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Dragon Oil - Receives 455p a share bid

December 2009

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  • Epic Code:
  • DGO
  • Price:
  • 432p
Shares in Dragon Oil, which had been strong anyway, have leapt sharply after controlling shareholder, Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), announced a cash bid of 455p per share, effectively overshadowing what was a very strong trading update for the period from 1 July to 22 October. This noted a 9% increase in average daily production to 46,060 barrels of oil. Currently Dragon produces from 58 wells in 12 offshore platforms, with four new wells completed and on production since the beginning of the second half. Meanwhile, during the period it also sold 3.1m barrels oil, a sharp 121% increase over the previous year. Net cash, excluding US$114m set aside for abandonment and decommissioning activities, rose from US$784m to US$848m. ...

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