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First and foremost...Petromin Resources is a Tier 1 listed company, 59M shares outstading, with no debt and enjoys current cashflow from producing oil & gas properties it holds in Alberta, Canada.
Petromin has a Master Service Agreement with their partner Enviro Energy International Holdings Ltd. based out of Hong Kong
Both companies are founded and operated by the same principals
Kenny Chan is the founder of PTR and has been partnered with Ross Gorrell since the beginning.
BIO ON MANAGEMENT & INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL : http://www.petromin.ca/page141.htm
I think it was announced at the 2003 or 04 AGM
( I have attended most AGM's in the last 8 years) that the new corporate strategy unveiled was to utilize Kenny Chan's vast network of relationships he has built over the last 30 years with senior level official's in governments and industry titans along with strong ties to the finance sector throughout Aisa, the South Pacific region and the Middle East to market the Canadian innovational clean energy expertise through what he referred to "Technology Transfer"
.
It was shortly after that, PTR announced they had signed a contract for 10 years on a worldwide basis with the prestegious Alberta Research Council. "Specialist's in CO2 Sequestration for Enhamced Hydrocarbon Recovery along with high level of expertise in Heavy Oil Recovery.
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Petromin-Signs-Technical-Cooperation-Agreement-With-Alberta-Research-Council-TSX-VENTURE-PTR-615879.htm
In case you are not familar with this organization, let me help you as I have worked in the Alberta oilpatch for over 30 years, , ARC has well over 300 patents under their belt and pretty much developed most technologies in the Alberta Oilsands today like SAGD and VAPEX for a couple of examples.
Did I mention ARC is a Not For Profit Group............ http://www.arc.ab.ca/home.asp
Kenny founded Enviro Energy International Holdings Ltd. to spearhead the Asia strategy.
http://markets.ft.com/tearsheets/businessProfile.asp?s=8182:HKG
It's key role is a boots on the ground operation to be utilized as a funding vehicle/pulic relations & logistical centre for Asia operations.
So Kenny resigned as C.E.O. of PTR with Ross Gorrell stepping up to take his place & moved to Hong Kong on a full time basis to execute this strategy
Cashflow from PTR's O&G production base in Alberta helped fund this transition.
This is where many other International companies fail to penetrate the Asia market, because they think they can secure significant contracts there, without having a permenent presence there and failing to recognise the signifcance of "Quanxi" (relationship buiding) in that region.
Kenny sucssesfully raised $65,000,000.00 shortly after IPO of Enviro. JP Morgan took up, if I remember correctly 8% of that financing.
Shortly after they announced the acquisiton of the TerraWest property from NorWest Corp.
(who are still active as their geological consulting team)
http://www.norwestcorp.com/Experience_Industries_OilGas.aspx
Don Downing who, before joining with NorWest was the former President of Esso Coal, left NorWest and joined Petromin as their COO for the TerraWest property.
Mr. Downing knows the TWE property and the Junngar basin which it resides, like the back of his hand.
Founded in 2004, TerraWest Corporation was a privately owned CBM development company established by the principles of Norwest Corporation - Canada's premier coal / CBM consultants. In 2004, TWE negotiated a Production Sharing Contract ("PSC") with PetroChina and CUCBM, receiving full approval in December 2005. It is the first and only CBM PSC in China on PetroChina lands.
PROJECT LOCATION:
The Junggar Basin in Xianjiang lies in the Northwest corner of China, and is highly prospective for CBM reserves due to its thick coals and high gas content. In addition to vast gas reserves, the project area is linked to the West-East gas pipeline owned and operated by PetroChina.
ATTRIBUTES OF THE JUNGGAR BASIN GEOLOGY:
5/2/2010 10:24:35 AM | Matt Badiali, DailyWealth | overall quality: 3
5/4/2010 6:34:43 AM | Matt Badiali, DailyWealth | overall quality: 4
And both of the articles above are backed up by this scholarly article on the Junggar Baisn:
http://aapgbull.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/81/11/1843ATTRIBUTES OF THE TERRAWEST PROPERTY FINANCIAL INCENTIVES ARRANGEMENT:
1) preferential pipeline access over conventional gas;
2) a price subsidy of approximately US$1.00 per thousand cubic feet (mcf) for
gas sold; and 3) a value added tax rate reduction and rebate on production as
well as a corporate tax exemption for a certain period. The Chinese Government
has deregulated CBM natural gas such that producers have the right to
negotiate their own contracts and sell produced gas directly to end users.
TERRAWEST RESULTS TO DATE:
Of Note:
Prior to the acquisition of TerraWest, I believe the number of pilot wells drilled by Norwest Corp. through 2006 and 2007 stood at four.
Below is what Petromin has released since the take-over
http://www.enviro-energy.com.hk/sites/al/uploads/1274835410167.pdf May 26, 2010
http://www.petromin.ca/?p2=/customcode/petromin/viewcomments.jsp&bid=61 Feb 11, 2009
http://www.petromin.ca/?p2=/customcode/petromin/viewcomments.jsp&bid=63 May 20, 2009
http://www.petromin.ca/?p2=/customcode/petromin/viewcomments.jsp&bid=67 July 08, 2009
http://www.petromin.ca/?p2=/customcode/petromin/viewcomments.jsp&bid=75 Jan 08, 2010
http://www.petromin.ca/?p2=/customcode/petromin/viewcomments.jsp&bid=77 Jan 18, 2010
TERRAWEST SHALE GAS COMPARITIVE ANALYSIS TO DATE:
Location Formation Average Thickness
Comparable Gas Basin TOC data:
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Natural Gas Total Organic Quartz
Producing Basin Age Content (TOC)% (Si)%
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Barnett . Fort Worth Mississippian 1.0-4.5 greater than 50
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Ohio - Appalachian Devonian 0.5-2.0 40-50
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Marcellus -
Appalachian Devonian 3.0-10.0 greater than 40
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Lewis . San Juan Cretaceous 0.5-2.5 greater than 40
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Fayetteville -
Arkoma Mississippian 4.0-9.5 greater than 40
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Antrim - Michigan Devonian 0.5-20.0 40-50
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Utica - Appalachian Ordovician 1.0-3.1 greater than 40
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Badaowan - Junggar Jurassic 1.0-11.0 40-50
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Canaccord Adams Inc., 2008; Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas,
2009; AJM consultants 2009; Energy Resources Conservation Board/Alberta
Geological Survey 2009.
Comparable Gas Basin Thickness
Location Formation Average Thickness
United States Barnett Shale 100 meters*
United States Marcellus Shale 15-75 metres**
Junggar Basin, China Badaowan J1B 750 meters***
British Columbia Doig, Doig Phosphate, 300-500 meter*
Montney
* Data is obtained from "An Overview of Shale Gas Potential in
Northeastern British Columbia", Levson, V. M., Walsh, W., Adams, C.,
Ferri, F., Hayes, M., Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, 2009
(CSPG)
** Data obtained from Talisman Energy 2008.
***Information obtained from Barnett Shale Energy Education Council
2009 based on 1.4 trillion cubic feet annual total production
in 2008.
- This is the indicated true thickness from geological survey of
surface outcrops conducted by Norwest.
- Other than the data with regards to the Badowan J1B formation, the
sources of the data in the above table are independent of Petromin.
The information obtained from the Canadian Society of Petroleum
Geologists and the Barnett Shale Energy Council was prepared by
industry groups.
This updated comparison May 26/2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Typical Typical Annual
Typical Well Gas Basin
Net Coal Spacing Content Production
Basin Formations Description (m) (Acres) (scf/t) (2006)
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San Juan Fruitland Bituminous 20-25 320 430 1 Tcf
USA Coal
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Black Pottsville Bituminous 8-10 80 350 127 Bcf
Warrior Coal
USA
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Piceance Williams Bituminous 20-25 60-80 750 4 Bcf
USA Fork Coal
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Raton Raton, Bituminous 10 160 350 105 Bcf
USA Vermejo Coal
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Western Horseshoe Sub-bit/low 10-15 80 60 323 Bcf*
Canadian Canyon Vol Bit C
Sedimen-
tary
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Surat Walloon Bituminous 20 160 125-350 Not available
Australia Coal
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Kutai Pranget Sub- 20 tbd 50+ Not in
Indonesia bituminous (est) commercial
Coal production
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TWE Liuhuanggou Project under the PSC
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Junggar Xishanyao Sub-bit/low 25.74 80-160 30-269
Xinjiang (J2X) Vol Bit C (Potential)
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Badaowan Sub-bit/low 19.15 80-160 50-350
(J1B) Vol Bit C (Potential)
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TOTAL
J2X+J1B 44.9 80-160 30-350
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Sources: US GRI, 2004; Stevens, S. "Indonesia Coalbed Methane Indicators and Basin Evaluation", 2004; Robert W. Day, Coal seam gas booms in eastern Australia, June 2009
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/rpd/cbmusa2.pdf
INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE:
Pictured above is Don Downing on the left and Ross Gorrell on the right, standing beside the second transnational West East pipeline.
The pipeline is the key transportation vehicle in moving gas from the resource rich west to the densely populated and industrlized East. Spanning over 10 Chinese provinces, the annual gas transmission capacity is estimated by PetroChina at 420 Bcf.
It runs through the area covered by the PSC, and the Chinese
Government favors and encourages the production of CBM gas by giving unconventional natural gas producers preferential pipeline access over conventional gas
The PSC property borders the city limits of Urumqi, which boast's a population of up to 7 million people.
The city of Urumqi has recently completed its gas pipeline infrastructure
for residential use of natural gas and has indicated to TWE that it does not
have enough gas to fill its needs and would welcome any opportunity to secure
any long term supply when available.
MASSIVE GOVERNMENT PROVIDED INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE IN PLACE BY 2013:
Xinjiang Energy Shares Rise as China Pledges Spending
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
By Bloomberg News
May 24 (Bloomberg) -- Energy and chemical makers based in
Xinjiang rose in Shanghai on a report saying China plans to
spend 50 billion yuan ($7.3 billion) to expedite coal, power and
pipeline projects in the province three times the size of France.
Xinjiang Tianfu Thermoelectric Co. surged by the daily
limit of 10 percent to 11.75 yuan while oil and gas supplier
Xinjiang Guanghui Industry Co. advanced 5.2 percent to 28.66
yuan at 11:29 a.m. local time. Xinjiang Urban Construction Co.,
a builder of roads, bridges and water facilities, jumped 10
percent. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 3.1 percent.
The government in Beijing plans to increase energy
investment in Xinjiang over the next three years, China National
Radio reported May 22, citing Wu Yin, a deputy director at the
National Energy Administration. The province, roiled by ethnic
violence last year, will also move to taxing resources by price
than by volume to boost government revenue and spur development.
“It’s a very sensitive region politically and the
government wants to make Xinjiang richer and more stable,” said
Wang Aochao, head of China energy research at UOB-Kay Hian Ltd.
in Shanghai. “There’s a question mark over whether all
companies operating there will benefit. Oil and gas companies
could be affected by the resources tax, but infrastructure
companies will probably benefit from this investment.”
Social stability in landlocked Xinjiang has been a priority
since the provincial capital of Urumqi suffered China’s
deadliest rioting in decades in July 2009 when clashes between
ethnic Uighurs and Han Chinese left at least 197 people dead.
The country’s President Hu Jintao pledged last week to raise per
capita gross domestic product in the region to the national
average by 2015.
Rich in Resources
In Shenzhen trading, Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology
Co. rose 3.4 percent to 23.42 yuan. Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical
Co. gained 4.6 percent to 23.06 yuan in the southern city, while
Xinjiang Zhundong Petroleum Technology Co. advanced 3.6 percent
to 26.89 yuan.
Xinjiang holds 15 percent of China’s oil reserves of 2.89
billion tons, according to the latest figures available from the
National Bureau of Statistics. The province has the biggest
reserve of natural gas, accounting for 22 percent of total
reserves of 3.4 trillion cubic meters. It also has the fifth-
largest reserves of coal.
China has discovered 360 million metric tons of heavy-oil
deposits in Kelamayi in Xinjiang, the official Xinhua News
Agency said today, citing a unit of PetroChina Co., the nation’s
biggest oil producer.
PetroChina gained 2.1 percent to 11.07 yuan in Shanghai
trading, while its smaller rival China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.
rose 2.4 percent. China Shenhua Energy Co. advanced 3 percent.
For Related News and Information:
China Energy Stories: {TNI CHINA NRG BN}
--Wang Ying in Beijing. With assistance from John Duce in Hong
Kong. Editors: Ryan Woo, Alex Devine.
PETROMIN CEO COMMENTS ON GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE ANNOUNCEMENT:
http://www.stockhouse.com/tools/?page=%2FFinancialTools%2Fsn%5Fnewsreleases%2Easp%3Fsymbol%3DV%2EPTR%26newsid%3D7754143
RECENT SIGNIFICANT DEVOPMENTS:
Cheung Kong Infrastructure To Buy Up To 8.2% Stake in Enviro Energy International Holding Ltd.
http://www.tradesignalonline.com/Markets/Story.aspx?id=602294&cat=3
ABOUT CHEUNG KONG INFRASTRUCTURE:
http://www.cki.com.hk/english/about_CKI/home/index.htm
PARENT COMPANY: CHEUNG KONG HOLDINGS:
Combined Market Capitalization of $100 Billion USD
http://www.ckh.com.hk/eng/about/about_chairman.htm
Canadian Energy Ties: Li Ka-shing (Significant shareholder of Husky Energy)
http://www.hutchison-whampoa.com/eng/energy/overview.htm
Of note, Husky is no stranger to Shale Gas, this from their first quarter financial relaease:
Husky continues to build its gas resource play portfolio and now has 946,000 acres. In the first quarter, Husky acquired 22 sections of additional land in the Komie area of the Horn River shale gas play located in northeast British Columbia, adjacent to 24 sections of existing land. Husky acquired seven sections in the South Bivouac area which increases Husky's holdings in the Jean Marie/Kakisa plays to 629,700 acres. In the first quarter, seven wells were drilled by Husky in the Bivouac area and two wells were drilled in the Ansell area.
http://www.huskyenergy.com/news/2010/husky-energy-reports-2010-first-quarter-results.asp
Another point I find of particular interest is Husky has announced their intention to split their stock and list half on the Hong Kong exchange and stay half listed on the Toronto stock exchange.
Here is news to that effect:
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-30/husky-hopes-to-list-asian-assets-this-year-fok-says-update1-.html
OWNERSHIP DIVISION OF TERRAWEST PROPERTY:
Petromin now hold a 34% interest in the production sharing contract with PetroChina:
Which consists of a 53% to PetroChina and 47% interest to Enviro and PTR, so EE has a 66% interest of the 47% and PTR has a 34% interest in the 47% share.
Enviro has also bought 5 million shares of Petromin for .55 cents
http://www.petromin.ca/?p2=/customcode/petromin/viewcomments.jsp&bid=6
SIDE NOTE:
Now I am not 100% on this, but the way I read it PTR gets up to 10% of any project Enviro is involved in ?
his one is a little grey to me.
| Enviro Energy International Holdings Ltd: is a publicly traded company listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Company is principally focused on coalbed methane, enhanced oil recovered, coal mine methane mitigation, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, clean development mechanism projects, and landfill gas projects. In October 2007, Petromin signed a Master Techncial Service Agreement with Enviro Energy. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company will provide its services through the provision of its personnel, expertise, technology and research services towards the development of Enviro Energy's oil and gas business. In return, Petromin will be granted an interest in the underlying project to which the work pertains, whether as a working or carried interest, or as a royalty interest, of up to ten percent of Enviro Energy's interest in such project. Visit Enviro Energy's website: http://www.enviro-energy.com.hk/ |
ENHANCED COALBED METHANE MULTI-WELL TEST PILOT PROJECT IN THE QUINSHI BASIN:
Petromin is jointly spearheading CO2 Sequestration in China with the Alberta Research Council, they announced the launching of the world's first Mutli-Well Test Pilot Project to take place in the Quinshi Basin in Shanxi Province, which is regarded as one of the most prolific coalbed methane basins in China
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Petromin-Resources-Coordinates-First-Ever-Multi-Well-Pilot-CO2-Injection-Enhanced-Coal-TSX-VENTURE-PTR-751408.htm
This project came about as a result of ARC's single-well test pilot project (injecting CO2 into a single coalbed methane well) in 1998.
http://www.cslforum.org/publications/documents/FinalReportCCBMproject.pdf
China had planned a number of single-well test pilots originally, but when the data came in showing that they could take CBM production from average 35% up to 80%, Gov't. officials were apparently so impressed they squashed any further sinlge-well pilots and wanted to move right to a mutli-well, which is the pre-requisite to taking the process commercial right across China.
FINANCING OF THE TEST PILOT:
A compelling factor of the Multi-Well Test Pilot Project is that Petromin financial obligation to the project has been picked up by Canadian Federal Government giving recognition to the stature and global importance ECBM & EOR through the technological innovation's of CO2 Sequestration on the world stage.
http://www.petromin.ca/?p2=/customcode/petromin/viewcomments.jsp&bid=74
So don't be too surprised once the data starts flowing from this project, if after 3 years they say, we've seen enough and let's go commercial now and roll-out projects across other Provinces and implementation of other projects like this one that is comprehensive.
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Petromin-Shanxi-Energy-Inc-Coal-Energy-Agreement-TSX-VENTURE-PTR-642207.htm
or
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Petromin-Resources-Ltd-Letter-of-Intent-with-Heilongjiang-Coal-Geological-Bureau-TSX-VENTURE-PTR-600632.htm
KUWAIT PROJECTS:
When looking through Petromins news releases you might notice a L.O.I signed with a Kuwait Group called U.O.P.
United Oil Projects to engage on CO2 projects in Kuwait for enhanced oil recovery.
http://www.petromin.ca/?p2=/customcode/petromin/viewcomments.jsp&bid=27
A patially owned susiduary called Allied Resources was also named in the L.O.I. has since been 100% acquired by Enviro Energy which also added an interest in the Qian An Oilfield.
Enviro operates a 50% joint venture partnership with PetroChina Company Limited (PetroChina) on the Qian An Oilfields. The block located in Jilin Province covers an area of 15 square kilometers with 21.7 million barrels (Mmbbl) original oil in place (OIP). which has been earmarked for potential EOR with CO2 sequestration.
http://www.enviro-energy.com.hk/sites/al/files/announcements_en/2008/GLN20080220020.pdf
So as it stands now, the Letter of Intent with U.O.P. has been finalized into a formal agreement, and is still binding.
http://www.petromin.ca/?p2=/customcode/petromin/viewcomments.jsp&bid=48
Although the Kuwait Government has been slow to green light these proposed projects to the bidding stage as yet, Petromin has been advanced tot the pre-approved list of applicants that may submit bids.
So , when these tenders are eventually made available for bidding on, I would imagine our group would have a leg up over other International players, what with Petromin been partnered with a Kuwait Company, one would think they might receive preferential consideration...so stay tuned...something could still spring to action on this, perhaps someday in the near future or not.
For disclosure I own large positions in both PTR & EE and am obviously very bullish on their future.
That is the extent of my relationship to the company, and yes while I have become very well acquainted with management I am not an employee or paid consultant to the company.
The strategy for Canadain Junior Resource Companies penetrating lucrative foreign markets has been proven to be a winning venture by many, and I conclude that Petromin & Enviro will be just 2 more examples.
From an investor standpoint, it is my believe that Petromin win end up being the better play because they only have 58 million shares outstanding and Enviro has over 2 Billion.
Do the math and always do your own DD, and never buy any stock simply because of the words of someone on a bullboard.
Cheers and Best Of Luck In Finding the Good Ones Early
Shaker13