Desire Petroleum

<>Desire Petroleum plc (Desire) is a UK company listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) dedicated to exploring for oil and gas in the North Falkland Basin.

Desire has recently completed a 6 well exploration programme. The Liz well encountered dry gas and gas condensate at 2 separate levels while other wells recorded shows.
Together with the Rockhopper Exploration Sea Lion oil discovery in the licence to the north, these wells have provided significant encouragement for the potential of the North Falkland Basin. The oil at Sea Lion is of particular interest as this has demonstrated that oil is trapped in potentially significant quantities in a fan sandstone on the east flank of the basin. It is believed that over 50% of this east flank play fairway is on Desire operated acreage.

Desire has now completed new 3D seismic acquisition which provides coverage over the east flank play, Ann, Pam and Helen prospects. The results from fast-track processing of priority areas are provided in the 2011 CPR. A farm-out to Rockhopper has been announced. The revised equities are shown on the licence map (subject to regulatory approval and completion of the farm-in well). Desire Petroleum

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Latest Press Realeses from Desire

http://www.desireplc.co.uk/images/uploaded/3674095_8977553.pdf

NAPE Presentation

.Desire Petroleum: Your questions answered
By Stephen McDowell | Fri, 24/02/2012 - 16:01

There is a lot of waiting in the oil drilling game and 2012, while an exciting prospect, is no exception for Desire Petroleum (DES).

Answering Interactive Investor users' questions at the North American Prospect Expo (NAPE) in Houston the firm's explorations director Ken Black confirmed the firm has put its 2011 cash crisis behind it and remains well enough funded to see through existing projects and the hunt for any future rights.

Asked why the company had failed to raise sufficient funds to drill when the Ocean Guardian drilling rig was on site he replied: "We'd loved to have done of course, but the timing wasn't right in terms of market conditions."

Discussing prospects for Desire in the coming year Black said: "We have already said that we have new seismic data which we will be interpreting over the next three to six months. This will be completely updated on all of our licences."

As for the short-term, Black said he was unable to elaborate on this week's RNS announcement that an updated Competent Persons Report is due and will incorporate the 14/15-4a well results.

Interactive Investor user question: Rockhopper currently have their data open and are in discussions with potential farm-in partners but are Desire active in these discussion due to their part ownership of Sea Lion?

Black: "Rockhopper are engaged in their own farm-out process and we are not a party to those discussions. But we have a small stake in the Sea Lion field and so at some stage it requires our involvement."

Interactive Investor user: Has the company considered a farm-in in 2011? And what kind of deal would Desire seek if it were in Rockhopper's (RKH) position with a genuine discovery?

Black: "Yes, a potential farm-in was considered but the view was that the market wasn't right at that time." He added: "It would seem likely that a third party is going to get in with Rockhopper and that third party would be equally likely to take a holistic look at the region, but that is just my view."

Interactive Investor user: Why does the company not interact more with shareholders?

Black: "I'm unaware we were considered poor communicators. We have an obligation to put into the public domain any information which is price sensitive in a timely manner. I believe we fulfill that obligation."

Interactive Investor user: Can you tell us more about the Arcadia/Denholm Project?

Black: "The situation hasn't changed on the licence and we do view it as being drillable as and when funds are available, and of course the rig."

In closing, Black acknowledged the hunger of Desire's loyal shareholders for information.

He said: "Of course I can't say anything which isn't in the public domain but 2012 is going to be an exciting year for us. It is important that we see a solution for (Rockhopper's) Sea Lion development and when that happens I think it would be an appropriate time for us to get involved."

"I can see that happening this year. In the course of things it would normally be around a six month timeframe."

Been selling some other shares today to re top up in Desire, I am hoping for news this month from RKH and DES.

Desire is now my largest holding, hoping I don’t get burnt again.

DES are certainly looking perky today for some reason.

Morning Chav,will give you a bell later if your back from down the mine.

Plenty of buying today....perky a good word.

Twas warmer down the mine Marky but nice to have some sun in the Valley this morning.

S.American group rejects UK oil exploration in Falklands,Reuters March 18, 2012,
http://www.precogz.com/home/

PLEASE MODS.

BAN THIS SPAMMING OF NEWS BY PRECOGZ/SPIKEYDT.


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Preliminary Results

Desire Petroleum plc (AIM: DES) the exploration company wholly focused on the North Falkland Basin, is pleased to announce its Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 December 2011.

Operational Highlights:

· Desire farmed out areas PL004b and PL004c to Rockhopper Exploration Ltd (Rockhopper).

· Oil and gas discovered on successful 14/15-4a farmout well operated by Rockhopper (Desire 40%)

· Competent Persons Report (CPR) published in October 2011 and currently being updated to incorporate 14/15-4a well data.

· Graeme Thomson joined Desire as the senior independent non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee.

Financial Highlights:

· The Group changed its oil and gas accounting policy from a full cost policy to a successful efforts policy.

· Loss for the period was $42.5 million (2010 restated loss: $113.9 million).

· Cash resources at the end of the year amounted to $10.6 million, plus an additional $24.5 million held as restricted cash in escrow accounts with Diamond Offshore Drilling and AGR to meet demobilisation liabilities.

· Sufficiently funded to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4340856

Don't you love the statement

"Sufficiently funded to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future"

In other words we have enough cash to sit on our backsides appointing our mates as directors, doing absolutely nothing and filling our bank accounts every month. Great work if you can get it.

Great news for Desire,all reservoirs were in pressure communication with more oil than i first thought they had found.

When a farm-in partner found Desire will be sitting round the table with RKH as all in communication. good result

http://www.stockmarketwire.com/article/4352850/Desire-reveals-CPR-update.html

Desire reveals CPR update
20 April 2012 | 07:59am
StockMarketWire.com - North Falkland Basin-focused Desire Petroleum has released the findings of a recently completed independent update to the competent person's report issued by Senergy (GB) in October.

The update covers the results of the farm-in well 14/15-4a in licence PL004b within Tranche D, relating to the Sea Lion Extension, Casper, Casper South (Shona) and Beverley prospects, which were identified pre-drill and described in the initial October CPR.

All of the prospects were found to be hydrocarbon bearing, with a gross reservoir column of 89 metres and a total net pay of 57 metres.

Following the completion of this well Desire has a 40% interest in PL004b with Rockhopper Exploration plc having a 60% interest.

The update shows:

* Mean estimate contingent oil resources net to Desire of 85 MMstb

* Mean estimate contingent gas resources net to Desire of 178 bcf

Chairman Stephen Phipps said: "We are delighted that we now have significant, contingent resources assigned to the Company for the first time.

"The well results were very close to our pre-drill expectations and this has been confirmed by the independent Senergy report.

"We continue to evaluate the remaining exploration potential in our licences and have now received the final, merged 3D seismic data over our operated licences and we are optimistic that further, exciting prospects will emerge from this data."

More upside here than RKH (until they get a major to help)......took the plunge into DES...

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Oil & Gas News

Rockhopper (LON:RKH) - A Little For Bulls and the Bears: First the Bulls. Today's announcement suggests that Sea Lion is commercial, and there is further prospectivity in the immediate area. Now the Bears. However, the fact that GCA has provided 2C contingent resources of 307mm bbl will have come as a disappointment; the 14th September Capital Markets Day suggested 350mm bbl. While we do not believe that the news in itself is too bad as in the end we believe that it evens out, and reserves can also be revised upwards, there may be more damage done by the fact that this is the first technical headwind in an otherwise flawless exploration and appraisal programme. At this stage, we are maintaining our 600p price target and BUY recommendation. In this news:

• 355.6mm bbl net to Rockhopper 2C contingent oil resources attributed to Sea Lion and adjacent discoveries

o Sea Lion 307mm bbl

• Sea Lion and adjacent discoveries estimated to have net to Rockhopper 2C risked NPV10 of US$ 4.1 billion and an unrisked NPV10 of US$ 4.7 billion

Desire Petroleum (LON:DES) - On The (Sea) Lion's Tail: Despite being the first to market,Desire has created more value by being next to Rockhopper than they have through their own work. Life is like that sometimes. The successful drilling of farm-in well 14/15-4a in licence PL004b confirms commerciality of Sea Lion and that Casper, Casper South, and Beverley prospects all have producible hydrocarbons. The Company also shared excerpts of the latest Competent Person's Report which estimates net 2C resource at 116mm boe. This will now be the focus, as investors would be looking for the roadmap for upgrading the resources to the reserves level. In essence, Desire's own exploration programme is somewhat underwritten by the discoveries it shares with Rockhopper. Following this news, we are upgrading our target price to 50p and reiterating our BUY recommendation. In this news:

• Drilling has confirmed the pre-drill interpretation of multiple hydrocarbon-bearing reservoirs in the mapped prospects.

• Reservoirs appear to be in pressure communication with common fluid contacts

• Mean estimate contingent oil resources net to Desire of 85mm bbl

• Mean estimate contingent gas resources net to Desire of 178bcf

May 9 (Reuters) - Desire Petroleum PLC:

* Goldman Sachs raises Desire Petroleum Plc to neutral from sell

* Goldman Sachs raises Desire Petroleum Plc price target to 49.30P from

14.60P

IMO what a pathetic RNS..........

Is the begging bowl going to come out soon ?

At least they have oil and gas.

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Economic Assessment of Contingent Resources

Desire Petroleum plc (AIM:DES), the exploration company wholly focused on the North Falkland Basin, is pleased to provide an update on the economic assessment of the contingent resources established by the 14/15-4a discovery. These are based on a high-level development concept and economic review by Senergy (GB) Limited.

Desire share of Sea Lion (unrisked) at $85/bbl (NPV 10%) is estimated at $173 million

· Assuming Desire share of Sea Lion unit is 4%

· Assuming 320 MMstb full-field case

Desire share of adjacent discoveries (unrisked) at 85$/bbl (NPV 10%) is estimated at $727 million

· Assuming Casper and Casper South (Shona) development

· Based on net Desire 2C resources from Senergy April 2012 CPR update

Desire is currently evaluating the new 3D seismic data and when this is complete later in the year, a full CPR update will be published based on all prospects and discoveries. Initial indications for new prospectivity in the East Flank play fairway are encouraging, with confirmation of the potential of the Elaine fan and a major new fan system identified (Isobel). This confirms our view that there remains significant exploration potential in the basin. A technical and financial update presentation is available on the website on www.desireplc.co.uk.

10 May Desire Petroleum PLC DES Fox-Davies Buy old target price 24.25 to 50p new target price.

Share price reacting to the news today in a way that I thought it would - not impressed.

Desires AGM today

Hope we get a bit more news on progress.

Would like to hear more information on Elaine as marlonmonkey thinks she could be bigger than Sea Lion.