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Sterling Energy - Production hiccup dents gains

June 2006

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Shares in Sterling Energy at one point smashed through the 30p level and although market turbulence pulled them back, results were decent enough. For the year to December, Sterling generated a 19% rise in turnover to £13.6m and a 47% increase in pretax profit to £6.1m, in spite of production growth being pegged by the Gulf of Mexico’s hurricane disruptions to just 4%. But the real opportunity now centres on Sterling’s 8% stake, plus a separate royalty interest, from the huge Chinguetti oil field in Mauritania, which started producing in late February. For the months of March and April, it averaged 59,000 barrels oil per day (bopd) gross and although recent problems in the north of the field has reduced thi ...

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Sterling Energy (October 2006)

Sterling Energy (September 2006)

Sterling Energy - First oil flows from Chinguetti field (April 2006)

Sterling Energy - Cashflow to rocket when huge Mauritania oilfield comes on stream (February 2006)

Sterling Energy (August 2005)

Sterling Energy - Farm-out boosts exploration upside (May 2005)

Sterling Energy - Stunning deal in "Mauritania" (December 2004)

Sterling Energy - Free carry in Mauritania oil campaign (November 2004)

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