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

Rockhopper Exploration

British Geological Survey

Argos Resources



Latest Press Realeses from Desire

Bought an initial small holding today with the spare cash in one account.

Should the news be as expected, I will be adding to this in due course.

North Falkland Basin: High Risk for Good Prospects
July 21, 2004
by J. Brock (FINN)

NORTH FALKLAND BASIN: HIGH RISK FOR GOOD PROSPECTS



By J. Brock (FINN)



With the Board of Desire Petroleum announcing on Tuesday that fast track processing of the 3D seismic survey carried out in tranches C and D in the North Falkland Basin comes the anticipation that detailed interpretation will provide excellent ionformation as to where Desire will sink their first exploratory well. According to the press release, the re-worked and detailed analysis of the data will form the basis of farm-out negotiations with potential partners. It is expected that the data will be ready for this process at the end of the year, and the new year could see a rig brought down from Brazil to sink the first well, this according to the last interview Dr. Colin Phipps had with FINN.



Data and samples collected from the North Falkland Basin show that, while thick, the source rock, when penetrated in the right place will generate hydrocarbons. Dr Phipps had indicated that in many cases, the wells drilled thus far did not completely penetrate the source rock an oversight that is not likely to happen during the forthcoming exploration.



Its crunch time. One would hope that the rig will be placed above the right spot and a huge oil reserve will make investors very happy indeed. However, it is likely that any potential source will be capped while experts further analyze the data and samples. Dr. Phipps maintains that another well would be commercially drilled instead of using the one that was capped. That analysis could take months but the wait for an oilfield could also take years to realise. This depends on several factors.



When the oil companies pulled out of the North Falkland Basin in 1998, the price per barrel of Brendt Crude was averaging $10.00 per barrell. Now it is four times that amount. To break even in 1998, the industry needed an oil price of $14.50 per barrel now, nearer to $16.00, with some sources quoting higher. Who knows what the price per barrel will be by the time the oil is found and extracted commercially.



Though todays oil prices may be conducive to sinking more exploratory wells, the North Falkland Basin is considered to be a frontier area. The costs of bringing in rigs and other infrastructure needed for the industry are tempered by time and transport prices. In our case, a rig must be brought in at great expense. This simply cannot happen overnight.



An excellent exploratory result also must be weighed against the need to extract hydrocarbons. Other oil provinces are generating enough oil at present to meet world demand. This could further change if exploration in those provicnes is fruitful. Good business decisions to opt for a frontier area need to be made on good financial advice, the preponderance of which points to investing in known provinces. If the risk of investing in a frontier area is too great, investors will opt for investments in oil provinces.



Conflicts, wars and politics also play their part in assessing whether or not a hydrocarbons industry can go ahead in any area. Though there is no conflict in the Falklands area at present, the costs of meeting political demands could outweigh any desire to do business here, for example the 3% tax the Argentines want to charge for commercial hydrocarbons taken from the North Falkland Basin. That issue still hasnt been resolved.



There is an element of risk in any investment that you make, whether it be in the Mid-East, West Africa, or the North Falkland Basin. We Will not know whether weve got oil until that all-important gusher is reported. That takes many attempts, not just the exploratory wells that have already been drilled. It is my hope that those who take the risks for the oil industry here will have that happy ending.

Personnel thanks for the artical Markymar, the Capt lurks but does not post.

cheers capt, when are you back on rig?
JP email me on am site might have some news for px

Early / Mid August. probably 5+ weeks. Looking forward to bringing home my hammock!!
That 2nd article was the interview done in the Falklands?? No reply from FIBS.
As ever the Capt. maybe making 2 + 2 = 6

So you will miss all the action , meic has your email so he can keep you informed ? Is there a computer there you can use to keep in touch or is that there for mail only.Still waiting for news of that wave i was on other day could be intresting.

Meic will keep me up to date hopefully, + a fat parrot. E-mail yes but stocks and shares surfing on the internet are filtered. They are considered as gambling!!
Look forward to your news.

Capt there is no return mail address ? Still waiting for news of wave , but one splash came back and was looking at wave but having trouble if wave was up or down.Sent 3 splashers out 2 more waiting , just hoping they come back with a tidle wave and not a ripple.

Thanks for trying Markymar, I have to remain under cover , I hope you understand.

Your name says it all, your a captain of an army of desire fernatics who have a lot of guns and CP is the boss man who knows a lot of girls names and i hope he comes up with some newer names as well.Argos looks good with Adelie ?

Here ya go folks, latest targets:-

Ladies and Gentlemen,

OK, in the last few weeks we've seen a bit more news bubbling and taken on board some new players too. Time to put my neck on the line again.

We are still probably a month+ away from any definitive news but the ball is rolling and during August I'm expecting that news flow will increase.

PX Targets
Rest of this week, well, px has again tried to test 38p without success and unless something comes from Shell tomorrow which refers to Falklands I envisage this stock 'sulking' back a bit so px range this week 34p - 38p
I think its unlikely to sit any lower than this but intra day this stock does have a habit recently of dipping before support drives it back up. I for one will be buying like mad if it does briefly fall below 34p.

First week in August, well, I'm in Iceland so I'll miss the fun but my pricing model indicates a very substancial price move up! I've re-run my numbers and still I get the following:- 42p - 46p.

So in summary for next 5 - 7 working days looking to suggest slight dip near term then very end of week/start on next a concerted push straight through the 38p level.

Please keep the comments and info coming. I for one am now getting very excited about this stock.

Good luck and happy hunting folks
JPDM FM

Sorry to hear about the job JP, but a man with your skills will go far , am a great beliver of one door closers another one opens be lucky markymar.

Capt CP is not in the Falklands nor is he going in near future says a splash

JPDM, you've called this one so spot on it's uncanny! Looks like tomorrow AM could be a good time to buy (what do you think Stu?), good luck with the job hunting, not much call for city boys in Devon I'm afraid!

Oil industry targets South Atlantic.



Repsol-YPF Argentinas main hydrocarbons producer and other foreign companies will be investing over 300 million US dollars in oil and gas exploration in the South Atlantic and offshore Buenos Aires province during 2005.



Strong international oil prices and the liberation of the natural gas price in Argentina are seen as the main driving force behind the new push following one of the countrys worst energy crisis that forced serious restrictions in overseas natural gas shipments particularly to Chile.
According to the Argentine press, French owned Total Austral, Wintershall from Germany and Anglo-argentine Pan American Energy will be investing in the coming nine months 114 million US dollars in the austral basin, Southwest Atlantic.

The group already has invested 256 million US dollars in the area and expects a production between 4 and 7 million cubic meters of natural gas from seven wells which will be drilled beginning next September.

Respsol-YPF has also plans to invest 70 million US dollars in the austral basin taking advantage of wells drilled several years ago and which remain locked.

Further south, offshore Tierra del Fuego, several of these companies will continue exploring the area which is rich in natural gas.

Repsol-YPF associated with the American company Pioneer has plans to explore for hydrocarbons offshore Buenos Aires province, once the Argentine government gives the official authorization. Petrobras is also interested in the same basin.

This is the less developed of Argentine basins but some exploratory drilling has signaled the possible presence of hydrocarbons, said Walter Schmale president of the Argentine Oil and Gas Institute.

But Mr. Schmale also pointed out that to make findings drilling is essential, but this means favorable geological, price, fiscal and contract certainty conditions, since the oil industry works with a future horizon and an offshore project demands between 7 and 10 years before reaching production

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