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Tullow says profits have been hit by falling oil prices

BBC -- Exploration and production firm Tullow oil says profits for 2009 were down 93% but it has made oil discoveries and upgraded prospects in Ghana and Uganda.

Pre-tax profits for the year ending in December 2009 were £20m ($30m), against £299m the year before.

Tullow said it was hit by lower oil and gas prices, and sterling's weakness.

Chief executive Aidan Heavey said the results "reflect a period of financial transition", and that Tullow was planning up to 30 new wells in 2010.



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WCCurtis
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 2:39:29 PM

Today, a barrel of Crude Oil closed up $.60 to $82.09. Wonder where prices are falling. Gasoline prices around here this year have been in a $.20 range. That shouldn't affect profits much.
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FuelBarge
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:35:32 AM

Their profits are falling? Odd.
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condé
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 8:24:16 AM

Where are the prices falling? My area must be making up the fall....
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sivart
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 7:23:32 AM

They are drilling all over the world except the US!!!! Why???
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Buffalo Joe
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 7:20:54 AM

93% down? Sounds like they need better managers.
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Skipper52
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 7:14:23 AM

When oil prices are down they make normal profits. When oil prices are high they make unreal profits. I don't fell sorry for them!
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JimL1
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 7:10:39 AM

Speculators are manipulators, not the only manipulators, but manipulators just the same.
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MUSTANGSRUS
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 7:09:51 AM

Don't need articles like this, they only fuel the nonsense in the oil patch.
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FocusGuy
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 7:08:52 AM

If I decide to buy OIL or GAS at the price you want to sell for, how is that speculation. Can one of you folks explain that to me.
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murushi
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 7:06:38 AM

Poor babies. Just $30 mil in profits. I'm gonna cry!

Not really.
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AuburnTim
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 7:05:27 AM

Prices are not falling how stupid do they really think we are to believe them at all
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JimL1
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 7:05:12 AM

Yes, I have been tracking speculator postings on this site for weeks. The least number of articles designed to increase speculation on any one day has been two. Today it is the highest ever with five out of five. Speculators tend to win more profits as more of those not deeply experienced in commodity speculation get into the game. It is very similar to a poker game in that respect. The new players/speculators normally get their clocks cleaned and the experienced players/speculators increase their winnings.
Stirring up the frenzy of speculators increases the cost of fuel. Is this what we need on a site that is supposed to be dedicated to helping people find less expensive fuel?
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danny999
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 7:01:49 AM

sounds good on their TAX RETURN
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mk9999
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:59:57 AM

What a lie. Falling prices, where???
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throttle
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:59:42 AM

Sounds like an excuse for poor results.
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ky_commuter75
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:54:28 AM

lets see if that ever happens.
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DieselKat
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:54:17 AM

Product at low price, sell more of it.
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JimL1
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:53:20 AM

All five articles were put up by the same person, stpetebp . Is stpetebp a speculator? This question is valid since all articles on the Gas Buddy Blog/Recent News site today are designed to feed the speculator frenzy.
1)" Higher gasoline prices coming”,
2)“ Queensland picks banks for A$7bn rail IPO,”
3)“ Oil Struggles For Clear Direction From $81.50,”
4)" Tullow says profits have been hit by falling oil prices,” and
5)” OPEC President Vows to Reduce Oil-Price Speculation, Volatility.”
The fifth article may be good news in the long run, but in the short, probably not. These articles are simply more attempts to stir up the frenzy of speculators. Stirring up the frenzy of speculators increases the cost of fuel. Is this what we need on a site that is supposed to be dedicated to helping people find less expensive fuel?
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alanhan
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:52:22 AM

Low profits? Gee...what are you going to do, raise prices? Oh wait... you already have. That should help your profits!!!
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Chitowner
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:51:37 AM

so what are you tellng us? Smaller parties at Tullow Corp.Quarters or what?
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Tnerbeel
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:50:59 AM

Tullow-now there's a company everyone recognizes.
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Grismer
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:50:34 AM

Try to imagine how little I care about these lower profits.
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MightyDude
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:50:10 AM

bailout time
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REKEY
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:49:50 AM

So you really gouged people in 2008?
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sdhuper
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:49:12 AM

falling oil prices? where?
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:49:06 AM

good the lower the better
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df99
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:47:59 AM

Awww - you mean you might actually have to cut your pay??
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Zuman
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:47:56 AM

Gee maybe we should bail them out.
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Jamer
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:47:44 AM

Oil prices may be falling but the price at the pump keeps rising.
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rippinusoff
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:47:29 AM

poor companies... no profits... boo hoo
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braves89
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:47:04 AM

only a few billion in profit this quarter???????
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goldilox88
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:46:42 AM

Tullow needs a course in economics. To say "profits have been hit by falling oil prices" is a ridiculous statement.
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QueenMother
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:44:39 AM

You can't tell me they didn't make a profit.
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GasholeMI
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:44:31 AM

Where are these falling oil prices? I thought we we at the high for the 2009 prices. It is also a little hard to believe that profits have been hit.
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rvn4me
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:42:58 AM

They could have madea profit with alot lower oil prices. They want their money now before oil drops again.
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civicdutie
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:42:40 AM

How does that happen? They claimed profits when oil was at $80 before? Did their expenses go up that quickly along with the rising price of oil? I doubt it.
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smoketown
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:41:40 AM

YOUR STILL IN THE BUSINESS, Don't like it i'm sure there's a buyer out there.........
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:37:40 AM

Quit crying, you still made money.
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:32:58 AM

The price floor on oil has been forced higher by the destruction of paper currency value, the cheaper oil has been used up and global demand increasing. People want to live in a fantasy where oil is still $10 a barrel and that just isn't so right now.
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Rick01
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:32:50 AM

All I see are jumping prices!
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:31:57 AM

Tell me where oil prices are falling?
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:30:46 AM

The cost of extraction will continue to rise. It is interesting that this story is in Uganda. Democrats can hardly be blamed for this, and environmentalists are rare there too.
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:29:58 AM

Profit is all a matter of who is reporting about it. They are not destitute by any means.
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olcowboy14
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:29:22 AM

Who is getting the lion's share of the 93%? It usually isn't the people on the bottom end of the totem pole.
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THEDodgeman
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:29:02 AM

LINE OF CRAP......I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:28:00 AM

Of cousse, things will change soon.
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MertieMan
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:26:06 AM

Where are you getting your information, oil prices sure aren't falling around this area right now.
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biza4u
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:23:00 AM

What a joke were still p[aying almost $3.00 a gallon and they claim profits down by 93%
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jimraehl
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:22:27 AM

What falling oil prices?
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turbosaab
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Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 6:22:02 AM

Where have oil prices been falling? This sounds like mismanagement to me.
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