The tiny Irish stock on the brink of landing 'the first' post-sanction oil deal in Iraq. Ref 'Fleet Street Letter' 12-04-04..

Could it be that the other companys tending do not wish to be named.

Morning everyone.

Found this on a website.


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Petrel continues talks on Iraqi oil

24/10/04 00:00

By Eamon Quinn
Petrel Resources, the Irish oil explorer, was this weekend continuing talks with senior officials of the Iraqi oil ministry about contracts to restore the country's oil facilities.

David Horgan, managing director of the AIM-listed company, said the ministry had sent 22 officials to meet with Petrel in Jordan and that progress had been made in the talks.

Petrel has bid on two contracts to refurbish and develop oil installations around Tikrit, the hometown of Saddam Hussein, and in Kirkuk, in the north-east of the country.

Speaking from Jordan, Horgan told The Sunday Business Post that he had been advised against hosting the talks in Baghdad because of the mounting violence in the Iraqi capital.





Horgan, who has been a frequent traveller to Baghdad for the Irish oil company in the past, expected to travel there again later this year if Petrel succeeded in winning the contracts.

"Negotiations are continuing. It is not a done deal," he said. The Iraqi officials, who had made huge progress in streamlining the bidding process, are expected to make a decision on the bids next month.

Shares in Petrel have soared 368 per cent this year amid hopes that the Irish company is well placed to help Iraq to restore oil pipelines and facilities in existing oil fields.

The shares were trading on Friday at 112.5 pence, down from an all-time high of 133 pence, which hit earlier this month. Iraqi oil officials had visited Ireland for talks with senior Petrel managers in recent weeks.

http://www.sbpost.ie/web/DocumentView/did-904625-pageUrl--2FThe-Newspaper-2FSundays-Paper-2FThe-Market.asp


Regards,

wilbs

Petrel continues talks on Iraqi oil

24/10/04 00:00

By Eamon Quinn
Petrel Resources, the Irish oil explorer, was this weekend continuing talks with senior officials of the Iraqi oil ministry about contracts to restore the country's oil facilities.

David Horgan, managing director of the AIM-listed company, said the ministry had sent 22 officials to meet with Petrel in Jordan and that progress had been made in the talks.

Petrel has bid on two contracts to refurbish and develop oil installations around Tikrit, the hometown of Saddam Hussein, and in Kirkuk, in the north-east of the country.

Speaking from Jordan, Horgan told The Sunday Business Post that he had been advised against hosting the talks in Baghdad because of the mounting violence in the Iraqi capital.

SNAP!!

Snap again, this is the text people would be scouring through the Sunday papers for, really doesn't give any new information and a bit for each side really, the de-rampers are gonna "It's not a done deal" equals that PET are not gonna get the contract, and the more positive amongst us, are gonna say, "What else can Horgan say to a reporter?", If he says yes we are actually the only ones here, and contracts look like they will be signed next week, he'll be up infront of a commission for giving out insider info, take this info as you will -

"David Horgan, managing director of the AIM-listed company, said the ministry had sent 22 officials to meet with Petrel in Jordan and that progress had been made in the talks."

For those thinking that the major oil companies could take away the business from PET, just remember they are not even in this tender process, what they are going for is completly different and to quote the reuters article "more than a year away!"

from the article - "We have already given them some data. The process of exchanging information and deciding on the best offers could take a year, a senior oil official told Reuters."

full article here - http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/business/2004/October/business_October460.xml&section=business

I don't think 22 oil officals would be sent to Jordan, just to tell PET - "Sorry no contract for you", the quote of progress has been made in the talks, signifies something good is going on, perhaps on one tender will be awarded, but hey that is still great!!!


http://www.sbpost.ie/web/DocumentView/did-904625-pageUrl--2FThe-Newspaper-2FSundays-Paper-2FThe-Market.asp

Petrel continues talks on Iraqi oil

24/10/04 00:00

By Eamon Quinn
Petrel Resources, the Irish oil explorer, was this weekend continuing talks with senior officials of the Iraqi oil ministry about contracts to restore the country's oil facilities.

David Horgan, managing director of the AIM-listed company, said the ministry had sent 22 officials to meet with Petrel in Jordan and that progress had been made in the talks.

Petrel has bid on two contracts to refurbish and develop oil installations around Tikrit, the hometown of Saddam Hussein, and in Kirkuk, in the north-east of the country.

Speaking from Jordan, Horgan told The Sunday Business Post that he had been advised against hosting the talks in Baghdad because of the mounting violence in the Iraqi capital.

Horgan, who has been a frequent traveller to Baghdad for the Irish oil company in the past, expected to travel there again later this year if Petrel succeeded in winning the contracts.

"Negotiations are continuing. It is not a done deal," he said. The Iraqi officials, who had made huge progress in streamlining the bidding process, are expected to make a decision on the bids next month.

Shares in Petrel have soared 368 per cent this year amid hopes that the Irish company is well placed to help Iraq to restore oil pipelines and facilities in existing oil fields.

The shares were trading on Friday at 112.5 pence, down from an all-time high of 133 pence, which hit earlier this month. Iraqi oil officials had visited Ireland for talks with senior Petrel managers in recent weeks.

Hooray! Its a trinity - the same post three times; so clearly the divine will! I particularly liked: "The Iraqi officials had made huge progress in stramlining the bidding process". Shorthand for its down to them and us, they know what they want and its just what we would like to give them. I suspect that any agreement would need to go above the ministry so just a little patience for a few days. Do you see it that way, Tokyo - glad your sound of limb and, obviously, also of mind!

Eric

Could be another week or so, but we have waited this long, so what is a little longer (for those with no finger nails left, time to invest in a pack of gum!) The article quoted DH as saying November, which is of course next week, but thinking back to the hand over of power, that happened a few days early.......I for one will still be checking everyday for an RNS just in case.

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what we don't know is if that PET offical had been with DH in Iraq or not, if so and only DH is left in Iraq, then it is extremly promising as DH must have been left behind to sign the contracts over the weekend, if not then the wait goes on.

Thanks all

Tokyo
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Surely contracts like this require more than one persons signature on the dotted line

Feel very happy to be holding PET, recent news suggests there's certainly something going on (22 people sent to jorden.....etc). Expect news next month though:

"Negotiations are continuing. It is not a done deal," he said. The Iraqi officials, who had made huge progress in streamlining the bidding process, are expected to make a decision on the bids next month.

Time will tell!

could somebody on this thread tell me who in their right mind would go anywhere near Iraq to work at the mo and if they did could guarantee they would stay alive more than three days!!!

time to get real

security costs and local workers will have a tendency to help security companies find the threat quicker than let it evolve around their future employers. who will have the biggest budgets to cover the cost of the security workers, the oil merchants, oil ministry types.

Morning one and all,
Glad you are all ok Tokyo,the way i see the business post article is this. Last week i and others spoke to and e-mailed pet,my answer was simply"we cannot comment"and other were in much the same vein.Then a reporter contacts DH and gets some insight into what`s happening in Jordan,even allowing for the press`s artistic licence!.I know not much ,if anything, new was said ,it does show that at least the news "blackout" seems to be lifted. Let`s face it, if things were going bad they would`nt have said or hinted to a reporter!!.

IMO this is the week!!,

regards,
Dexter

A few de-rampers have been appearing yet again over the weekend, causing one exteremly respected poster from another thread who rarely posts nowadays to come out with the post below - makes interesting reading


The recent press statement amounts to NOTHING. Unfortunately there a several people here who have, if not a vested interest, then a DESIRE to see Petrel fail. The fact is PETREL have not failed they have in FACT trumped the whole oil sector. The reason why this is not being actively reported is a combination of factors:

This is not a ramp but just the result of a tremendous amount of research.

1) Several of the larger influential Oil companies and Oil service providers namely; Halliburton & Shell to name a few are quite content with watching the developments from the sidelines. The fact is WHEN the news is reported that PETREL has won the first of many contracts. Two and possibly three oil companies will launch a hostile takeover. Now the intellectually retarded amongst you will now ask the inevitable: Well if this is true why havent they already launched a takeover bid for this small and relatively new company. Well my moronic amateur investors the fact is they cant. Buying Petrel now what render its most valuable commodity useless: its independence. In fact Petrel will not be absorbed into one of the majors until it has secured its second contract. And the price that the majors will be willing to pay not only for the contracts but the relationship the current company heads has managed to development. Well that truly is guesswork. But if I were to take a stab I would say GBP7.00 - 10.00 per share.

2) Horgan cannot state that the deal is done to a newspaper journalist over the phone. Has any one thought of the possibility that his regulatory advisors have told him to be careful this close to announcements. That before he flew out they gave him strict instructions that he was not to leak any news that gave the impression the contract(s) had been awarded.


I must thank you retards, because tomorrow morning the price will most probably fall due to the more intellectually challenged amongst us reading too much into a press statement. Giving me the opportunity to increase my holding throughout the day.

This company will be trading between 3-4 pounds before the end of the year. Before the bidding war begins!!!!!
DYOR because I have and the outlook is good to fantastic purely and simply an astonishing stock.

moronically, a very happy investor. If this insight proves to be the case. the fact is in a good position to watch things unfold

Tokyo,

Just thought I'd pipe up again to say I am very happy to hold as the positive news and speculation holds a lot more sway with me than the negative. News will come and when it does we will be laughing. May well see it drop below 100p before hand, and hey that will be no great problem for us longer term holders, indeed it will be a nother chance to top up (especially for you Tokyo!).

All the best, and get more blu tac, works wonders on keeping things still in earthquakes!

JJ

JJ - funnily enough last time I came back to the UK (June this year), I did buy a load of blu tack, I should start going around the house & office sticking things down!!!

I have indeed sent some more money to my comdirect account, but it won't clear until wednesday, by then I don't think the price will be below 117 as next Monday is the start of November, and people will start piling back in again soon, I'd expect to see 125 by Friday close. I'm also happy to hold as no-one really knows when this RNS is coming, but 99% of the people I talk to think PET are gonna walk away with at least one contract, and this will make today's SP look like chicken feed

IMHO

Tokyo

ground hog day, or to be more topical ramadan is certainly in vogue. Have just topped up. I suppose its like being on the the way to a parachute jump, you know whats gonna happen, you know when its gonna happen, you have the equipment to get you through the experience and you wait for the green light.

watcher: Love the analogy except that in a parachute jump...don't you normally go down!

or does the earth come up to you?