Rockhopper estimates in trouble

13th Oct 2010 07:47

Rockhopper, the oil and gas explorer that's found oil in the North Falkland Basin, is mulling fundraising options and warns resource estimates for its Sea Lion discovery are currently about 30% less than predicted in June due to a lack of data. The company says it hasn't had enough time to collect

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Thursday tips round-up: Moss Bros, Rockhopper, Domino's

30th Sep 2010 06:48

Moss Bros, which hires and sells men's suits, delivered a mixed bag for the six months to 31 July. It has no debt and analysts tip it return to profitability in the year to January 2012. So hold on, says the Independent. There will no doubt be a lot of back slapping at Rockhopper Exploration's ann

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Oil companies round-up: Rockhopper, Caza Oil, Sound Oil

29th Sep 2010 14:42

Interest in North Falkland Basin oil and gas explorer Rockhopper is so high that the company has had to move to a bigger venue for its annual general meeting (AGM). The AGM, scheduled to start at 11:45am on Thursday, September 30, will now take place at Gibson Hall, 13 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 3BA.

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London close: Late slip sends Footsie lower

27th Sep 2010 16:43

After a sluggish day that saw shares mostly hovering around the zero mark, Footsie finished lower, in line with weakness in other markets. Worries over the Eurozone debt situation were at the fore again, sending shares in mainland Europe and the US lower, after the rating agency Moody's downgraded

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London afternoon: Back to square one

27th Sep 2010 14:20

The market really can't make up its mind today, with the Footsie now back at Friday's closing level after opening firmer and then turning lower this morning. Unilever is the best performer. The household products group is paying $3.7bn (£2.3bn) in cash for America's Alberto Culver, adding the TRESe

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London midday: Blue-chips turn south

27th Sep 2010 12:06

Investors with portfolios weighted towards second-liners are happier than those more exposed to blue-chip stocks, as the FTSE 100 turns south while the FTSE 250 pushes ahead. Wolseley, supplier of goods to the plumbing and heating trade, is to shift its tax base to Switzerland and resume paying div

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Rockhopper plans next move after Sea Lion 1

27th Sep 2010 07:51

North Falkland Basin oil and gas explorer Rockhopper confirmed today it has plugged and abandoned the Sea Lion 1 well while it pores over the drill and test results. Sea Lion 1, the first oil discovery in the area, said it now has to look at the data and plan the next phase in proving the reserves

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Broker tips: Euromoney, Intec, Rockhopper

24th Sep 2010 13:53

Broker KBC Peel Hunt expects to up its 675p target price for Euromoney Institutional Investor after the business publisher and events promoter once again topped market expectations with its results. "Both revenue and profits look to have exceeded expectations by c.£4m. Net debt at the year end is

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Broker snap: Westhouse still a buyer of Rockhopper

24th Sep 2010 13:45

Investors perturbed by Rockhopper Exploration's problems with its flow test on the Sea Lion 1 well in the North Falkland basin should rest easy, Westhouse Securities said, as there was nothing in the rest results which cannot be mitigated by engineering solutions, albeit at additional cost. The goo

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Rockhopper has trouble with its little perforations

24th Sep 2010 07:46

Rockhopper Exploration, the fast growing North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, has had a few technical problems with its flow test on well 14/10-2. The test was carried out on the "Sea Lion 1" well over four perforated intervals totalling 77m between 2,403m and 2,566m, but upon retr

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Rockhopper proves Sea Lion is commercial

17th Sep 2010 16:08

Shares in Rockhopper Exploration have risen by one-fifth following a test of the Sea Lion 1 well in the Falkland Islands that showed that the field is commercially viable. The test indicated sustained rates of production of more than 2,000 barrels of oil per day. The highest rate was 2,304 barrels

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Flow test underway on Rockhopper's Sea Lion well

6th Sep 2010 07:55

Rockhopper Exploration, the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, said the Ocean Guardian drilling rig has arrived at the location of the Sea Lion 14/10-2 discovery well. Operations to carry out a flow test on the Sea Lion main and lower fans are now underway and, subject to reason

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Falklands Oil Co Argos Resources To Raise GBP22M, Join AIM

27th Jul 2010 11:45

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Falkland Islands-focused oil and gas explorer Argos Resources Ltd. Tuesday said it agreed to raise GBP22 million in an admission to London's junior Alternative Investment Market. Argos said the money raised will be used to fund seismic surveys of its license in the North Falk

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Rockhopper Ernest 26/6-1 Well Spudded, Targets Depth Of 2,400 Meters

23rd Jul 2010 09:35

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Rockhopper Exploration PLC (RKH.LN), a North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, said Friday that the Ernest 26/6-1 exploration well was spudded on July 23, and said the well is being drilled to an estimated target depth of 2,400 meters. MAIN FACTS: -Rockhopp

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Rockhopper gets rig for Ernest well

21st Jul 2010 15:32

Rockhopper Exploration, searching for oil in the North Falkland Basin, has been re-assigned operation of the Ocean Guardian drill rig to start work on the Ernest prospect. The rig is on its way to licence PL024 where it will drill the 100%-owned Ernest 26/6-1 exploration well over 30 days. Once it

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