Gulf starts at Sheikh Adi-2 25/05/2012
Iraq-focused oil explorer Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has begun drilling at the Sheikh Adi-2 well in the Sheikh Adi block.
New World Oil and Gas (NEW) says it has decided to seek $35 million (£21 million) for its projects in Denmark and Central America.
Such a hefty funding, nearly twice the company's present AIM value, will need shareholders' approval at a special meeting next month and, says entrepreheurial chief executive officer Bill Kelleher, should enable New World to meet its present commitments and take advantage of new opportunities, as well as putting it in a strong position to negotiate with potential farm-in partners on its existing projects.
These include Denmark's Als prospect, said to hold an estimated 97 million barrels of oil and 1.4 trillion cubic feet of gas, together worth a theoretical $2.4 billion (£1.5 billion) gross, and the promising Blue Creek prospect in Belize. According to Kelleher, former head of erstwhile AIM high flier Victoria Oil & Gas, several 'major companies' have expressed interest in New World's data room and some have already held meetings with New World.
Growth Company Investor first highlighted New World shares in October at 4.38p before suggesting partial, profit taking at 9.13p in December. The prospect of a heavily-dilutive funding has sent them down 1.63p this morning to 9.25p, valuing the company at £12.7 million.
They are unlikely to perform well in the short term, but punters willing to take a longer term speculation should consider holding on.
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