David Cockfield
Atlas Energy Ltd
AED-T
PAST TOP PICK
Oct 12, 2005
(A Top Pick July 28/05. Up 8%.) It's now back into a buy zone. Has relative conservative drilling programs. A good solid company. Expects it will get taken out or become an income trust. Good value.
They are involved in a conventional heavy oil play called Moony and they are using horizontal drilling to exploit it. Original estimates of a field at 14 mi.² is now 18 mi.². Should see 20/30% production growth next year. Trades at a low multiple. Because it is heavy oil, it is vulnerable to oil fluctuations.
Primarily involved in heavy oil development. Had a relatively weak 2005 and the market has somewhat punished them. They are in the midst of a huge development program that will result in production probably doubling over 12 months. Summertime is the prime time for heavy oil.
Been a little erratic. Doing okay, it has been a little disappointing. Taken a long time to get things sorted out. Expected production to come on a little faster. Although production has not increased much, their reserves have increased extremely nicely. Expect they will now start getting production increases.
Recently announced new management and new capital coming in. Likes the transaction. Brings much needed capital to the heavy oil project. Lundin family is behind it so it will be well financed and well followed.
as been on this one for three years, and it's gone down. Converting themselves from a hardware company to a software company. Still with them, and like them, although they've been a disappointment