Primary Recommendation

Petrofac - Fast growing oil services firm with high predictability of revenues

August 2009

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With energy prices making a strong recovery, shares in Petrofac, a large international provider of facilities solutions to the oil & gas production and processing industry, have found their second wind. The key to the improving sentiment is that previously delayed new business has suddenly burst through with Petrofac winning contracts worth over US$6 bn since the start of 2009, increasing its backlog of future work to a whopping US$9 bn. Finance director Keith Roberts, who we spoke with over the month, explains that while many junior explorers have fallen by the wayside there is an army of cash rich national oil companies who are still investing in energy projects regardless of what commodity prices are doing today. They can t ...

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Petrofac - To deliver "net profit growth of at least 15%" (July 2012)

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Petrofac (January 2012)

Petrofac - Backlog twice covers revenues (October 2011)

Petrofac - US$2.1bn new orders (August 2011)

Petrofac (June 2011)

Petrofac - Huge contract win swell order backlog to US$13.5bn (March 2011)

Petrofac (February 2011)

Petrofac - Take some profit off the table (October 2010)

Petrofac - Oil services firm secures several new contracts (September 2010)

Petrofac - Shares hit new highs on back of forecast beating results (April 2010)

Petrofac (February 2010)

Petrofac - To deliver â€œat least 20% eps growthâ€ (December 2009)

Petrofac - Guidance for profit growth of at least 20% growth (October 2009)

Petrofac - Lower oil price reduces forecast (December 2008)

Petrofac - Interims beat expectations (October 2008)

Petrofac - Acquisition broadens service range (September 2008)

Petrofac - Oil & gas engineer with record order book (August 2008)

Petrofac - 10% eps upgrade (July 2008)

Petrofac - Shares break above Â£6 for first time (May 2008)

Petrofac - Shares soar over 50p (February 2008)

Petrofac - Oilfield services firm sees rampant demand as energy prices soar (November 2007)

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