Having listened to the readers of Shares and our MoneyAM users we have now started a weekly Trader Section in the magazine aimed at both experienced and new traders alike.


The Trading section covers:

1. Trading Ideas

a) Strategy Plays: This is a single strategy play which could be a share, an index or a future.

b) Short Term Plays: Here we select five or six stocks and give a buy, sell or short suggestion with time targets i.e. 3, 4 & 5 weeks

c) Index Play: A buy or sell suggestion from amongst the main worldwide indices, including time targets.

d)Currency Play: For those new to currencies we offer our view on a major Forex instrument.

2. Trader Profile

We interview a top trader and get their ideas on how they trade and an idea of how they read the current and future market direction.

3. Trading Features

We produce weekly features covering all areas of interest to the trader including CFDs, spread betting, trading tools and software etc

4. Trading Options

We look at whats hot and what not amongst the market puts and calls.


5. Trading Bets

Our regular contributor, Pitbull, gives his view on the markets and gives some ideas of what to spread bet.



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Meridian Petroleum PLC
03 February 2006

03 February 2006



MERIDIAN PETROLEUM PLC

('Meridian' or 'the Company')



CALVIN drilling update







Meridian Petroleum (AIM: MRP), the oil & gas company with key assets in the USA
and Australia, announced on 24 January that its Calvin 36-1 well on the Calvin
Field, Winn Parish Louisiana (80% WI), had encountered a substantial gas show in
the Sligo Petit Zone. The well was flowed on a limited open hole test with a
25/64 inch choke in excess of 1mmcfpd.



Based upon the analysis of previous production data from the Sligo Petit Zone,
the Company anticipates the following break down of the gas and condensate mix -
Carbon Dioxide 3.14% to 11.66%, Nitrogen 3.75% to 5.28%, Methane 76.97% to
83.11% and Propane 0.95% to 2.36%.



Due to the default and non consent of the original owner of the Calvin lease,
Meridian's Net Revenue Interest will increase to 67.75% from 60% until a
significant financial penalty is paid through the increased production revenue.



Meridian is moving ahead as quickly as possible to complete the well and
commence production into the nearby pipeline.





Anthony Mason, Chief Executive of Meridian said:



'We are very pleased with the likely rich condensate content of the Calvin well
which will enhance our revenue from the field. While unfortunate, the previous
lease owners default increases Meridian's revenue share enabling costs to be
recovered more quickly.'







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