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FALKLAND OIL & GAS (FOGL)     

smiler o - 18 Jul 2007 14:07

STRATEGY

•FOGL seeks to add shareholder value by pursuing an aggressive exploration programme in its licences to the south and east of the Falkland Islands. Exploration drilling will continue in the deep water areas of FOGL’s licences in the first half of 2012. If successful, this drilling could lead to the development of a new hydrocarbon province in the South Atlantic.

Next Phase of drilling

In the first half of 2012 FOGL is planning to drill two wells in the deep water area of its licences.
FOGL has contracted the Leiv Eiriksson rig to undertake this drilling programme. The rig is due to arrive in the Falklands in early 2012 when it will initially drill two wells for Borders and Southern Plc (B&S), before commencing the FOGL drilling programme. The B&S wells are to be drilled on the Darwin and Stebbing prospects. The results of these wells will be of interest to FOGL, because we have similar plays and prospects within the southern part of our licence area.

The first well to be drilled in the FOGL programme will be on the Loligo prospect. A number of options exist for the second well, including potentially a well on Scotia, a prospect within the Mid Cretaceous Fan Play. The final decision on which prospect will be targeted by the second well will be guided by the results from Loligo.

Funding

As at 7 September 2011 FOGL's available funds, including the BHP Billiton settlement, were $150.8 million. The Company is debt free.


2012 Drilling Programme

The Leiv Eiriksson a harsh environment rig has been drilling wells offshore Greenland for Cairn Energy. That campaign is expected to finish by the end of November 2011 after which the rig will head south to the Falkland Islands. The rig will first drill two wells (about 90 days drilling) for Borders and Southern Plc (B&S) before moving on to the FOGL programme. The transit time from Greenland is expected to be approximately 60 days.

A great deal of work has gone into the planning of the FOGL drilling campaign and over the preceding years a large amount of data has had to be collected to so that the drilling can take place.

Seismic data was acquired from 2004 to 2007 and again in 2011, CSEM in 2007, site surveys in 2009 and 2011 and metocean data, from permanent current meters, in 2009/10. Well planning essentially started in 2009 with the drilling of three, 200m deep, geotechnical boreholes. This data helped with the planning of the shallow section of the Toroa well (FI 61/05-1) and has been extensively used in the planning of the deep water programme.

The first well in the FOGL programme will be on the giant Loligo prospect. A second well will also be drilled by FOGL using the Leiv Eiriksson and site surveys have been acquired over the following prospects: The Nimrod Complex and the Vinson prospect in the Tertiary Channel Play, the Scotia or Hero prospects in the Mid Cretaceous Fan Play and the Inflexible or Endeavour prospect in the Springhill Sandstone Play. Options that are currently being considered depend upon the results of the first well on Loligo. The final play in the FOGL acreage is in the Fold Belt in the south west of the FOGL acreage. This play is being tested by B&S at their Stebbing prospect. Similar features exist within the FOGL acreage and the results of the well will be closely monitored. In addition the B&S, Darwin well is targeting a tilted fault block which again shows great similarities with several prospects in the FOGL portfolio (Inflexible, Thulla etc.). Depending on the results of Darwin FOGL may consider a well on Inflexible as the second well in the programme.

FOGL’s main focus is on the two younger plays, the Tertiary Channel and the Mid Cretaceous Fan play. FOGL has been working on the Mid Cretaceous play for some time but it was only in late 2009, when the seismic data had been fully reprocessed, that it became clear that this major new play was viable. The play is analogous to the ones being successfully targeted in West Africa (the Tullow Jubilee field in Ghana and other discoveries along that margin) and the general geology, depositional setting and even the AVO response (Class II response over Scotia and Hero) are remarkably similar. The two main prospects, Scotia and Hero, both contain prospective resources in excess of 1 billion bbls. One of the key features that makes this play so attractive is that the reservoir sands sit directly above the mature Aptian oil source rocks which were sampled in the DSDP wells to the East of the FOGL acreage.

2012 DRLLING TARGET LOLIGO

The shallowest target alone covers an area of over 600sqkm. The Loligo prospect was first mapped in 2006 and has been re-mapped and re analysed several times since then. It is a large stratigraphic trap which is supported by a very consistent Class III AVO response on the seismic data. It is an ‘easy to map’ anomaly which stands out clearly above the background seismic responses when compared to the entire basin. In addition, it sits directly above an old high which used to separate the Southern basin (Fitzroy sub-basin) from the Northern basin (Volunteer sub-basin). This old high seems to be acting as a focus for hydrocarbon migration from deeply buried source rocks in each of the sub basins.

Beneath the southern part of Loligo several other prospects within the Tertiary Channel play, overlap and may be penetrated by one carefully located well. The deeper prospects (each covering an area similar to Loligo) have been called Trigg and the Three Bears. Together these prospects are called the Loligo Complex. The prospective resources (recoverable oil) associated with the Loligo complex, are in excess of 4 billion bbls of oil or over 25tcf of gas.




FOGL is focused exclusively on offshore oil and gas exploration in the Falkland Islands.

We are pursuing an aggressive exploration programme that could lead to the development of a new petroleum province in the South Atlantic. The joint venture operations have now moved into the drilling phase.

Most prospects in 2,000 – 4,500 feet water depth (610 – 1372m)


Target horizons: 6,000 – 13,000 feet below sea bed lever (1829 – 3962m)


Falklands weather is similar to West of Shetland


Remote location but there were no major issues during 1998 drilling campaign


Anchored semi-submersible or drillship for exploration drilling


Tried and tested technology for developments



Falkland Oil and Gas Limited Licence area.




FINANCIAL SUMMARY http://www.fogl.com/fogl/en/Investors/performance

FOGL HOME http://www.fogl.com/fogl/en/home

http://www.stockopedia.co.uk/content/falkland-oil-and-gas-2012-its-time-63024/


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cynic - 26 Oct 2010 11:07 - 1002 of 1211

it's been defying gravity for weeks

chav - 26 Oct 2010 11:14 - 1003 of 1211

FOGL has always defied gravity...even in the long dark days pre drilling action, they managed to stay up above their IPO sp whilst RKH/DES/BOR bounced a long way up and down.

chav - 28 Oct 2010 10:18 - 1004 of 1211

FOGL always seems to go in the opposite direction to RKH/ARG/DES/BOR......When FOGL's up the others are down and vice versa.

markymar - 28 Oct 2010 11:52 - 1005 of 1211

Could if have any thing to do with the price of coal going up....

Master RSI - 28 Oct 2010 12:07 - 1006 of 1211

markymar

I just noticed you tone of posting on this thread is a BIT out of order, maybe you could refrain from posting if you do not like the company.

You are very quick to pointed out, when others are posting on your thread.

Are you short like the other Judas?

Have you noticed also how I do take the P!ss on your thread from time to time ............

ITS PAY BACK TIME


Moderator - my self appointed role

markymar - 28 Oct 2010 12:38 - 1007 of 1211

Bless you Master!!!!!

I dont short or go long in shares as I am no trader just some one with a great interest in the Falklands oilys.

The last well FOGL drilled hit nothing but rumoured coal hence my joke at the price of coal going up..Its called taking the piss or a bit banter.

hlyeo98 - 01 Nov 2010 11:18 - 1008 of 1211

FOGL is moving downwards slow and steadily...102p now

chav - 09 Nov 2010 10:35 - 1009 of 1211

Nice bounce here today...must have Oil somewhere!

markymar - 09 Nov 2010 13:44 - 1010 of 1211

Just sold a few bags of coal...Falklands coal and no oil

HARRYCAT - 09 Nov 2010 13:48 - 1011 of 1211

I think that joke has run it's course, marky!

cielo - 09 Nov 2010 22:39 - 1012 of 1211

>>>>> marky
Your silly comments are out of order
116p a good 6p rise

valuation
"Loligo has most likely reserves of 3.5 billion barrels(unrisked)".
From AGM presentation 14 May 2008".

" A 500 million barrel discovery could be worth 14 per share.
A 3.5 billion discovery could be worth 100 per share".
From AGM presentation 13 May 2009. "

cielo - 09 Nov 2010 22:47 - 1013 of 1211

To tell the truth >>>>>>>>>>>

FOGL has far bigger acarage than DES/ARG put together
also a world class farm in partner
and a board of directors that have served in the oil industry before


>>>>>marky

has DES found any commercial oil yet ?

markymar - 10 Nov 2010 12:43 - 1014 of 1211

And they have a great big coal field and no rig!!! hence a blip yesterday in price hence down 3p today.

Balerboy - 10 Nov 2010 13:46 - 1015 of 1211

That 3p means cynics short has made another mil, so he can stay in Nice for an extra day.,.

markymar - 11 Nov 2010 07:43 - 1016 of 1211

BOR have letter of intent for 2 wells late 2011, i expect FOGL to come will jump on tha band wagon and borrow rig.

cynic - 11 Nov 2010 08:14 - 1017 of 1211

cashed in the profit here a few days ago

markymar - 11 Nov 2010 08:26 - 1018 of 1211

Bon d'entendre que cynique, un bice n'est pas un but lucratif jusqu'banque

beaucoup de temps pour prix de l'action l'automne anns asa loin

cynic - 11 Nov 2010 08:38 - 1019 of 1211

exactly my oft expressed sentiments!

HARRYCAT - 11 Nov 2010 08:50 - 1020 of 1211

Is that a Google auto-translation marky?

cielo - 11 Nov 2010 11:56 - 1021 of 1211

118.50p

The only Malvinas oil shares on the rise today

Do I see >> cynic & marky -- as a waste of time posters -- talking about the past
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