On 3rd July PFC announced that it was trading well ahead of expectations. Not surprisingly, sp jumped but has now fallen back pretty much to the same level as before the announcement.

While perhaps not as exciting as finding the next Cairn, remember that in the goldrush days, it was rarely the prospectors who made the money, but rather the suppliers of the spades and tents and stuff - e.g. Levis if memory serves me aright.

UK-based oil services company Petrofac said (last) Thursday that first-half net income rose 47 percent to $77.2 million and that it expected to exceed earnings expectations this year. "With strong demand for our services, we are confident that the group is well positioned to deliver 2007 results ahead of expectations and excellent growth in 2008 and beyond," Chief Executive Ayman Asfari said in a statement.

all good stuff, but i don't know where happy gets the idea that any oilie would be at all interested in taking over PFC, a service company

agree cynic - the idea is silly. as for being stamp-duty free, what good is that if the share price goes down?? !!! and should the oil price do down then the share price will follow. oil is high at the moment and can fall quite a bit.

PFC is only peripherally affected by price of crude

What a nice intra day chart.

Article posted on another board, posted by 'dislexy'.



http://www.thisisnorthscotland.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=149212&command=displayContent&sourceNode=150624&contentPK=18430214&folderPk=85744&pNodeId=150607

great performance today as with so many other stocks .... just a word of caution all round, as (trust me!) the world has suddenly not turned all rosy and a sharp correction, even if temporary, after these huge rises must surely be due soon.

Your not kidding -):

Nice little divi (2.44p) coming this Tuesday if I'm not mistaken.

Just out,

"Petrofac says director sells 1 mln shares, cutting stake to 0.61 pct
AFX

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Petrofac PLC said its director Keith Roberts sold 1 mln shares in the company at 468 pence, cutting his stake to 2.12 mln shares or 0.61 pct.

Whoops spoke to soon, need to do a re-think now.

makes no real odds .... he still holds 2m shares anyway

yep. he only sold approx 1/3 of his holdings. cant blame him, just under 5 mil should secure his and his families future.
i wonder where he is going to invest it?
im still watching and looking for an opportunity to buy back in, still like the company, but hope this director sale aint similar to that of Vog's.
regards
jkd

how can you mention VOG and PFC in the same breath?

Cynic ta
so sorry, i agree with you, but at the time it didnt seem so improbable either,
who knows whats around the corner? not i, and thats for sure.
todays darlings are tomorrows heartaches.
best regards to you
jkd

PFC has quality and a track record behind it ...... buying at the current level is prob not wrong either though there is a chance it will come back a bit .... look at the chart on page 1

Nicely down 7.5p on non Company Oil news, and with some biggish trades in the auction there's a fair chance of the expected small ex. divi drop tomorrow to be short. In and out with divi and no capital loss is the idea.

PFC is one of only 3-4 stocks that i expect to hold long term .... another is assuredly SCHE

Only long time holds that I've got are short term trades that went wrong -):

Out +8 and +5 with the divi already banked...nice share to trade this one ie No stamp Duty and a less risky sector at the moment IMHO.

Another solid performer this morning.