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Urals Energy bounces as rival takeover bid emerges

Mon, 14th Oct 2013 13:48

Russian oil explorer Urals Energy has received a cash bid from an unnamed investor that could thwart the takeover aspirations of a rival pair of shareholders. AIM-listed Urals was requisitioned 10 days ago by shareholders Alpcot Capital Management and Fire East Corporation, who together hold just short of 31% in Urals, to organise an emergency general meeting (EGM) to replace certain members of the board. However, Urals said on Monday that it had received a non-binding offer for the company of 12.25p share, two thirds higher than the closing price on Friday, from an unnamed but "highly credible, with both the necessary means to effect the potential offer and previous Russian operational oil experience".The board added that the EGM, which was requested by Alpcot and Fire East (owned by Russian Maxim Barsky and Oleg Makhno), was to be held on January 27th 2014 in order to give the unnamed bidder enough time to complete due diligence on the company. It also said it believed Barsky and Makhno were "acting at the behest" of Dmitry Bosov, former high flier at TNK-BP and currently owner of Alltech Group and a major shareholder along with Barsky in AIM's Matra Petroleum.Urals, which stressed that it saved the AIM-listed company from near bankruptcy in 2009, urged investors to vote against the proposals of the EGM requisitioners, as they had "failed to give any information on their future plans", that they were "planning on using the company to acquire a high risk asset and dilute existing shareholders" and that generally "the resolutions proposed are not in the interests of shareholders".A proposal to remove director Ingeborg Srenger from the board would, for example, cause default on the debt restructuring agreement made with the Petraco Oil Company, which it said "would be extremely detrimental to the company and its shareholders".Shares in Urals Energy were up 20% to 9p at 15:00 on Monday. OH
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10 May 2012 16:00

Tullow non-exec makes double purchase following oil discovery

Simon Thompson, a Non-Executive Director of FTSE 100 resources company Tullow Oil, has added 8,419 shares to his stake in the firm following its announcement of a recent discovery. The discovery saw the company source further oil in the first exploration well at one of its Kenyan projects, increasi

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11 Apr 2012 08:09

Resources round-up: Roxi, Matra, Alexander

Kazakhstan-focused Roxi Petroleum saw its shares dive after it revealed that well NK-10 in its Galaz contract area has a high water content with only minor gas and oil film shows. The well, which was drilled late last year, will now be plugged and abandoned. The exploration and appraisal work being

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30 Jan 2012 12:39

Matra Petroleum suffers delay

Matra, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in Russia, has said that the timings of commissioning of certain facilities and production start-up at the Sokolovskoe oil field may be pushed back by four to six weeks. The firm attributed the delay to the spring

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16 Nov 2011 12:50

Matra Petroleum raises £0.35m

Matra Petroleum, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, has raised £0.35m in the second stage of a placing, bringing its total to £1.2m. The firm placed the further 70m shares with Delek Energy Systems on top of the 170m already placed. The funds raised will be used for w

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11 Nov 2011 08:19

Matra Petroleum raises £0.85m through placing

Matra Petroleum, an oil and gas exploration and production company, has raised £0.85m through the placing of 170m new ordinary shares. The funds generated will be used to initiate production from well A-13 at its wholly owned Sokolovskoe oil field and as well as for working capital. Following ad

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20 Oct 2011 08:18

Matra sees indications of water influx

Matra, an oil and gas exploration and production company, has reported indications of water influx at a well in the Sokolovskoe field in Russia. The influx is coming from behind the liner and is possibly from the higher Franski zone, the firm said. As a result of the findings, the workover rig h

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17 Aug 2011 13:27

Matra frustrated by drilling problems

Matra, an oil and gas exploration and production company, saw its share price take a huge tumble on Wednesday after reporting that it has had to shut-in a well at its Sokolovskoe Field site in Russia. Well-12 had experienced a build-up of wax in the tubing and an increase in water means the well h

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17 Aug 2011 11:56

London midday: Stocks stuck lower after jobs disappointment

Stocks are still under the cosh, with some weak employment data adding to the general malaise. Dole claims rose the most since May 2009 last month as pressures on the British economy intensified. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that the number of people claiming unemployment rose to 3

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10 Aug 2011 08:53

Next well should improve Matra's commercial prospects

Matra Petroleum, the Russia focussed oil and gas company says the quality of oil produced at its Sokolovskoe field suggests "robust economics", in other words, sustained profitability. The next stage of development at Sokolovskoe will be a 3D seismic survey across the entire field. Revenue in the

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20 Jul 2011 16:39

London close: Debt hopes boost markets

Shares moved higher on both sides of the Atlantic amid hopes that European and US leaders are making progress towards agreeing solutions to debt problems. It was US corporate news that boosted today's star sector in London though. Chip companies ARM Holdings and Imagination Technologies sizzled aft

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20 Jul 2011 13:42

Matra plummets on leaky Russian well

Shares in Russia-focused oil and gas firm Matra Petroleum plunged by over a third on Wednesday after the AIM-listed explorer reported a leak at its operations in the Sokolovskoe Field. After a planned workover on well-12 finished last month, the well was returned to production on 2 July. While the

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1 Jun 2011 16:38

London close: FTSE 100 slumps after US jobs shock

After a directionless start, the top share index fell deep into the red ahead of the close, with some unfavourable US economic data denting sentiment. Rio Tinto held out to finish with gains. The mining giant announced today that it is to establish a large-scale presence in commodity hungry China

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1 Jun 2011 11:26

Oil well leak hits Matra Petroleum

Shares in Matra Petroleum fell back after the Russia-focused oil group reported a leak at a well in its Sokolovskoe field. The leak seems to have developed in the latter stages of an acid treatment and clean-up operation, Matra said. "This has allowed water to enter the well and is affecting well

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5 Apr 2011 08:38

Melting snow delays Matra

Russia-focused oil and gas firm Matra Petroleum said production has started on both of its wells in the Sokolovskoe field. Neither well has yet stabilised and, as expected, both will either require acid stimulation or pump installation, or both, to maximise production rates. Well 13 is currently p

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2 Feb 2011 10:28

Small caps round-up: 600 Group, ILX, Renew...

Engineering firm 600 Group says the improvement in its global markets has continued, with order intake since October 25% above the same period in 2009. The confirmed order book was 40% higher. "The recovery of our machine tool and precision engineered component markets in North America has continue

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