Two articles at FT.COM for reading, I am not a subscriber so cannot post/read the full articles;
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/89003dc8-58a0-11da-90dd-0000779e2340.html
Victoria still rising on Siberia claim
By James Boxell
Published: November 19 2005 02:00 | Last updated: November 19 2005 02:00
Shares in Victoria Oil & Gas continued their relentless upward march yesterday in the wake of the Aim-listed exploration company's claim that it had made a large potential gas discovery in western Siberia.
Victoria's market value has trebled to almost 100m in the past week, despite the fact that there is no guarantee that the well will provide commercial quantities of gas. Victoria paid just $11m (6.4m) last year for its three-quarter share in the Russian field, which is adjacent to other large gas-producing regions............
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http://news.ft.com/cms/s/7cfc92b0-58a0-11da-90dd-0000779e2340.html
When Gazprom is Mr Foo's only potential buyer
By James Boxell
Published: November 19 2005 02:00 | Last updated: November 19 2005 02:00
This week's mad rush to buy Victoria Oil & Gas shares will evoke painful recent memories for many British investors.
Earlier this year, First Calgary, another Aim-listed company with a large gas discovery, put itself up for sale and sparked a boom for oil and gas stocks that left shareholders nursing a heavy hangover.............................
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