oilyrag
- 18 Nov 2009 11:13
SeaEnergy - The Offshore Wind Development Company
The only listed pure play offshore wind energy company in the UK
SeaEnergy PLC (formerly Ramco Energy plc), a Scottish public limited company, and its subsidiaries and associates form an energy group, headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland.
In September 2009 the Board announced the intention to focus the Group entirely on renewable energy, specifically offshore wind. This decision was ratified by shareholders at a General Meeting to change the name of the Company to SeaEnergy PLC. The Group's legacy oil & gas assets will be disposed of over time in an orderly manner designed to maximise value for SeaEnergy PLC shareholders.
The renewable energy operating subsidiary SeaEnergy Renewables Limited has secured two offshore wind farm sites in the Scottish Round and is bidding for further sites in the UK Round 3. The Scottish sites are Beatrice (circa 920MWs), in joint venture with SSE subsidiary Airtricity and Inch Cape (circa 905MWs), in joint venture with RWE subsidiary npower. In each case, SeaEnergy has a 25% interest.
UK round three bids have been made in joint venture with EDP Renewables of Portugal.
The Greater Gabbard development recently achieved transaction valuation multiples when interests in that project were sold at the consented stage and immediately prior to construction , both during 2008. Those transactions achieved prices of approximately 157,000 and 567,000 per MW, respectively and provide a recent precedent which Ramco shareholders should be aware of. If these values are applied to the 456 MW's which SeaEnergy has secured in the Scottish Round, this would imply values of approximately 72 million and 259 million, respectively for the business, should those projects develop to the consenting and construction phases.
Legacy Oil & Gas Interests
The Companys portfolio of oil and gas interests are either minority stakes or non-operated assets and it is the Boards intention to dispose of these interests in an orderly manner over time. The Board does not expect that any further significant funds will be committed to the oil and gas assets unless required, in the opinion of the Directors, to preserve their value, and therefore shareholder value, ahead of any realisation.
Mesopotamia Petroleum Company (MPC)
The Company holds a 32.67 per cent stake in an associated company, MPC, of which Stephen Remp is currently Chairman. In February 2009 MPC signed a JV agreement with IDC, the Iraqi state-owned drilling company, to create IOSCO. We announced on 8 July that IDC had ended the IOSCO JV as MPC had failed to meet a funding deadline. The MPC Board remains as committed as ever to building a presence in Iraq and since that date has been pursuing the re-instatement of the JV. The Board of MPC believe that the market opportunity for delivering shareholder value in Iraq, through the establishment of an oil service JV that is focused on drilling high productivity wells and increasing Iraqs oil production, remains highly attractive.
IDCs decision to end the JV obviously had a negative impact on MPCs fundraising process but considerable efforts are continuing to be made by MPC, which is advised by JP Morgan Cazenove, to secure the funding, conditional on the re-instatement of the JV. Discussions with potential investors and IDC are on-going.
In addition, a number of new and promising opportunities have been brought to MPC and are currently being evaluated. Reaching a satisfactory conclusion may take longer than we might hope but the Board believes it will be time well spent. Further updates will be issued as and when developments materialise.
Lansdowne Oil & Gas plc
The Company currently holds a 36.26 per cent interest in Lansdowne which is itself AIM listed. In 2007 The Company granted an option over its interest in Lansdowne to LC Capital Master Fund (LC), and any disposal of our current holding will have to be arranged in conjunction with LC and as a result no decision has been made by the Board that this interest is for sale, at present.
SOCAR arbitration
The Company is pursuing a claim against SOCAR relating to rights connected to the shallow water Gunashli Field in Azerbaijan. An arbitration hearing has been scheduled for October 2009 in Stockholm and the outcome is expected to be known before the year end.
Eagle HC Limited
Eagle is owned 100 per cent by The Company and has royalty interests in nine North Sea blocks. Whilst none of the blocks are currently producing, two have had hydrocarbon discoveries drilled on them.
Other Oil & Gas interests
The Company holds a small royalty interest onshore Bulgaria, over acreage shortly due to commence production, and an interest in acreage offshore Montenegro, which is currently the subject of a dispute with the Montenegrin authorities. It is expected that as the Bulgarian acreage moves into production and the royalty starts to generate cash flow that there will be buyers for the royalty. It is unlikely that we will find a buyer for our interests in Montenegro unless and until the dispute is successfully resolved.
Sequestor
- 18 May 2011 08:44
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Who wants yesterdays papers, tomorrows would be good?
gibby
- 18 May 2011 08:50
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well tomorrows is indicated
current good turn over of shares should continue blue - quite possible a repeat or better of yesterday on the cards - not even 9am yet! loads of interest here at all levels of investor which is only good
keeping me ear to the ground! look fwd to your next humerous comment for that as well!!
have a good day
Sequestor
- 18 May 2011 08:58
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I need a quid to cheer me up, it may come soon too
gibby
- 18 May 2011 09:00
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value serl to exceed 100m which equates to at least sp of 1.44 - we are still under half that - more kerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrchinnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggg easily here today - professionals are waiting for the bottle job pis to sell on tiny profit so they can snap up cheap - it is unfolding in front of everyones eyes right now - hold on to your hats!!!
if you didnt already know note tha value below:
'SeaEnergy, the Aberdeen-based energy group, is in advanced talks with a consortium of European companies over the sale of a majority stake in its offshore wind subsidiary.
The company, chaired by Steve Remp who founded Sea-Energy's predecessor Ramco, yesterday said it had granted a period of exclusivity to the consortium to negotiate the sale of its 80 per cent interest in SeaEnergy Renewables (SERL) which owns intere
ADVERTISEMENTsts in the Beatrice, Inch Cape and the Moray Firth offshore wind farm developments in Scotland.
One of the members of the consortium has also agreed to advance loan facilities to SeaEnergy to be repaid out of the proceeds of any sale of the business, which was last year valued at more than 100 million.'
gibby
- 18 May 2011 09:01
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seq - in that case i anticipate you being happy soon then!
gibby
- 18 May 2011 09:18
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may see some panic sells hopefully - good time to top up - this standard release rns is a license to print money!!! yeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Statement re Share Price Movement The Company notes the recent movements in its share price, and confirms that there is nothing further to add at this point in time to the announcement which it made on 3 May 2011, in relation to the potential disposal of the Company's 80.13% subsidiary, SeaEnergy Renewables Limited ("SERL"). While there can be no certainty that current negotiations will result in a sale of SERL, these negotiations are continuing at present in line with the timing set out in the announcement of 3 May 2011. Further announcements will be made as required.
wait for the bottom and buy big!!
gibby
- 18 May 2011 09:24
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yeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaa
bigger the drop the better - the weak being shaken out - watch out for stop losses
seeking bottom!!!
gibby
- 18 May 2011 09:24
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auction!
gibby
- 18 May 2011 09:28
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imo we/ve bottomoned - bouncing
gibby
- 18 May 2011 09:34
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still bouncing lol lol - more easy money today - yeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
the rise was due to ii buying in the main - panic pis today enabled this drop now subsequent rise back to where it should be
what a day and great xel earlier!!
Sequestor
- 18 May 2011 10:06
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It would be easier to knit fog than make sense of small caps.
gibby
- 18 May 2011 10:14
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yes sounds like an interesting hobby to take up!! i will start with light mist and try to fast track to thick fog!
small caps / aim - yep slightly different to the main market! lol
sense & prospects often play no part at all here!
however unlike the pis the iis know the companies to follow such as sea & xel et cetera
keep an eye on otc - been a bit of a wait but recent offer over subscribed - should have news soon there - absolute bargain right now - if otc was a supermarket it would be the equivalent of buy 1 get 2 free!!
gibby
- 18 May 2011 10:16
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impatient pis @ otc have been shaken out already - some of the hardier less impatient pis also been shaken seeking quicker profits elsewhere then should buy back in
Sequestor
- 18 May 2011 13:16
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Whores and drawers spring to mind.
gibby
- 18 May 2011 13:27
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indeed - up and down or on their heads! lol
Sequestor
- 18 May 2011 15:27
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no, usually on their bums actually, but how would I know?
gibby
- 19 May 2011 12:00
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indeed seq - i will spare you the question!
well just got back more good news - eo. steady & iis creating market, here going in the right direction again after yesterdays blip - satisfactory day at the office so far
gibby
- 20 May 2011 17:27
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steady small rise today - like it
i would not wanna be outta sea this weekend!!
roll on monday and yet more blue here
even better an rns would be kerrrchinnnggggggg!!!
gibby
- 23 May 2011 15:31
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another steady rise
i would not wanna be outta this when the sale rns arrives - yeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
gibby
- 23 May 2011 18:06
- 161 of 231
yes satisfying day here! blue every day this week would suffice! gla