anyone got any ideas about the block trades that went through today?

website: http://www.sterlingenergyplc.com/



weather: www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/084938.shtml?50wind120

The next rreal piece of news will be the results in May.

Till then, we are in an abyss............................

Sorry I ahve been quiet, I thought you had all gone out.

Nice bit of news Tiof 6 weren't it?

Tiof 7 will be drilled in a couple of weeks and it's all systems gop in relation to production of Chinguetti.

Estimates were Q1 2006, but there is speculation that it may be sooner so that there is some much needed cash flow.

Not imho, it's someone elses who is speaking to the spirits..........

Nice one MS.................. u too!

thanks everyone - have a great weekend

You too.

MS

And you.


ps. Oddly enough I think we'll go with G&Ts over prawn cocktail, but thanks anyway!

LOL

Straight lift from TMF (superhard).

Arrives August 2005 looks like a very good possibilty of the first oil in Q3 2005.

Excellent news...............

Press Releases - Offshore & Marine

23-November-2004

Keppel Shipyard wins FPSO contract


Keppel Shipyard recently secured the conversion and upgrade works of the FPSO Berge Helene from Bergesen Offshore, a part of the Bergesen Worldwide Group.

The 28-year old tanker, Berge Helene, will sail into Keppel Shipyard in December, and is expected to be redelivered in August 2005.

Major workscope includes the installation of additional topside process modules, boilers and HV power generators, the replacement of existing spread mooring with an external turret, as well as the upgrading of engine room equipment and accommodation units. Other works include tank coating and fabrication of a new pump room.

Upon redelivery, Berge Helene is capable of handling a daily production capacity up to 75,000 bopd and has a storage capacity of 1.6 million barrels of oil. The vessel will be deployed at the Woodside's Chinguetti Field off Mauritania, West Africa.

Said Mr Nelson Yeo, Executive Director of Keppel Shipyard, Keppel Shipyard will continue to focus on fast track conversions to strengthen our market position.

The Bergesen Worldwide Group is one of the world's largest ship owning groups with subsidiaries Worldwide Shipping present in the tanker market, and Bergesen being the world's largest owner and operator of large LPG and LNG carriers, being a significant player into large dry bulk vessels, and a growing presence within the FPSO market, mainly for waters off West Africa and other benign areas.

Keppel Shipyard, a leading shiprepair and conversion yard, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore-listed Keppel Corporation, through Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. The Group has a network of 16 yards worldwide including the Asia Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, Brazil, Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan, Middle East and the North Sea.

The contract secured is not expected to have any significant impact on the net tangible assets and earnings per share of Keppel Corporation for the financial year ending 31 December 2004.

Technical Specifications of FPSO Berge Helene

Length Overall (LOA): 348 metres (including existing Helideck & bow turret)
Breadth Moulded: 51.9 metres
Draft Moulded: 27.4 metres
Dead Weight Tonne (DWT): 274,467 tonnes


For further information, please contact

Sarah Seah
Deputy General Manager
Keppel Group Corporate Communications
Tel: (65) 6413 6420
Email: sarah.seah@kepcorp.com "
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For further information on Woodside's decision to use a floating, permanent, single-hulled, turret-mounted FPSO (vs a fixed, disconnectable, double-hulled, spread FPSO - or some other combination of the options) and the decision process to get there, see the following link. I found it quite interesting

http://www.woodside.com.au/NR/rdonlyres/ewufm5epqx56sakxwct436zd6re3h5nhovnpthr2kr5wkeb2j6tlnji62m7dgmcr23nv3p27ks5qin/Tofloatornottofloatkeystochoosingoffshoreoilandgas.pdf

Good spot SWW. Looks like things could start to happen ahead of schedule then.

Yes indeed.

morning, morning.

well i miss 3 days trading and nothing happened!

news is that myself and Mrs Prop have had a baby boy born a healthy 8.2 pounds on wednesday evening. That makes 3 boys...how expensive are the gooner season tickets going to be now!

Rgds
PT

proptrade,

Congratulations!

PS

Bournemouth season tickets are cheaper!

Well done the prop family.

Keep 'em coming!

Congratulations prop!

CHEERS...i have to say i am exhausted but delighted.

prop,

Don't they say it's better to travel than arrive?

:-)

Those Gooner tickets will be a lot cheaper once they're in the Championship by the time your boys are old enough to go. You could always give them a real treat and take them to watch Chelsea instead.

:o)

Congratulations by the way.

there is a grain of truth in that!

the funny thing is that my 3 year old who usually sleeps from 7-7 was up all night last night..baby was almost no problem.

anyway, i think i need to set up a cigar thread so we can wax lyrical about all this kind of stuff and mention a stock idea or two!

congratulations proptrade - I have three boys myself. Your supermarket bill will soon be in the thousands!
Oh, there's so much to look forward to!

cheers Hilary and Lostcause.

I fear that the 50 years Chelsea has been in the league winning wilderness could follow a string of successful years. Saying that I just hope that the real treat will be taking the boys to the Emirates stadimm and watching them trounce chelski.

I have already taken my 5 year old a couple of times to Highbury so he is fully indoctrinated and my 3 year old met Mr Wenger in a restaurant and when i said to him if he knew who it was he replied, and i quote, "yes daddy, it is ARSENAL WENGER!" nO GOONER could have been prouder and Arsene was highly amused!

Now all i need to do is make sure number 3 has a similar treatment and i will be a happy man!

now i need SEY to be 2 quid and i might be able to afford the school fees!