(ShareCast News) - Roxi Petroleum director Edmund Limerick has doubled his stake in the Central Asian oil and gas company as it battles to advance several wells towards production. Limerick, a former investment banker, diplomat and Central Asia specialist, bought 550,000 ordinary shares at a price of 9.5p apiece to double his stake, while his wife also holds 605,000 shares. At its annual shareholder meeting last week, the company provided an update on its many projects, including two separate reservoirs at its 58%-owned BNG deep-well project in Kazakhstan that it is hoped will flow soon.Chairman Clive Carver said at the time the main focus was on developing the existing deep wells to allow flow testing to begin as soon as possible. Top Director BuysAction Hotels (AHCG)Director name: A M Al-Sabah,MubarakAmount purchased: 116,606 @ 55.50pValue: £64,716.33Value And Income Trust (VIN)Director name: Oakeshott,Matthew AAmount purchased: 25,000 @ 237.00pValue: £59,250.00Action Hotels (AHCG)Director name: Bourisli,RawafAmount purchased: 100,000 @ 55.50pValue: £55,500.00Action Hotels (AHCG)Director name: A M Al-Sabah,MubarakAmount purchased: 100,000 @ 55.50pValue: £55,500.00Roxi Petroleum (RXP)Director name: Limerick,Edmund Amount purchased: 550,000 @ 9.50pValue: £52,250.00Apax Global Alpha Limited (APAX)Director name: Breedon,Tim JAmount purchased: 30,000 @ 116.00pValue: £34,800.00Brown (n.) Group (BWNG)Director name: Spindler,AngelaAmount purchased: 12,790 @ 250.00pValue: £31,975.00Apax Global Alpha Limited (APAX)Director name: Farnon,Sally Ann (Susie)Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 116.00pValue: £23,200.00Alumasc Group (ALU)Director name: Hooper,G PaulAmount purchased: 11,138 @ 137.00pValue: £15,259.06Sound Energy (SOU)Director name: Whyte ,Stephen Amount purchased: 73,140 @ 20.49pValue: £14,986.39Associated British Foods (ABF)Director name: Bason,JohnAmount purchased: 469 @ 2,733.00pValue: £12,817.77Brown (n.) Group (BWNG)Director name: Lovelace,CraigAmount purchased: 4,731 @ 250.00pValue: £11,827.50Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings (IDH)Director name: Kaspar,Klaus PeterAmount purchased: 5,000 @ 138.00pValue: £6,900.00Alumasc Group (ALU)Director name: Hooper,G PaulAmount purchased: 4,529 @ 138.00pValue: £6,250.02Novae Group (NVA)Director name: Fry,Charles Amount purchased: 57 @ 772.60pValue: £440.38Novae Group (NVA)Director name: Fosh,Matthew KAmount purchased: 57 @ 772.60pValue: £440.38Share Plc (SHRE)Director name: Oldham,Gavin David RedversAmount purchased: 782 @ 28.00pValue: £218.96Stagecoach Group (SGC)Director name: Griffiths,Martin AndrewAmount purchased: 71 @ 212.23pValue: £150.68Stagecoach Group (SGC)Director name: Paterson,Ross Amount purchased: 71 @ 212.23pValue: £150.68Mitchells & Butlers (MAB)Director name: Jones,Timothy (Tim) CharlesAmount purchased: 62 @ 222.50pValue: £137.95Murray Income Trust (MUT)Director name: John Cameron,Donald AndrewAmount purchased: 13 @ 686.00pValue: £89.18Top Director SellsHomeserve (HSV)Director name: Morris,Mark CAmount purchased: 14,218 @ 513.40pValue: £72,995.21M. P. Evans Group (MPE)Director name: Shaw,James DerekAmount purchased: 15,000 @ 400.00pValue: £60,000.00Alumasc Group (ALU)Director name: Hooper,G PaulAmount purchased: 11,138 @ 137.00pValue: £15,259.06