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

UP 3/4p, nice bit of early trading.

Bit up and down today already but |I am sure it will feel better soon.

I have just taken some Beechams......

morning all, nice mention in the IC (i assume that was the source of your last post SWW)

thx for the heads up hilary, always appreciate news like that!

lets see if there is any follow through today. i still call these at 20 by the end of the month.

really don't like the look of the broader mkt at the moment (here or over the pond). i think these october jitters may persist for a while. personally i think the outperformer going forward will be japan and i am looking at buying some out the money calls for this time next year. a word i haven't heard talked about for a while is that old favorite "decoupling". i think the time for japan to break out to 12000+ will be in spite of lacklustre mkts elsewhere.

one mans friday morning view....

would mention IC article but i understand its not polite to gloat too much.Blue still my favorite colour!PS do not see alot of downside in this one,also like FTO as well( for the chinese market potential)
And then of course there is PET!!!!.....................Pass the Beechams Sea wallwalker!!!

Afternoon all,

Nice up day today. Thanks for pointing out the IC tip. 20p by end of the month would be good. Cheers Prop for your morning thought, always makes interesting reading. See we are talking wind this morning, as long as it's not in the GOM! Away out for most of the day.

Well I must say.

I am very pleased to see the rise has held till now, if it was dorade that made it falter, it seems the panic sellers have now left us.

Thanks for all the good stuff this week guys and gals, it's been fun!

Last visit in today as I have to prepare the dinner.

Have a good weekend all.

Speak next week.

Don't know if anyone has seen this, announced at 1pm. Hope it doesn't have an adverse effect on the sp.

Sterling Energy PLC
15 October 2004


Sterling Energy plc ('Sterling' or the 'Company')



Board Resignation and Appointment


Sterling is announcing the resignation of Nigel Quinton, its Operational and
Technical Director. Nigel will leave the Group's employment at the end of
December. He has been involved in the development of Sterling from its
inception as a private limited partnership in 2000, through the reverse takeover
of LEPCO plc in October 2002 and the successful takeover of Fusion completed in
2003. Nigel feels it is a good time to move on and the Company wishes him every
success.

Harry Wilson, Chief Executive, said 'We are proud of the successes that the
Sterling team has had to date. I am confident that following our acquisition of
Fusion Oil & Gas plc late last year and the consolidation of our offices in
Houston and Perth, the experienced management team we have put in place is now
well positioned to see us successfully through the next stages of our
development.'

The Board of Sterling is also delighted to announce that Alan Levison, 53, has
now joined the Board as an independent non-executive director of the Company.
Alan has a wealth of experience in the energy sector and in African affairs
having worked for over 30 years in worldwide positions at British Gas, Chevron,
Petro SA and others.

Matters for disclosure under paragraph (f) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules with
respect to his appointment:

Full name: Alan Levison

Age: 53

Current directorships or partnerships:
Foxley Engineering Limited
Eclipse Energy Limited

Directorships or partnerships held within the last 5 years:
Fusion Oil & Gas plc

Receiverships or similar:
None


There are no other matters that are required to be announced with regard to this
appointment.


15 October 2004

I read this but do not see why it should have and negative influence.They seem to have a strong organisation and structure, and announced a further appointment to the board of directors at the same time

willfagg,

I agree, no reaction from the market in what looks like an orderley exit from the company.

Interesting that the new non exec has a previous position with FOG!

He knows, you know!!!!!!!!

;-)

Probably still holds a fortune in sahres left over from Fusion Oil & Gas, made out of the redundency and back he comes.

Nice one Nig!

Agree with the above, don't see it as a bad move which will affect us. From the statement:

"Alan has a wealth of experience in the energy sector and in African affairs
having worked for over 30 years in worldwide positions at British Gas, Chevron,
Petro SA and others."

So the new director is not exactly new to the industry! Also, as Andy points out, was on the board of Fusion and look at the deal they did to get the Mauritania program. Have to say that i'm confident this is not a bad move.

Bring on next week. Happy as always!

Have a good weekend all.

Gav

As indicated last week so no surprise here.

This was expected

Hardman Resources Limited
18 October 2004




STOCK EXCHANGE / MEDIA RELEASE

RELEASE DATE: 18 October 2004

CONTACT: Ted Ellyard (08 9321 6881)

RE: WIRELINE LOG RESULTS FOR
DORADE-1, MAURITANIA

PAGES: 2

Hardman Resources Ltd ('Hardman') provides the following report on the
evaluation of the wireline data:

Dorade-1 Exploration Well - PSC 2

Progress and Current Status:
Since the last report (5 October 2004) Dorade-1 has been drilled to TD and
wireline logs have been run. Evaluation of the wireline data indicates that
Dorade-1 has not encountered any hydrocarbons. Some good quality Late Miocene
sands have been intersected but were water bearing. The well is currently being
plugged and abandoned.

Upon completing the plugging and abandonment programme the Stena Tay rig will
move to the Capitaine-1 exploration well in PSC B.

Note: There are no plans to drill-stem test any exploration well in the current
drilling campaign.

Well Location:
The Dorade-1 prospect is located approximately 165 kilometres southwest of
Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, and 85 kilometres southwest of the
Chinguetti Field. Water depth is 1,670 metres, and the total depth of the well
was 2,600 metres.

Well Details:
The Dorade-1 exploration well was drilled to test a Late Miocene channel sand
fairway. The main target was intersected at approximately 2,400 metres depth.

Other information:

All reported depths are referenced to the rig rotary table (except water depth).

Times and dates refer to GMT (Mauritania time), 8 hours behind Western Standard
Time, Perth.

A map showing the location of the wells will be available on the Hardman website
(
www.hdr.com.au
) and will be updated during the course of the 2004/2005 drilling
programme.

Page 2

The 2004/05 drilling programme will include wells in three production sharing
contract areas (PSC's). Joint venture interests in those areas are:

Company PSC A PSC B PSC 2
Woodside group companies (operator) 53.846% 53.846% 48%
Hardman group companies 24.3% 21.6% 28.8%
BG group companies 13.084% 11.63%
Premier group companies 9.231%
Fusion Mauritania A Ltd 4.615%
ROC Oil group companies 4.155% 3.693% 3.2%
Energy Africa 20%



TED ELLYARD
MANAGING DIRECTOR

Note: In accordance with Australian Stock Exchange Limited listing requirements,
the geological information supplied in this report has been based on information
provided by geologists who have had in excess of five years experience in their
field of activity.

Morning all. Hope everyone had a good weekend. The RNS doesn't seem to have affected us. New drilling update tomorrow morning to look forward to.

morning. agree with the comments so far, lets focus on our drill interests. it would of course have been a great boost but was widely talked about last week. tomorrow's update is something to look forward to it will be a quiet day today....

Hi guys.

Exactly roght.

I see HNR are on the way back having dropped a bit.

Typical over reaction to news.

All good I think otherwise.

another case of relax, sit tight and wait for the news.

had a fab sunday lunch yesterday..roast beef, yorkies and roast potatoes and mashed swede. thought i would share it with you guys on this increasingly gastronomic thread.

lol

Pushed the boat out and went to Brewers Fayre.

Outstanding Sunday Lunch for the money.

Lamb with shallots in a rosemary gravy, in a suet pudding, mash two veg, 6.95, plus a pud of course, latte coffee, very nice.

Don't know if they all come up to the same measure, but this was excellent.

Total bill for 4 was just over 50, and the good news was the Missus paid for it ;-))

Plus nectar points of course, which I had!

ooohhh, sounds at least as on par with mine. nothing like a lazy lunch for four on a sunday...

love the nectar point reference, nothing like VFM and a bonus!

Think I lost on the Sunday lunch front. Steak pie, mashed potatoes and green beens, no pud or Nectar points. Still good but not as good as you two. Offer moved up to 18p now.