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Oilfield
Services Industry Presentation by FRC at the Investorideas.com Oil and
Gas Conference (audio and slides presentation)
Fundamental Energy Monthly:
Oversupply
and a weakening U.S. economy put downward pressure on oil prices
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Bontan Corporation Inc. Bontan Corporation Inc. is a North American based oil and gas company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Bontan Oil and Gas Corporation, it seeks highly visible opportunities that offer exciting and attractive projects in countries around the globe with a history of oil and gas production. It plans to minimize exploration risk by bringing in either joint venture, carried, or working interest partners. |
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10/31/2005 |
Exploratory Well Unsuccessful; Downgrade to SELL (3 Pages) |
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09/14/2005 |
Initiating Coverage (18 Pages) |
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CBM Asia Development Corp.. CBM Asia Development Corp is a Canadian Based company focusing on the exploration and development of coal bed methane in Indonesia. The company holds 40% interest to explore the Kutai and Sangatta blocks in the Kutai Basin. The company has recently entered into a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with the Indonesian government to develop and produce CBM in a 760 km2 area. The company holds 18% net interest in this property. |
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04/08/2009 |
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03/18/2009 |
Initiating Coverage; Exploration and Development of Coal Bed
Methane in Indonesia |
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Canoro Resources Ltd. Canoro Resources Ltd. is a junior international upstream oil and gas company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The company’s principal business is to carry out the acquisition, exploration and development of petroleum and natural gas properties in India. |
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01/09/2006 |
Dropping Coverage (2 pages) |
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12/06/2005 |
Maintaining fair value; promising developments (6 pages) |
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10/07/2005 |
Exploratory well unsuccessful; Reducing fair value |
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08/25/2005 |
FY05 Below Expectations; Macros Positive (11 Pages) |
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03/31/2005 |
Initiating Coverage (25 Pages) |
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Derek Oil and Gas Corporation Derek Oil & Gas Corporation, based in Vancouver, Canada, is an oil exploration, development and production company. The company is currently the operator (with a 95% working interest) of an 8,000-acre property (LAK Ranch property) located in Weston County, Wyoming, on the eastern margin of the Powder River Basin, one of the richest petroleum basins in the Rocky Mountains. The LAK Ranch project is expected to commence commercial production this summer. |
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06/29/2010 |
Suspending Coverage |
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02/16/2009 |
Commencing steam generator project to increase production |
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06/11/2007 |
Initiating Coverage; Expecting to Commence Commercial Production
this Summer (23 Pages) |
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Enerchem International Inc.. Enerchem International Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of hydrocarbon drilling and fracturing fluids designed to provide cost effective solutions to the oil and gas industry and specialty solvents to help resolve production and processing problems. ECH is also a provider of energy marketing services and fluid transportation and other related oilfield services. |
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04/14/2009 |
2008 Results Show Improvement; Focused on Cost Reductions in
Challenging 2009 – Final Report |
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09/24/2008 |
Q2 2008 Revenues Exceed Expectations; Gross Margins Drop; Caution
on Oilfield Activity in AB |
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03/26/2008 |
'07 and Q1 '08 Results;Weak YTD Oilfield Activities; Corporate
Developments (13
Pages) |
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03/05/2008 |
Q3 Inline, Q4 Bleak, 2008 No Signs of Recovery Despite Higher
Prices (12
Pages) |
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08/23/2007 |
Slowdown Continues Into Q2 as Expected (12
Pages) |
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05/11/2007 |
Significantly Lower Alberta Drilling Activity Impacts Q1 (10
Pages) |
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04/10/2007 |
Weak Q4 and Energy Marketing
Lead to Lower Than Expected YE2006 (11 Pages) |
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02/27/2007 |
Initiating Coverage; Solid Fluid Performance (21
Pages) |
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Enterprise Oilfield Group Inc. Enterprise Oilfield Group Inc. provides small diameter pipeline construction and directional drilling services to central and northern Alberta's oilfields and utility infrastructure sector. The company’s utility infrastructure business reduces the company’s exposure to the cyclical oil and gas industry, and provides installation of underground power, telecommunications and natural gas lines to utility and telecommunication companies. |
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11/02/2009 |
Q2 2009 Update – Revenues inline with Expectations – FINAL REPORT |
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08/13/2009 |
Q1 2009 Update – Results Below Expectations |
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05/07/2009 |
Update – 2008 Revenues Slightly Ahead of Expectations |
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01/14/2009 |
Initiating Coverage |
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Global Energy Services Ltd. Global Energy Services Ltd. provides communication systems, wireless gas detection and artificial lift solutions to the oil and gas industry. Based in Calgary, Alberta – with offices throughout Western Canada – Global Energy has been creating cost-effective products and providing superior customer service since 1994. |
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10/03/2007 |
Q2 Sales Decline Significantly; Communication Segment Takes $2.3mm
Writedown
(10
Pages) |
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06/13/2007 |
Q1 2007 Sales Weaker Than Expected due to Temporary Factors
(8
Pages) |
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05/17/2007 |
YE2006 Below Expectations; Mixed Outlook (11
Pages) |
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10/17/2006 |
Initiating Coverage; Pump Division Growth Not Reflected in Stock (18
Pages) |
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Great Plains Exploration Inc. Great Plains is a junior oil and natural gas company engaged in the production, exploration, development and acquisition of projects in Western Canada. GPX is currently focusing on high netback light oil plays in Alberta, and natural gas plays in NE BC. The company is currently producing 2,200 boepd (approximately 64% gas), with an additional 600 boepd behind pipe. |
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11/6/2009 |
Daylight Acquisition of Highpine a Positive Sign for GPX – FINAL
REPORT |
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05/27/2009 |
Q1 production fell below expectations; Valuation maintained |
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03/31/2009 |
Q4 in line; Temporary drop in production/soft commodity
prices will affect 2009 cash flows |
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11/14/2008 |
Initiating; Growth through acquisitions and drilling; upside
potential from Pembina Nisku |
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Maxim Resources Inc. Maxim Resources Inc. (MXM) is a Canadian based junior oil and gas company. It owns interests in Texas, New Zealand and Thailand. The company participates as a minority partner in oil and gas drilling projects. These projects have significant upside potential and also significant risk. |
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05/21/2007 |
Unanticipated Delays at South Erin, Trinidad; Final Report (13
Pages) |
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12/11/2006 |
Breakthrough at South Erin, Trinidad (10
Pages) |
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07/05/2006 |
Update on Developments (9
Pages) |
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04/12/2006 |
Initiating Coverage (13
Pages) |
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NiMin Energy Corp. NiMin Energy currently holds projects in the Bighorn Basin in Northwest Wyoming, California (South of Bakersfield), and South Louisiana. Current production is about 820 boepd gross (620 boepd net). Proved plus probable reserve estimates are about 29.06 mm boe (gross); reflecting an enterprise value to reserve ratio of just $2.78/boe. |
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06/16/2010 |
Q1 meets expectations; Completes C$11.5 mm financing |
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04/15/2010 |
Signs term sheet for long-term debt; Success on the very first
well at Wyoming |
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01/28/2010 |
Initiating; Under-developed oil fields, significant in-place
resource; EV to reserve just $2.78/boe |
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Petromin Resources Ltd. Petromin Resources Ltd is an oil and gas company focusing on finding and enhancing petroleum and coalbed methane (CBM) reserves worldwide through C02 Capture and Sequestration (CCS) Technology. Currently, they are focusing on developing two ECBM projects in China. The company also has interests in five projects in Alberta, Canada; four of which are currently producing at 112 bpd net for Petromin. |
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05/22/2009 |
Announces Discovery; Increases production in Alberta |
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04/15/2008 |
Initiating Coverage; Implementing C02 Capture and Sequestration
Technology in China (28 Pages) |
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Stream Oil & Gas Ltd. Stream Oil & Gas is an emerging E&P company with one gas and three oil projects in Albania. All projects are currently in production. The company is focused on increasing hydrocarbon production via reactivation and redevelopment of the wells, and by utilizing enhanced recovery techniques. |
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08/17/2010 |
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05/22/2009 |
Revenues Inline; Rehabilitation Production Improvement; Delay in
Production Payments |
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09/25/2008 |
Initiating; E&P company focused on rehabilitation/ redevelopment
of oil and gas projects in Albania |
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Texalta Petroleum Ltd. Texalta Petroleum Ltd. is a junior oil and gas company with some interesting exploration and development projects in the Northern Territory of Australia. The risks associated with exploration are offset by the company’s interest in several existing producing wells in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. |
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02/04/2009 |
Low-risk model beneficial in current market conditions – FINAL
REPORT |
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06/03/2008 |
Increasing focus on Saskatchewan due to “Bakken Rush” and rising
Alberta royalties (12 Pages) |
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11/22/2007 |
Signs LOI to transfer up to 60% interest Georgina Basin projects;
Fair Value Raised (7 Pages) |
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07/31/2007 |
Positive Drilling Results at Wild Westwood (7 Pages) |
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06/27/2007 |
Initiating Coverage; Exposure to Highly Prospective Underexplored
Aus. Basin (26 Pages) |
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Transeuro Energy Corp. Transeuro Energy Corp. is a global exploration and production (E&P) company with a diverse portfolio of high potential projects in 4 different regions across the world – Canada, Crimean Peninsula (Ukraine), Papua New Guinea and Armenia. The Beaver River Project in B.C., Canada is currently producing and the fields in Ukraine are expected to start production in 2008. The company is preparing an aggressive exploration and development program (costing $92 million) on all 4 of its properties in the next 12 months. |
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05/22/2008 |
Focusing on Ukraine; Disappointing results in Canada and Armenia -
FINAL REPORT (15 Pages) |
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07/27/2007 |
Lowers Risk by Signing LOI to Transfer Ownership of Licenses in
PNG (12 Pages) |
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05/08/2007 |
New Resource Estimates Leads to Increased Confidence (14 Pages) |
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04/16/2007 |
Initiating Coverage; E&P Co. With Balanced Risk-Return Profile (35 Pages) |
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Western Energy Services Corp. Western Energy Services Corp. (WSV) is a Canadian based oil service company. It operates primarily in West Texas and Canada. The main lines of business are coiled tubing services, well testing services, downhole tool rentals and stimulation services. |
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12/01/2008 |
Suspending Coverage (2 Pages) |
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07/08/2008 |
Continuing to focus on production optimization; Significant debt
due in 2008 (11 Pages) |
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11/09/2007 |
Repositioned Company; Restructuring Showing Positive Effects (17 Pages) |
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08/18/2006 |
Initiating Coverage (16 Pages) |
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