costs and VLCC capability.
Products Terminals 
The oil products market in China is in the process of deregulation and this will allow a larger role for foreign companies in the import and distribution of refined products. Fortune Oil remains one of the few foreign companies with interests in products terminals.
Fortune Oil and Vitol jointly developed the West Zhuhai Oil Products Terminal at the western entrance of the Pearl River Delta. These facilities came on stream in 1998 and comprise 240,000 cubic metres storage and jetties for receiving and distributing refined products. It is one of the few products terminals in south China able to handle 80,000 dwt ocean-going tankers. A controlling stake was sold to PetroChina which uses the terminal for supply of diesel to south China.
In addition Fortune Oil controls a LPG terminal and supply business (Fu Duo), which has 80,000 customers in Zhanjiang city, and owns storage facilities in Shantou. Prior to the restructuring of the China oil industry in the late 1990s, Fortune Oil was also a major participant in the gasoline retail market and in oil trading. We continue to operate two gasoline stations in Beijing but our trading activities are limited to low-risk domestic trading.
Blue Sky Aviation Oil
The South China Bluesky Aviation Oil Company owns and operates the refuelling infrastructure at 15 airports in south China. These include Wuhan, Guilin and the new Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. Fortune Oil and BP each hold 24.5% of the joint venture and Beijing-based China Aviation Oil Supply Corporation (CAOSC) holds 51%. The consumption of jet fuel in China is rising significantly, particularly at Guangzhou because of pent-up demand in the Pearl River Delta.
The new Guangzhou airport was opened in August 2004. The construction cost was US$2.3 billion and it is almost four times the size of the old airport in downtown Guangzhou. The new airport is capable of handling 25 million passengers and 1 million tonnes of cargo per year and ranks number three for aviation fuel sales in mainland China.
tabasco
- 10 Feb 2011 07:42
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RNS Number : 9728A
Fortune Oil PLC
10 February 2011
FORTUNE OIL PLC
("Fortune Oil" or the "Company")
Joint Venture Agreement Supplying LNG to Public Transport
Highlights
-- Supply LNG to up to 6,000 public buses in Liaoning Province exclusively using the LNG stations operated by Fortune Liaoning.
-- First provincial level pilot project approved by the Ministry of China National Transportation with a view to securing an exclusive operating license in Liaoning Province.
-- Strong partnership forged with Liaoning Provincial government with potential to supply LNG to its other public transit vehicles not limited to buses.
-- This investment is in line with China's position (party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol) to tackle climate change by promoting the use of clean energy.
-- Expanding the application of LNG across China's vast transportation industry: shipping, public buses, automobiles, etc.
CWMAM
- 10 Feb 2011 07:43
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FTO.News. New joint venture. Looks good,might move SP back up.Topped up yesterday.
CWMAM
- 10 Feb 2011 09:33
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SP back up over 10p seems to be holding OK.
tabasco
- 21 Feb 2011 07:14
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Strategic Alliance to Develop Resources Business
TIDMFTO
RNS Number : 5226B
Fortune Oil PLC
21 February 2011
FORTUNE OIL PLC
("Fortune" or the "Company")
Formation of Strategic Alliance to Develop New Resources Business
Fortune, the London-listed energy and natural resources company with assets in China and overseas, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Strategic Alliance with seven leading Chinese and International organisations to support its new metals and mining business.
Fortune has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering Co., Ltd, MCC-20 Group, Sinosteel Engineering Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd Shijiazhuang Design Institute, China Volant Industry Corporation, ProMet Engineers, Bounty Resources Armenia Ltd and SRK Consulting. The members bring a range of engineering services, construction, design, technical study and due diligence skills to the alliance. See below for additional information on each of the Strategic Alliance members.
By taking advantages of competitive capabilities and solid existing industry experience of seven leading Chinese and International organisations the Alliance will provide Fortune with world class technical consulting services and skills at low cost, to take projects from initial development through to construction and operation. It will also enable the Alliance members to take part in bigger projects than would be possible otherwise.
The initial area of possible cooperation for the alliance partners will be the technical evaluation of the potential of the Hrazdan Iron Ore project in Armenia, which is one of three iron ore mines 72% controlled by BRAL. Fortune has a 35% equity interest in BRAL (with an option to increase its equity interest to 50%) and the two companies aim to have the mine and iron ore concentration plant in commercial operation in the first half of 2013.
This agreement progresses Fortune's strategy of pursuing overseas investment opportunities to capitalise on the demand for energy and resources in China. The Company is focusing on resource assets which are in- or near- production; in particular those assets which are under-exploited as a result of lack of finance, expertise or effective relationships.
Mr. Tee Kiam Poon, Chief Executive of Fortune Oil, commented:
"Today's agreement is further evidence of the rapid progress Fortune has made towards creating a new resources business. This alliance of leading Chinese and International companies provides us with the skills and experience we need to ensure we develop a successful and profitable resource business."
Longer-term, the alliance will provide Fortune with an integrated execution model which will be replicated globally as the company develops further resource assets.
CWMAM
- 23 Feb 2011 14:37
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FTO to invest $5oomin in Armenias mining industry.What will this do to SP?
Harry6
- 23 Feb 2011 20:12
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They seemj to have confused Fortune with Frontier Oil on the news stuff
CWMAM
- 24 Feb 2011 06:56
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They do that from time to time.
kernow
- 24 Feb 2011 08:15
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Yes. I did (and have before) report this on the Bugs thread.
tabasco
- 09 Mar 2011 09:58
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Some welcome interest this morning...seems significant?
ahoj
- 09 Mar 2011 09:59
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What do you expect from this baby?
tabasco
- 09 Mar 2011 10:59
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Ahoj...I cant find any rhyme or reason...it might be getting ramped on another bb...trading up until nine this morning suggested likely news...slowed a little now.... who knows?
tabasco
- 28 Mar 2011 07:41
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28 March 2011
FORTUNE OIL PLC
("Fortune Oil" or the "Company")
Expansion of gas supply in Liaoning Province
Highlights
-- Acquiring 51% of spur pipeline serving ceramics industrial park for RMB10.55 million (GBP1 million)
-- 30 year pipeline concession
-- Ceramics requires large energy input with natural gas consumption expected to reach 200 million cubic metres per annum
-- Strong partnership forged with Liaoning Provincial government which will lead to other concessions being granted to supply natural gas
Transaction Summary
Fortune Oil, a company listed on the London Stock Exchange Main Market focusing on oil, natural gas and resource supply operations and investments in China, is pleased to announce that it has contracted to acquire 51% of Liaoning Jingrun Natural Gas Limited ("LJNGL") for an initial cash consideration of RMB10.55 million (GBP1 million). LJNGL has been granted a 30 year concession to build and operate a spur pipeline supplying natural gas to serve the ceramics industrial park located in the county of Jianping, Liaoning Province. The Company expects the branch pipeline to be completed in 2012 and supply up to 200 million cubic meters of natural gas per annum (expected to reach full capacity in 2013). The Company has secured contracts for the supply of up to 200 million cubic meters of natural gas with China National Petroleum Corporation ("CNPC"). Additional funding required by LJNGL will be obtained via local banks or from Fortune Oil through shareholder loan(s).
The acquisition, which is subject to local authority registration and approval, expands the Company's natural gas operations in Liaoning Province. Specifically, on 10 February 2011, the Company announced that it had entered into a joint venture agreement to supply LNG to up to 6,000 public transit buses in Liaoning Province exclusively using the LNG stations operated by Fortune Liaoning. LJNGL will be renamed Liaoning Jianping Fortune Gas Co. Ltd. following completion of the acquisition.
In addition to the initial consideration a further payment may be made by Fortune if over the five years following the completion of the acquisition it receives per annum dividends exceeding 20% of the initial payment. The payment will be the excess over the 20% subject to a maximum of RMB 7 million (GBP662,000).
Mr. Qian Benyuan, Chairman of Fortune Oil, commented:
"We are delighted to add to our portfolio of natural gas businesses in Liaoning Province through this 51% acquisition of the spur pipeline to supply the ceramics industry. This is a long term concession that will secure customers with natural gas and reduce the use of more polluting energy sources."
ahoj
- 26 Apr 2011 12:41
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Cannot decide where to go from here, despite the news.
http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4125181&epic=RNS_4125107
TopAnalyst
- 26 Apr 2011 18:14
- 630 of 1365
I am removing ALL my research from here due to the constant personal abuse, defamation and distortions of it posted by:
ptholden
hlyeo98
halifax
blackdown
kimoldfield
cynic
This bunch of abusive retards is the reason MoneyAM will NEVER have a forum worth reading.
I have reported them to support by they do nothing, either because they want to force me to PAY them for the Traders Room or because they are too lazy to do anything. Maybe the people in support are the ones perpetrating the abuse, so as to force people to pay for the premium boards. Either way the service is sh1te and a disgrace to the finance industry. No wonder there is nobody left here apart from morons.
I will continue posting my good research on boards that are run in accordance with FSA and LSE listing rules and the interests of the market, not here where ar5eh0les rule the boards and all decent research is buried under their piles of sh1te.
ahoj
- 27 Apr 2011 08:48
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resilient so far. I expect a jump any day soon.
kernow
- 27 Apr 2011 10:13
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TopAnalyst,
Can't recall ever reading any posts by you on this thread - however being labelled a moron by you is not appreciated.
tabasco
- 28 Apr 2011 07:25
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Very nice.very very nice! Whooooosh!
Annual Financial Report Announcement
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TIDMFTO
RNS Number : 5947F
Fortune Oil PLC
28 April 2011
28 APRIL 2011
FORTUNE OIL PLC
("Fortune Oil", "the Company" or "the Group")
Annual Financial Report Announcement - Record Profits and Maiden Dividend
Fortune Oil (LSE: FTO.L) is a company focusing on oil, natural gas and resource supply operations and investments primarily in China. Fortune Oil has a Premium Listing, is quoted on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and has its headquarters in Hong Kong. Fortune Oil today reports its results for the financial year ending 31 December 2010.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
-- Revenues including share of jointly controlled entities increased by 40% to GBP567 million (2009: GBP404 million).
-- Operating profit increased by 28% to GBP24.6 million (2009: GBP19.3 million).
-- Profit attributable to equity shareholders up 48% to GBP13.1 million (2009: GBP8.8 million).
-- Earnings per share of 0.69 pence (2009: 0.47 pence) representing an increase of 46%.
-- Maiden dividend payment of 0.13 pence per share to be paid out on 24 June 2011.
-- Gas distribution operating profit increased by 23% to GBP10.8 million (2009: GBP8.8 million).
-- Fortune Oil's share in Bluesky's net profit more than doubled to GBP8.8 million (2009: GBP4.2 million).
-- Net cash position at 31 December 2010 strong at GBP28.9 million (2009: GBP7.2 million). New loan facility of US$180 million (GBP112 million) signed on 1 April 2011.
OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
-- Fortune Oil achieved record profits across all key business segments.
-- Gas sales increased by 21% to 581 million cubic metres (2009: 482 million).
-- Bluesky sales volumes increased by 10% to 2.3 million tonnes (2009: 2.1 million tonnes) due to escalation in domestic travel demand.
-- Post year end, obtained approval from experts, including government officials, to deploy the LNG dual fuel technology to convert ship diesel engines to LNG and develop a network of LNG refuelling stations along the Yangtze River.
-- Post year end, exclusive agreement to supply natural gas to public transit buses in Liaoning Province and to a ceramics industrial park in Jianping County, Liaoning Province.
-- First gas sales agreement signed forLiulin coal bed methane (CBM) block commencing on 1 July 2011.
OUTLOOK
-- The Chinese Government's 12th Five Year Plan supportsFortune Oil's strategy:
-- Expansion of the natural gas market targeted to increase from 3.7% in 2009 to 8% by 2015.
-- 45 new airports to be built, creating a total of 220 with the aim of reducing congestion and facilitating more domestic air travel
-- Supplying LNG to public transit buses, industrial parks and Yangtze River ships in line with The Five Year Plan, creating LNG roll-out opportunities.
-- The Liulin CBM Overall Development Plan application to the National Development and Reform Commission on schedule.
-- Acquisition of 35% stake (with an option to increase to 50%) in Armenian iron ore mines announced and strategic alliance formed with seven leading Chinese and international partners.
Mr. Qian Benyuan, Chairman of Fortune Oil, commented:
"It has been a record year for Fortune Oil with stronger performance across all key performance indicators. Within the energy division natural gas remains the growth engine of the business as we seek to produce and supply natural gas as a reliable source of affordable, clean and safe energy for the growing demand in China. Our new Resources division is an exciting new venture for Fortune Oil as we focus on territories in close proximity to China to acquire resource assets and work with strategic partners to develop these.
"We are delighted to be able to declare a dividend, for the first time in the Company's history. This not only reflects a strong performance, but also demonstrates our confidence in our prospects for further growth."
kernow
- 28 Apr 2011 08:21
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Indeed. I've rarely read such an upbeat Annual Report :-)
ahoj
- 28 Apr 2011 08:47
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20p next year!
required field
- 28 Apr 2011 09:00
- 636 of 1365
Climbed aboard once again this morning....superb update....sounds about right, ahoj.....