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

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On a more serious topic guy's. What difference will it make to investors if the LSE sells out to a foreign buyer.

MS

apart from being an embarrassment to this country- can you imagine the germans or french selling their inst's that has been around for years. this should not be allowed- from our regulators. we must be looked upon as a laughing stock- we seem to be selling our best business successes to foreigners.

got it out of my system- what about 2x 4m sell at close-

I'm with you lizard if it were left up to me I would tell them to go and **** themselves. Is nothing sacred anymore. I like Hils take on the French. I would like to know what she feels about the Germans.

MS

ok, but look at the LSE this way...why is it that a british company doesn't bid or the LSE maximises value? i am as pro british as the next guy but i am even more pro free markets and (within reason) believe that over protectionist policies legislated by govenments tends to be bad for business. i would rather see the germans fail in the bid but i don't see anyone else clambering to keep the institution british.

I think that it lost any status that it had as a British Institution when the original member brokers allowed it to become a public company 2 or 3 years ago.

100% agreed Hilary.

Just checked and it's actually 3 and a half years. Tempus Fugit!

Also just noticed your post, Mickey. I don't mind the Krauts as it happens. If they try to push in front of me in a ski lift queue, I just swing my ski tip at their Jacobs. But then I'll do that regardless and ask where they're from afterwards.

:o)

Jacobs Cream Crackers eh Hils? Very gor blimey guv'nor.
Nam

Nice one Hils. I must remember not to queue jump you, my eyes are watering at the very thought. To be honest I don't mind the Krauts either. I lived in Germany for 5 years so I got to understand their mentality pretty well. But just under the surface are some serious right wing wiews, at least with the ones I mixed with. Must check on GMC.

LOL

MS

all quiet on the sey front,
have been following goo for a while and have issued some interesting news this afternoon. risky but thinking could be worth a look?.

These are on the way down again me thinks. I shall be hitting my reappraisal point soon, time to think again.

MS

hang on for a few more days..at least until the next drill report (IMHO!)

It needs to be good. According to stockwatch there have been only sells since this morning.

MS

everything was reported as a sell today as all the buys were below mid price

A bit of a worry if all the buys were below mid.

:o)

I'm going back on the game it's much easier to make money and a lot more fun. Spurs for the Cup.

MS

at least on the game you could earn one SEY share per trick!

hils...are you a bear now?

ms do as you must on judged thinking.

wow!!

I agree with hilary!

It dont make sense.

Night all!

Hilary,

I don't normally enjoy reading your posts on this thread but I did today.

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"I think that it lost any status that it had as a British Institution when the original member brokers allowed it to become a public company 2 or 3 years ago."
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I couldn't agree more!

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"Tempus Fugit!"
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There's no need to swear!

Neeeds no comment.

Australia's Hardman says Mauritania oil field may contain 1 bln barrels
AFX


SYDNEY (AFX) - Australia's Woodside Petroleum Ltd and its joint venture partners have had further success with an oil appraisal and exploration program off the coast of the west African nation of Mauritania, Hardman Resources Ltd, an Australian partner, reported, adding that the offshore field could contain as much as 1 bln barrels of oil.

Hardman said the Tiof-6 appraisal well in Production Sharing Contract Area B, flowed up 12,400 barrels of oil a day, constrained by a 104/64 inch choke.

It said the well test is currently in the main flow period and the well is flowing at a stable rate of about 9,150 barrels of oil per day in the main flow period constrained by a 72/64 inch choke.

The Tiof-6 well is located 3 km west of the Tiof-1 discovery.

Hardman chief executive Simon Potter said Tiof-6 represented an encouraging oil flow but the sands tested are of poorer quality than those at joint venture partners' nearby Chinguetti oilfield, already under development.

Nevertheless, he said, flow rates at Tiof-6 exceed pre-test expectations.

He said the results of the appraisal program to date have upheld Hardman's initial assessment of about 1 bln barrels of oil-in-place within the Tiof field.

But, Potter said, the assessment of potentially recoverable oil, classified as reserves, is more difficult.

'The results of this test will form a critical part of the assessment of the Tiof development,? Potter said.

Woodside owns 53.846 pct of Tiof while Hardman has 21.6 pct. UK-based BG Group Plc has 11.63 pct, the Premier group of companies also of the Uk, has 9.23 pct and Australia's Roc Oil holds 3.693 pct.



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