Rockhopper Exploration Moves Malta Rig After Finding No Hydrocarbons
9th Jul 2014 10:26
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rockhopper Exploration PLC said it swung to a pretax loss in its recently completed financial year, due to a significant exceptional gain the prior year. For the year ended March 31, the oil and gas exploration company reported a pretax loss of USD16 million, compar Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Premier Oil PLC said Wednesday it has signed a rig contract and rig sharing agreement for its Falkland Islands exploration and appraisal campaign, for which it expects to commence in the second quarter of 2015. The rig has been contracted by Premier Oil for the Isob Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mostly lower, with small-caps slightly outperforming Wednesday ahead of the Queen's Speech and further European economic data.<br /><br />Starting the trading day on a negative note, <strong>Tesco</strong> PLC reported a sharp drop in sales in the Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) -<strong> Barclays</strong> was Friday fined GBP26.0 million by UK regulators for failings surrounding the London Gold Fixing, while one of its former traders has been banned for trying to influence the price-setting process just one day after the bank was fined for its Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rockhopper Exploration PLC has agreed to acquire fellow AIM firm Mediterranean Oil & Gas PLC in a deal announced Friday that values Mediterranean Oil & Gas at GBP29.3 million and will create an oil and gas company with a market value of GBP294.5 million. Mediterrane Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mixed Friday, with mid- and small caps posting small gains while the FTSE 100 has started lower.<br /><br /><strong>Smiths Group</strong> and <strong>Tullow Oil</strong> are depressing the blue-chip index, as Smiths warned about the results of one Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rockhopper Exploration PLC Friday said pre-development activities on its Sea Lion project off the Falkland Islands are continuing as scheduled, and phase one of the development is expected to recover 293 million barrels of oil. The Sea Lion prospect is located on Bl Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened slightly higher Friday, as the market awaits US jobs figures later in the day.<br /><br /><strong>Matomy Media</strong> Group Ltd became the first initial public offering to be pulled in London in 2014.<br /><br />The CFO role was front and centre Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG CUTS RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGET TO 93 (112) PENCE - 'HOLD' <br />----------<br />UBS RAISES ASHTEAD GROUP PRICE TARGE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG CUTS TRAVIS PERKINS PRICE TARGET TO 1800 (1880) PENCE - 'HOLD' <br />----------<br />JEFFERIES CUTS LAND SECURITIES Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rockhopper Exploration PLC said Friday that Chief Executive Officer Sam Moody and Chief Operating Officer Fiona MacAulay had been awarded shares under the company's share incentive plan.<br /><br />The transactions were as follows:<br /><br /> <table class="ag" styl Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rockhopper Exploration PLC Thursday said Stewart MacDonald will join the company's board as chief financial officer with affect from March 10. The North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company said MacDonald was previously a director in Rothschild's global oi Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened slightly lower Thursday amid a flurry of corporate results. <br /><br /><strong>RBS</strong>, <strong>RSA Insurance</strong> and <strong>WPP</strong> are competing to be the biggest FTSE 100 losers following earnings announcements and, in the case of Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is up for a second day Thursday as the rebound from the heavy losses in equity markets in the previous five days continues, with positive reports from the likes of <strong>Vodafone</strong> and <strong>Smith & Nephew</strong> helping London's blue-chip Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Vodafone</strong>, up 2.9%. The telecommunications company has confirmed its ful Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rockhopper Exploration PLC said Thursday it expects capital costs for Phase 1 of the Sea Lion development to reach USD5.2 billion, in an update to shareholders. The North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company said in a statement to shareholders ahead of a c Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BARCLAYS CUTS BG GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1350 (1370) PENCE - 'EQUAL WEIGHT' <br />----------<br />BARCLAYS RAISES RSA INSURANCE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have continued their slide at the open Wednesday, despite a positive close overnight on Wall Street.<br /><br />Brokers have been taking a look at UK insurers after <strong>RSA Insurance</strong> sprung a positive surprise late Tuesday by appointing turnaround a Read More