Legal adviser quits Roc Oil
27th Oct 2009 09:21
The share price of ROC Oil took a tumble Tuesday morning as the company announced the departure of a senior figure. Sheree Ford has resigned from her position as General Counsel and joint company secretary after almost six years with the company to pursue other business opportunities. Ford will le
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Solo Oil, Plant Impact, ROC Oil...
22nd Oct 2009 13:12
Solo Oil has reacted to a sharp rise in the oil and gas firm's share price by saying that it is 'in negotiations to make an investment in accordance with its investing policy.' Crop productivity technology group Plant Impact has been awarded a €1m grant by the European Union to develop technology f
Read moreQuintain's Dwyer buys £50k stake
13th Aug 2009 16:33
Property company Quintain Estates has soared over 1400% from record lows in March, but bosses think the shares have further to go. Tonianne Dwyer, who joined Quintain in 2003 to head the fund management business, has spent £50,000 on 40,000 shares at 125p each. That takes 45-year-old Dwyer's stake
Read moreLondon close: Lacklustre Footsie in late fall
23rd Jun 2009 16:44
Footsie slipped into the red in late trading Tuesday having sat just above the zero mark for most of the day on a lacklustre day's trading. Information conglomerate Thomson-Reuters moved up after it confirmed it is to delist from the London Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, while retaining its listings on
Read moreLondon afternoon: Miners provide a lift
23rd Jun 2009 14:15
London remains moderately firmer, helped by expectations of a similarly gentle upward shift on Wall Street when the US market opens and the strength of mining stocks. Information conglomerate Thomson-Reuters is on the upturn after it confirmed it is to delist from the London Stock Exchange and NASD
Read moreLondon midday: Equities firmer on balance
23rd Jun 2009 12:01
London's leading shares continue to defy expectations and trade higher on balance, despite a weak showing overnight from Asian markets in the wake of yesterday's fall on Wall Street. Information conglomerate Thomson-Reuters leads the way. It has confirmed it is to delist from the London Stock Excha
Read moreROC B5 well runs into problems
23rd Jun 2009 09:09
ROC Oil has suspended work on the Basker-5 well work-over in Australia and moved the Ocean Patrio rig to the Basker-3 well work-over. The Basker-5 (B5) work-over programme was designed to isolate water production within the B5 well through the installation of a cement plug to isolate the lower rese
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