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

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SWW, you reckon a big buyers about stocking up but keeping the sp at 17p in the meantime?

Yes.

We wll find out soon enough.

Rememeber, this is not the time unless tevet2 comes in.

Comments on today's performance, anyone?

Nam

No point really, can't see anything anywhere.................

Wilma missed, low volume, could be another shake out of weak holders, then again, no idea really.

If nothing surfaces tomorrow, top up time again.

All imo etc.........

Thanks SWW
Trust tastebuds in for a treat this eve. Happy hunting.

Nam

"With a successful Chinguetti Development drilling campaign
completed, Hardman is now involved in a multi-well
exploration and appraisal campaign, with a rig likely to be on
contract for drilling in Mauritania until at least the end
of 2007."...

..."The Chinguetti oil field is a salt induced anticline with
considerable vertical relief, and several faulted
compartments. Fluid contacts established by development
wells have confirmed expectations of average oil columns in
each fault block of about 300 metres."...

The above from the Hardman Annual Report.

Should have gone up today, not down. The oil, appreas well above expectations for Chinguetti.............. I'll try for the olod figures but this looks like a rise in reserves for Chinguetti.(618TMF)

whats 'appening.....

I have a bottle of 1996 South African Chardonnay for this evening............ tastes sublime.

prop, dunno, see may last, looks highly suspicious drop to me.

Iffy larger than usual trades at the end, all buys and the price dropping.

Even more sussy.

maybe i was right to sell that 50,000 at 16.5 last week! will buy back if they dip.

Thanks lads.

Nam

You and me too, even a penny adds to profit prop.

I think a lot of small holders are being shaken out here and as you see from the trades, the shares are being bought in lumps of 100k plus.

I dont have level 2 but with Money I was able to investigate better who the major holders were and how much stock they had.

I am aware that currently around 40% is held and not available for retail, unless the Hedge funds sell out of course, but would they do that at a tremedous loss?

I suppose it has been known, but with Chinguetti producing 75000 boo per day, at $50 which gives Sterling $5.75 just from the Premier deal alone per barrel, you work it out what they get in a year.

Surmise that the Mauritanian Government are paying a miminmum of the same as Premier, and see why the stock will be gobbled up.

Hardman are saying the field will peak produce in 18 months and then carry of for 15years.

Add Tiof if it happens and Tevet if that happens, plus Banda and I really can not see how this can fail.

Unless someone knows sometging different.

I would put cash figures in for you before tax, but I am wondering if my calculator is being too generous.

Oil stocks add to losses at close
AFX


NEW YORK (AFX) -- Oil stocks closed broadly and solidly higher Monday after Citigroup recommended investors buy into the recent share price weakness in the group. Among the stocks closing higher were Exxon Mobil Corp. , up 2.7%; ConocoPhillips , up 3.7%; Sunoco up 5.2%; and Giant Industries, up 6.5% and the leading percentage gainer in the session.

Any reason seems to do

Oil stocks add to losses at close? Shurely shome mishtake>

qishhh

SW Sounds like 1996 Charonnay was a good choice.

lol!

I wish some of my stocks had similar "losses" lol!

No evidence of reservoir development and low RMM H/C to C5. Not looking very promising on this evidence.

Nam

SWW - at least the Chardonnay is a solid C2 producer - some consolation for rather meagre C1-C5 evidence on Tevet - lol!

sd

namreh3,

Maybe not, but don't forget SEY have a free carry on all these wells!

Others have expressed a different opinion, I await the next RNS for confirmation before jumping to a conclusion one way or the other.