Rockhopper directors add to holdings

6th Jul 2010 16:46

Shares in Falkland Islands oil and gas explorer Rockhopper Exploration have risen by 779% over the past year but two directors still believe they are worth buying. Executive chairman Dr Pierre Jungels and non-executive director Chris Walton have both added to their shareholdings the week after Roc

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UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP:Rockhopper Exploration Chairman Builds Stake

6th Jul 2010 16:00

Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps ROCKHOPPER EXPLORATION PLC (RKH.LN), a Falkland Islands-focused oil and gas explorer, said Tuesday Executive Chairman Pierre Jungels bought another 23,35

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UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Rockhopper Exploration Chmn Builds Stake

6th Jul 2010 12:30

Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps ROCKHOPPER EXPLORATION PLC (RKH.LN), a Falkland Islands-focused oil and gas explorer, said Tuesday Executive Chairman Pierre Jungels bought another 23,35

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Rockhopper Exploration Rises As Chairman Picks Up Shares

6th Jul 2010 11:01

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Falkland Islands-focused oil and gas explorer Rockhopper Exploration PLC (RKH.LN) Tuesday said Executive Chairman Pierre Jungels bought another 23,350 shares in the company. The purchase follows results published last week from a laboratory analysis of oil samples from its Se

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London close: Stocks cling on to gains

2nd Jul 2010 16:57

Leading shares went into a swoon in the final two hours of the trading session, taking their lead from the US which, after spending a while to analyse the non-farm payrolls data, moved lower. Despite coming off the top in late afternoon Footsie finished the day in positive territory, largely due t

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London afternoon: Shares recover from US jobs jolt

2nd Jul 2010 14:16

The release of US jobs data checked Footsie's rise, prompting a 25 point fall in a matter of minutes, but the blue-chip index has since resumed its cautious climb. US jobs data for June came in worse than expected overall, but it was a mixed message with the unemployment rate falling to a 12-month

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London midday: Stocks steady ahead of US jobless

2nd Jul 2010 12:22

Footsie ended the morning on or around its high for the day but trading is quiet ahead of the release this afternoon of the US non-farm payrolls data. Resource stocks continue to lead the way while banks claw back some of their recent losses as fears over European banks' balance sheets recedes. Da

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London open: Early gains for Footsie

2nd Jul 2010 08:41

London has recouped some of yesterday's losses helped by the Korean interest in Dana Petroleum and an upbeat trading statement from Wickes owner Travis Perkins. Dana Petroleum last night confirmed the talks with a potential bidder, widely reported to be South Korean national oil company KNOC. The s

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Rockhopper Exploration Reports Positive Sea Lion Sample Results

2nd Jul 2010 08:32

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Rockhopper Exploration PLC (RKH.LN), the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, Friday reports positive results of wireline MDT samples obtained from the recent Sea Lion 14/10-2 oil discovery well in the North Falkland Basin, adding that the samples analyzed under

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London pre-open: Miners to take centre stage

2nd Jul 2010 07:39

London-listed mining heavyweights are likely to be in focus in early dealings Friday following the Australian government's decision to replace the controversial Resources 'Super Tax' with a more moderate alternative. Footsie is expected to add around 35 points early on after lurching downwards nea

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Rockhopper discovery confirmed as medium crude

2nd Jul 2010 07:13

South Atlantic-focused oil explorer Rockhopper reports that samples from its recent discovery on the Sea Lion prospect, off the Falkland Islands, have been confirmed as medium grade crude. Rockhopper took the sample from the Sea Lion 14/10-2 oil discovery well in the North Falkland Basin and tested

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UK PM Digs In Over Falklands As Oil Revives Tension - Report

27th Jun 2010 12:03

LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron will tell the president of Argentina that the sovereignty of the Falklands Islands isn't up for discussion during the Group of 20 summit in Canada this weekend, the Independent on Sunday reports, citing a U.K. source close to the talks. The m

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UK PM Digs In Over Falklands As Oil Revives Tension -Report

27th Jun 2010 11:33

LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K Prime Minister David Cameron will tell the President of Argentina the Falkland Islands sovereignty is not up for discussion during the G-20 summit in Canada this weekend, the Independent on Sunday reports citing a British source close to the talks. The move follows Argent

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UK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS

10th Jun 2010 16:49

Broker comments in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 1549 GMT [Dow Jones] Westhouse Securities increases target prices for Falkland Islands oil explorers Rockhopper Exploration (

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UK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS -2-

10th Jun 2010 16:49

0722 GMT [Dow Jones] While many of China's local governments did substantial amount of off-the-books borrowing last year, problem is not same everywhere in country. This kind of debt appears to have grown particularly fast in Tianjin. So why explosion of off-budget borrowing in Tianjin? It is not pa

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