http://www.gulfkeystone.com/ The firms exploration programme in Algeria is going well and "the shares look good value", say the Investors Chronicle. Your comments please. goal.

And from another well informed poster.

http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail/?display=discussion&code=cotn%3AGKP.L&it=le&action=detail&id=9091015

Mirabaud Broker note/comment on GKP SH-6 spud today."

"As we have previously stated, while we do expect the company to be an attractive take-over prospect, we think it is unlikely that a meaningful bid will materialise until after the Iraq Oil Law has passed, since such event would significantly de-risk the asset."

http://thesharehub.com/?p=4889

Seems we have coverage in both the Telegraph and the Sun?

on that basis, no t/o for another 12+ months, but meanwhile, i note that 180 was the previous closing all-time high (hit twice), and sp has now breached that with some ease .... and that's still not a reason to buy ..... however, the fact that this iraqi oilfield of GKP's is clearly pretty humungous means that the company's asset base is based on fact, and that should equally reflect in sp, which i'ld guess is not presently the case

Price to go upto 250.00...

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=336_1324313655

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Manreh if you click on the chain link above the box,you'll have direct access to the article,etc.Ref post 2138.

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http://www.rudaw.net/english/interview/4247.html

http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/37194/genel-confirms-talks-over-chia-surkh-acquisition-in-kurdistan-37194.html


.Its acreage includes the Ber Bahr field, where Genel is the operator and has a 40% stake along with Gulf Keystone (LON:GKP) with the Kurdistan Regional Government owning the remaining 20%.

Ber Bahr is being tipped to hold even more oil than Gulf’s Shaikan field, which is estimated to contain 8 billion barrels of crude on a P90 basis.

http://www.tacticalreport.com/view_news/Iraq:_ExxonMobil_Chevron_may_reactivate_contacts_with_KRG_592/2378

One piece of news that didn't post,several days ago a poster reported that the Exxon staff were being moved out of South Iraq and put his reputation on it.Well it seems that they have all moved to Dubai?

i may be able to find out if similar applies to Schlumberger who provide a lot of the oilfield downhole services

That would be great,the more info the netter, as the advert goes,"every little helps"?
I'm thinking of topping up on what i see as a dip,but am a bit overweight so hesitant?
It might be worthwhile keeping an eye on trading at GENL,who operator at
Ber Bahir,the number of daily trades is small,so any clues might be easier to spot?

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/22/us-iraq-violence-idUSTRE7BL0AN20111222

From my post 1960,alas can't see them working together and i read that the Sunni's are moving this way,might be better for all if like Bosnia etc go there own way?

http://www.algemeiner.com/2011/11/18/the-kurdish-question/

"Last week, the Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat published a column saying that it might come as a shock for some readers, but it is now inevitable that the Kurds of northern Iraq, who now have their own Kurdistan Regional Government, will declare their independence."

http://www.tnr.com/article/world/98838/kurdistan-iraq-autonomy

Events at the minute are worrying,however i take some comfort from this hardened investor.


Don't think you need to worry too much about aggression towards K

My GKP buddy tells me that K is enclosed in a ring of steel e.g any vehicle crossing today into K is directed to a large run off area, approached slowly and given the once over by a competent security op
All drilling ops have military strong points nearby etc

Now that US has withdrawn from Iraq, it will be civil war and more unrest. Very unstable for GKP. Sell.