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Some people are asking why a man worth 8 billion dollars is investing in Aminex.

Well, Tanzanian PSA's allow for exploration companies to claim back ALL explo spending ANYWHERE in Tanzania, its not ring fenced. So everything Aminex has spent on exploration in Tanzania is accrued and can be claimed back from future production. For anyone looking to buyout Aminex, that is worth quite a lot on its own compared to the present market cap. So it would make a good start to build something on.

The more interesting question is "Is Africa really the focus of the Chinese Billionaire" - it could be, given the massive influence China now has in Africa, this man will know many powerful government figures in Beijing and will be able to pull strings there, which will pull strings in Africa.

Or is this Billionaire interested in North Korea, now the new guy is in charge. Again China has massive influence with North Korea and Aminex is one of the (if not the only) companies with a valid PSA in terms of their 50% ownership of Korex. So is he getting his stake of AEX now and getting ready for North Korea to open up and allow Korex to drill ?

The "world" has prevented North Korea from exploring for oil, simply they do not want mad men to have access to easy money to build more nukes, but if the "world powers" consider the new guy to be the man who should have the money and expose North Koreans to cash (the same way they opened up China when they deemed the time was right and the new leaders educated enough) and change North Korea for ever into a new wealthy country - then Aminex will benefit from this is a massive way as finally North Korea will be allowed to drill its potential oil reserves - but AEX would need to have very rich partners in tow.

Now, they have one of those in tow, a man worth nearly 8 billion dollars is investing in Aminex.

http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/37295/emerging-oil-and-gas-frontiers-attract-attention-37295.html

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Nice day that was. Hopefully our Chinese Billionaire will come out to play in the new year and start buying from the market then.

Davy update today :

Aminex (AEX ID)

Equity investment at premium completes
Job Langbroek

J & E Davy Stockbrokers

FACTS: Aminex has announced the admission to the official list of the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK listing authority of shares issued under a share subscription agreement entered into on December 23rd. The subscription was for 40m shares and
was completed at par value of 6c or 5p. The shares will be held in equal measure by Empire Asia, a Thailand-based investment company, and Dr Chanchai Ruayrungruang, the Chairman of the Reignwood Group – a major China-based investment company.

The new shares represent some 4.76% of the enlarged equity. Separately, Aminex is
also in preliminary talks with both parties to the agreement to establish a broader strategic alliance to finance the acquisition and development of oil and gas projects in the African continent.

ANALYSIS: The subscription was completed at a price some 45% higher than the pre-close market price. The funds will be applied to general business activities in the group. Importantly, the statement holds out the possibility that the further
investment may flow from much the same source.

While early days yet, is a clear possibility that Aminex will become a route for Asian funds into African resource exploration and development. If such funds were to become available, this would open up considerably more potential to develop its asset base.

Separately, the group also announced just before Christmas that the Ntorya-1 well had spudded. Management believes that this well has a 20% chance of success and is targeting 100m barrels in a Tertiary and Upper Cretaceous section.

DAVY VIEW: This is a very positive development for the group and while it is not yet clear how it will evolve, the addition of a very strong shareholder to the list will be of benefit to all. The advent of the Ntorya-1 well is also good news and opens up the
group to a potentially value-transforming event. We value the group at 14.0p in total, with Ntorya making up 4.0p per share of this on a pre-drill risked basis but over 20p per share if the well is successful, a multiple of the current share price.

March 2012 for Kiliwani to be connected, at the rate up to 45 MMcf per day, but initially commencing at 14 MMcf per day from maybe April (after connection in March) it seems. The pipeline is 3.5km from Kiliwani to the Songas gas cleaning plant.

Sorry, you will need to translate from Swahili to read it :

http://www.parliament.go.tz/POLIS/PAMS/Docs/HS-5-9-2011.pdf


Taking these figures you get :

So 14 MMcfd x 2.7 US$ per Mcf for say 90 days in H1 = 14,000 x 2.7 = 37,800 US$/day x 90 = 3.4 million US$ for H1.

If they can get 45MMcfd per day in H2 then its :

45,000 x 2.7 x 180 days = 21.8 million US$ for H2 2012.

Total revenue from Kiliwani could therefore be over 25 million US$ in 2012, and do not forget that tax breaks are in effect whilst they claim back exploration costs.

Lets hope the March 2012 connection is kept and production is on from April.
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So NAV at 14p a share (with 4p of that being Ntorya-1).

If Ntorya-1 fails NAV goes down to 10p a share.

If Ntorya-1 is good and gas NAV goes to circa 25p a share.

if Ntorya-1 is good and oil NAV goes to circa 50p a share.

US production is such that the company is cash flow positive excluding exploration.

With Kiliwani coming on line they will be cash flow positive and able to do some exploration work as well.


You can see why with all these snippets of info why the Asian investors were happy to pay 5p a share to buy a stake in AEX.

Ramp over...... :) Sorry, I mentioned downside of Ntorya-1 so its not a pure ramp then.......... ;) LOL

are these worth a gamble.

Yes, even if the latest drilling turns out to be a duster, it will not matter....as the sp is so low and in the event of a strike...and it could be gas not oil so anything could happen...a tripling of the sp is a possibility but that is probably too much to hope for....the good thing is that there is only temporary downside....and it is isable.

thanks i will look monday busy this weekend

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Nothing to stop the SP losing 30-50% on the next duster and therefore half of your investment. Just because the SP is already low doesn't mean it cannot go a lot lower. This is a trap many newbies get sucked into with penny shares, a belief the SP is already so crap it can't become any crapper and that a doubling from 1p to 2p is a mathematical exercise rather than a doubling of the market cap.
Apart from that any share being pumped by the board ramper carries a massive health warning!

I like them and have a small bet.

The gas they are pumping in the USA plus offshore Tanzania development should maintain the sp...but like you say : another duster on the Mozambique border would knock the shares a bit but only temporarily in my view...probably back to 3p....but no lower before returning to 4p later.....blinkin' gamble this, but I won't panick in the event of a hydrocarbon no show....

I am going to dip in for a punt .

http://www.davy.ie/LR?id=2655


Aminex

(AEX ID)
Tanzanian drilling update
10 January 2012
Job Langbroek
Closing Price: 5c Rating: Outperform 30/06/09

FACTS: Aminex has announced (January 10th) that following top hole casing programmes, the Ntorya-1 well in the Ruvuma Basin onshore Tanzania is now drilling ahead at 620 metres compared to a total well depth of 1,800-1,900 metres. Aminex has an operated 56.25% stake in the well. Its partners are Tullow Oil with 25% and Solo Oil with 18.75%.

ANALYSIS: The Ntorya-1 well is expected to reach its target depth at the end of January and is focussed on the same base Tertiary and upper Cretaceous sand package that the Likonde well encountered some 14 km to the north. The Likonde well established the presence of hydrocarbons in the Rovuma basin although it was not a commercial discovery. The current well is clearly important to the group given its significant equity stake, the scale of the target at 100m barrels and the pre-drill likelihood of success (20%).

DAVY VIEW: Our group valuation is 14p per share with Ntorya making up 4p of this. However, this is a risk-weighted valuation and in the event of success, the well would add over 20p per share.

Looking good this pm with a couple of 4.5p .