JKX are a growth oil and gas company, principally based in the Ukraine, but also present in several other countries, and have recently presented some excellent results.




JKX corporate website : http://www.jkx.co.uk/index.cfm

Poltava Petroleum : http://www.ppc.net.ua/inf_en.html

Annual report 2005 : Click HERE

Not unless I start talking it up!

Morning

Thought this might be of interest kindly found by XenaWarriorPrincess on another BB, Russia predicting 4%-5% decline in oil exports next year as the second largest producer may have an effect on oil prices.

MOSCOW, August 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Economic Development and Trade Ministry has adjusted its forecast for 2006 and target figures for 2008, a spokesman for the ministry said Wednesday.
"Main macroeconomic figures remain unchanged," the spokesman said.
The government, having approved the ministry's general forecast of Russia's socio-economic development for 2006-2008 at its session August 18, sent it to the ministry for minor adjustments.
The ministry is forecasting a 5.8% GDP growth for next year, 5.9% for 2007, and 6% for 2008, with inflation at 7%-8.5% in 2006, 6%-7.5% in 2007 and 4%-4.5% in 2008.
The country's current economic growth will not allow its GDP to double by 2010, the goal that President Putin set, the ministry said.
"The GDP will grow by 25.8% in 2005-2008 compared with 2004," the ministry said in the document, highlighting the necessity of institutional reforms, improving the investment climate, reducing the tax burden on business and increasing investment both by the federal budget and the investment fund.
The ministry expects oil exports to decrease by 4%-5% in 2006 due to a slowdown in oil production. But in terms of value, Russia's oil export is expected to grow by 12%-14% in 2008, compared with 2004, due to the favorable situation on the world commodities markets.
The ministry said the EU countries, including Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Britain, along with Switzerland and China will remain main importers of Russia's oil.
The country's innovational development envisages growth in oil and natural gas production and export in the next few years.
The ministry is forecasting oil production at 474 million metric tons in 2005, 487 million tons in 2006, 495 million tons in 2007 and 503 million tons in 2008, with oil exports growing from 268.6 million tons in 2005 to 292 million tons in 2008.
Natural gas production is also expected to rise from 640 billion cubic meters in 2005 to 673 billion cubic meters in 2008, with exports up from 203 billion cubic meters to 256 billion cubic meters in the same period


regards

Dr Square,

Yes that's a promising outlook, thanks for posting it.

A plea for help.

I have spent the best part of the weekend trying to find gas prices for Slovakia and the Ukraine from 2003 to now the closest I can get is on this sight

http://eia.doe.gov/

but that only gets me to 2002.

Anybody got any better sites or data

regards

I got out on Wednesday. And guess what - the sp has rebounded. Who'd have thought it?! I'm sure I will regret it but hey, I bought 2 years ago at 42p and sold at 182p which isn't a bad increase in anybody's book. I may miss out on further gains but I set myself a sell target to crystalize my gains and it was hit on Wednesday. Good luck to all current holders, I may be back if we ever see 150p again though I very much doubt it......

Queen1,

Sorry to see you leave, but "it's not a profit until it's in the bank", so well done on an excellent profit!

I personally hope we won't see 150 again, but hope you will want to return due to an overwelming urge to hold the stock again due to positive drilling results and the value of oil being pumped!

good luck.

Thanks Andy, I'll see you around on FDI, EDR etc!

There was more turmoil in the Ukraine's politics last week, and one broker stated that this was the reason JKX' price fell a little.

The price of oil also ticked lower, maybe another reason, but not for long IMO.

Very nice RNS

regards

Looking good. Politically I think the President is trying to get a grip on the corruption there!!- link: http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-85368.html

Well M151, what a beauty!
----------------------------


JKX Oil & Gas PLC
13 September 2005


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13 SEPTEMBER 2005

JKX OIL & GAS plc
ANNOUNCES
UKRAINIAN DRILLING UPDATE

JKX Oil & Gas plc ('JKX') announces that it has completed and tested Well M151
as part of its ongoing drilling programme at Poltava, Ukraine. The well has been
tied back to the Company's production facilities.

During testing, Well M151 flowed at a stabilised rate of 3,000 barrels of oil
per day and 2 million cubic feet of gas through a 40/64' choke, with a wellhead
flowing pressure of 1,300 psi. Well M151 penetrated a total of 360m of gas and
oil bearing Tournasian sands and is producing from a 220m horizontal section in
the oil leg. Well M151 is a horizontal development well located in the northern
part of the Molchanovskoye Field and is yielding similar levels of production to
the successful Well M152 which was brought on-stream in July this year.

The Skytop Brewster rig has now moved to the northern part of the Rudenkovskoye
Field where it is planned to drill Well R101 to a vertical depth of 4,700m and
again target the Tournasian sands. Well R101 is the first new well to be drilled
by the Company in the Rudenkovskoye Field, and will complement information being
gathered in the southern part of the field from the ongoing extended testing on
Well R12. Well R12 was drilled by the Ukrainian state in the 1970s, and
re-entered and side-tracked by JKX in April this year.

JKX Oil & Gas plc is an exploration and production company listed on the London
Stock Exchange. The Company has license interests in Ukraine, Georgia, Russia,
Italy, Bulgaria, Turkey and the United States.


ENDS

For further information please contact:

Sofia Rehman Cardew Group 020 7930 0777



This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange



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Dr Square,

Nice little increase today, now 203.50 MID, so i'm looking for consolidation above the 200p level, so if we can maintain or increase tomorrow, we may well have set the bottom of the next trading range.

I still see JKX as undervalued given the M151 news, production has effectively been increased by 66%. but the SP by only 33% in the last two months!

Thanks Andy

I must confess don`t follow JKX that closely compared to some I have, More a lock away for a rainy day. Just liked the fact of its buisness model and it seems to have a biult in Gas price increase in 2007.

So am in the process of getting up to speed with it. All information greatfully recieved.

regards

Dr Square,

Well we have had an exceptional finish to the week, up nearly 10% in two days!

I'm absolutely staggered that this stock attracts no attention here on MAM, after such a steady rise over the last couple of years.

I think the market has started to absorb the impact of the M151 and M152 new production on next year's revenues, which should increase by 66% (less any depletions), without taking into account rising oil and gas prices.

Looking to the future, JKX have exploration projects onshore Turkey and Bulgaria, and a 4% free carry offshore Georgia, BP being the operator, in a prospect that could well be a company maker.

Andy thanks for that

As to not being noticed

Its not vogue (aim stock). The second is the political climate IMHO

As you say the share price is now very much underpinned with assets.We are at a point from the 10 year chart that is new terrritory. and as you point out the exploration blocks to look forward to.

A few more days like the last two and it will get noticed. but by traders or people looking for long term growth?

Don`t know what you think but Would like to see a run up to 2.80 from here not scientificly based just like the sound of 2.80.

regards

Andy

spent the weekend what little time I had just having a look at the up a comming for JKX.
Karakalise 2 and possible another in Turkey by year end
Novo Nikolaevskaye Ukraine
BP is an interesting one as you mention (could be a company maker) there is mention of a hole being drilled in 2005 no destination or timescale. Have you any more on this?

The Texas wells are of interest there seems to be no news from these apart from they were getting cleaned up. I assume they are in production by now? and if so at what flow rates etc?

regards

I'm back and bad......................

.................and completely mad!!!

Dr Square,

I am going to try and ring the company this week, I will add in your questions as they are pertinent IMO.

I was already going to ask about the drilling offshore Georgia, as they mentioned in the recent AGM the huge cost of moving the rig into the area, so presumably they will want it to drill as many times as possible whilst it's in the vicinity.



SWW,

?

Thanks Andy

Look forward to any clarification

regards

JKX results are out today!