Nov 17
Forum Energy Plc (“Forum”) is a gas and oil exploration and production company based in the UK. Its main area of operation is the Philippines. Forum was created in 2005 from the consolidation of the Philippine oil, gas and coal assets of Canadian company FEC Resources, Inc. and UK-based Sterling Energy Plc into one corporation.
Forum Energy Plc was admitted to trading on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange in 2005.
Assets
Forum holds a balanced portfolio of interests in oil and gas fields in the Philippines. These include:
- A 2.27% interest in NW Palawan, which contains the Galoc field, currently producing over 8000 barrels of oil per day. This production provides income for the company and helps fund exploration of its higher risk, higher potential interests.
- A 66.7% interest in Block SC40 (Cebu), a service contract containing the onshore Libertad gas field and Maya oil discoveries. Exploration of the area using gravity survey is underway.
- A 70% interest in Block SC72 (formerly GSEC 101), located off the northwest coast of Palawan Island in the Philippines. This contains the Sampaguita gas field discovery, which has potential to be one of the most significant natural gas finds in recent years. In 2006 interpretation of 3D seismic data indicated a range of gas-in-place up to nearly 20 trillion cubic feet (TCF). Further testing and the drilling of 3 exploratory wells has confirmed a mean volume of 3.4 TCF gas in place.
Recent Developments
In February, 2010, Forum Energy Plc was awarded the Service Contract for GSEC 101 and is continuing exploration and analysis of the area in preparation for further development.
In addition to the confirmed reserves, which contain up to 10 TCF gas in place, there are unexplored areas of the block which can potentially double the amount of gas in place. Under the terms of the service contract, Forum has committed to spend a minimum of $3 million in further exploration (continuing seismic data gathering plus appraisal wells) over the next 18 months, and is projected to invest significantly more, subject to funding being raised.
Shares of Forum Energy Plc (FEP) are listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market and were at 50.30 p as of 16 November 2010.
Tagged with: gas • oil • Phillipines
May 26
Gold Oil Plc, a 6-years-old small, independent oil and gas exploration and production company, was set up to acquire oil and gas projects in Southern and Central America, particularly in Peru and Colombia, areas that have seen intensified oil and gas interests with their friendly governments in the backdrop, plus low tax regimes. Shares in the company (GOO) are quoted in LSE’s AIM sub-market and were at 3p as of 25 May 2010. However, equity shareholders fund on the company’s balance sheet has increased substantially over the years, from a mere £305,000 in 2004 to about £8m in 2008. The company’s goal is to build up the capital value of its projects to a point where it can pay dividends.
Operations Overview
Gold Oil intends to seek low risk cash flow projects by establishing significant license positions within a few geographic areas. It is recognised as both an onshore and off shore operator in Peru and on shore in Colombia. At the end of fiscal year 2009, the company had two exclusive license interests in peru, Block XXI and Block Z34, and three partial license interests in Colombia, the 58.5% Burdine-Maxine-Nancy, the 49% Rosa Blanca, and the 20% Azar Block. Activities on all five licence interests are being actively pursued. Negotiations to farm out part of the 100% interests in Peru have been planned. The main focus on Nancy and Burdine in Colombia is to increase production. An exploration well on the Azar Block may be carried out pending results of seismic interpretation. Exploration on Rosa Blanca has been ongoing, with one testing well drilled back in 2008 and a planned seismic shooting in late 2009. New activities will depend on further seismic and geological work.
Selective Financials
Revenue for fiscal 2009 increased to £1.004m and gross profit was £79,000. But development expenditure and administrative expenses over weighed, resulting in a loss after tax of £3.039m. The situation should be improved after more productions come on line. The company had £2.179m of cash at bank in hand at the end of fiscal 2009, after undertaking two share placings during the year, with one issued at 8p for 22.92m ordinary shares to raise £1.8m and the other at 4p for 16.125m shares to raise £645,000. Because of the capital intensive nature of the business, having that access to capital in building up cash reserves in the current constrained credit market environment provided a much needed funding relieve for the company to allow it to continue operations and move forward with all of its assets.
Tagged with: exploration • gas • investing • oil
Jan 07
I have a habit of watching the oil AIM shares, for two reasons. The first is I have friends in the industry, as my wife trained as a Geologist, and I got to know many of them at Aston University.
I spotted this in the news and it hit a spot.
uk.reuters article
This company, 4 months or so ago, were dropping like a stone as they were not achiving the drill speed they had expected. The suspicious investor could think that it was a sign they were up against the wall, and were unlikely to hit gas at any time in the future. (Or at least while their funds were still available).
It seems (and I can only say in retrospect) that they have hit gas, and so the business can grow some more. There are some interesting comments on the LSE board if you use it.
If anyone has any other companies like this, it would be good to hear.
Tagged with: gas • informative • investing • Reuters
