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LATEST COMPANY NEWS
| March 16, 2008 |
The French court has
cancelled the settings in an examination of the four
individuals |
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ATI Petroleum is pleased to announce that the
French court has cancelled the settings in an examination of the four
individuals who were arrested last November 20.
ATIP would also like to take this opportunity to convey its heartfelt
thanks to those who have cooperated and supported its efforts to expand
its business opportunities in Africa, particularly to persons like
Messrs. Christophe Giovannetti and Lotfi Bel Hadj are our share holders
, whose collaboration and assistance are acknowledged and appreciated by
the company. |
| March 12, 2008 |
ATIP enters the rich Oil & Gas
portfolio in Guinea Bissau |
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The Republic of Guinea Bissau has sent a confirmation letter to Dr. Huu
Dinh, President & CEO, ATI Petroleum to allow ATIP to invest in
petroleum exploration and development of two (02) blocks strike,
offshore, Guinea Bissau. For the time being, several major international
oil & gas companies are actively conducting exploration and production
activities in this country. Receiving
the invitation
letter from Guinea-Bissau Government, ATIP’s delegation
including Mr. Christophe, Advisor, Mr. Nguyen Van Trung, Corporate
Development Director, and Ms. Luong Thanh Huyen, Senior Geologist, will
go to Guinea Bissau to kick off the project.
4The
invitation letter from Guinea-Bissau Government
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| Jan 11, 2008 |
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Oil price touches US$100, seen heading higher
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(LONDON) Oil prices, which on Wednesday hit
US$100 a barrel for the first time, will probably go up further in the
next five years unless economic growth falters and slows fuel demand.
Falling production in some areas outside
Opec, robust growth in demand led by countries such as China and a
strain on oil refineries to make fuels from crude are likely to extend a
rally that began in 2002.
'Oil could rise further from here,' said
Kris Voorspools, analyst at Fortis in Brussels. 'It's simple supply and
demand fundamentals. Demand is going up and I think there is a
structural problem with the refining sector. There's higher demand for
higher-quality products and refineries are simply not up to making those
kinds of products.'
The surge on Wednesday has brought oil near
the inflation-adjusted record peak of US$101.70 hit in 1980 when war
between Opec members Iran and Iraq triggered an oil supply crisis.
'We find it difficult to contemplate any
scenario which doesn't see annual average prices going steadily higher,'
said Kevin Norrish, analyst at Barclays Capital in London.
'This is driven by the same trends that
have been in place - acceleration of decline rates in mature non-Opec
producers outside the former Soviet Union. Demand growth is continuing
to be stable, despite high prices.'
Supply restraint by Opec helped prices to
rise by nearly 58 per cent last year, the biggest annual gain this
decade. Opec, source of more than a third of the world's oil, chose to
keep supply steady at a meeting in December, rather than lift output to
dampen prices as consumer nations had been urging.
A weakening US dollar, political tension in
the Middle East and oil's growing appeal to financial investors have
also fuelled the price run-up.
So far, the world economy has coped with
ever-rising prices but others in the industry say the jury is out on
whether the latest surge will put a brake on growth and curb demand.
'You can make a case either way,' said
Nauman Barakat, senior vice-president at Macquarie Futures USA, when
asked in which direction prices will head in the next three to five
years.
'Prices could be a lot higher because
continued strong demand from Brazil, India and China, but on the other
hand they could be a lot lower because these kinds of high price levels
could cause a global recession.' Most forecasts, however, expect demand
to continue to rise.
The International Energy Agency, in its
annual World Energy Outlook released on Nov 7, maintained a forecast for
global oil demand growth of 1.3 per cent a year to 2030, despite raising
its price forecasts. -- Reuters |
| Jan 11, 2008 |
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Cambodia - New Hope with Oil and Gas |
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Cambodia has created a buzz in the oil
sector since 2005 when petroleum was discovered off the country's coast.
"Cambodia has six potential fields in the Gulf of Thai Land, more than
100 miles off Sihanoukville, as well as several other fields in areas
that are disputed by Thailand. Onshore, mining companies have found
deposits of a variety of minerals, primarily bauxite and gold." (Seth,M.
' Big oil in Tiny Cambodia: The burden of New Wealth'). World
Bank has recently estimated Cambodia's total offshore petroleum
potential at up to 2 billion barrels. Cambodia is an oil and gas and
mineral treasure which is waiting to be explored.
Actively researching and catching up with
the trend, ATIP is committed to explore for and produce oil and gas in
Blocks 10 and 15 in onshore Cambodia. This is mutually beneficial for
ATIP and Cambodia. Returns from investment in the oil and gas industry
will help build roads, hospitals, schools and enhance the living
standard of Cambodians. The discovery of oil and gas has nurtured hope
for an economic re-birth in Cambodia.ATIP. |
| December 28, 2007 |
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Head of Confederation of
Aboriginal People of Canada paid a visit to ATI Vietnam |
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At the invitation of Dr Huu Dinh, ATI’s
Chairman – CEO, in the mid of December, the Head of Confederation of
Aboriginal People of Canada paid a visit to Vietnam to get to know more
about this country also to strengthen brotherhood with ATI and open a
future of the international business corporation between the two.
A senior delegation led
by Sir Guillaume Carle, Grand Chief of Canadian
Aboriginal Confederation visited Dr Dinh and ATI Vietnam. The 10-day
visit has brought time for them to get to know more about Vietnam
through a variety of cultural activities held in Thac Da, Bai Tu Long
and Hanoi. The delegation has welcomed warmly by the Chairman Dr Dinh
and all of his staff, ended with an impressive and cozy ceremony and
performance in Thac Da, one of ATI Resorts.
Discussing on strategic
economic development, the Grand Chief highly appreciated Vietnam
economic potential especially when he visited ATI Group. “You have so
many opportunities to go further ahead” said Sir Carle.
His visit to Vietnam did
not only tighten the friendship and sustain the brotherhood but also
open new corporate and investment opportunities in oil and gas
exploration with ATIP. Two projects in oil and gas; and uranium will be
implemented in January 2008.
The Confederation of
Aboriginal People of Canada and ATIP have signed a contract in exploring
and exploting oil, gas and mineral in 09/10/2007 in Paris. ATIP’s
Chairman- CEO, together with Chief Operation Official (COO), Mr Roger
Van Huss also had paid a visit to Canada to work with Sir Carle.
Available oil, gas and uranium resources in Canada will open up
opportunities for long term international business corporation between
the two partners.
ATIP news. |
| December 22, 2007 |
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BLOCKS 102 & 106 PARTNERS’ MEETING |
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Ha Noi, December 14, 2007
The Partner Meeting for
Blocks 102 & 106 was held on 14 December 2007 in Hanoi with participants
from PVEP (Petrovietnam Exploration Production Corporation), Mr. Le Van
Truong, Vice President; SPC (Singapore Petroleum Company), Dr Tony Tan,
Senior Vice President; ATIP (ATI Petroleum), Dr Huu Dinh, President &
CEO; and PCOSB (Petronas Carigali Overseas Sdn. Bhd.), Mr. Low Yew Lim,
GM, South East Asia Projects.
The Partners discussed the following:
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Drill appraise well Yen tu-2X , based
on proved oil discovery well Yen Tu-1X.
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2008 Drilling 3 well Sequence.
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2008 Work Program &
Budget.
The following has been agreed upon by all partners:
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Drilling of the Ham
Rong -1X well in Q2/2008. Hydrocarbon potential of 199 million
barrels of oil (OIIP).
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Drilling appraise well Yen tu 2X , based on proved oil for discovery
well Yen Tu 1X 74 million barrels ( OIIP ) and retest the carbonate
basement 471 Mmstb oil ( poss ) and 1232 Bscf gas ( proved + Prob )
for commercial readiness . Drill in late Q2/2008.
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Drilling addition firm exploration well back to back following Ham
Rong -1X 2008 and appraise well Yen Tu- 2X.
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The CY2008 Work Program including the
drilling of three (03) wells with a firm total budget of USD 85.05
million and a total contingent budget of USD 16.42 million.
Our strategy is to explore and appraise for oil (primary) and gas
(secondary) in Blocks 102 & 106 through drilling 3 wells depending on
the availability of drilling rigs and taking into account the timing and
cost effectiveness.
All the Partners agreed
to rename Dong Nai -1X to Ham Rong -1X (Dragon Jaw). Dong Nai -1X was
planned to be drilled in Q4 2007 but it was deferred to Q2/2008 because
the rig company is unable to obtain insurance for the rig move during
the monsoon season. Therefore, three (03) exploration/appraisal wells
will be drilled in 2008.
For Yen Tu oil
discovery well 1X year 2004 , proved the reserves of U210-A are 24
million barrels (STOIIP) the reserves of U210-B is 50 million barrels (STOIIP).
The objective of Ham
Rong -1X well is to explore for Hydrocarbon potential of 199 million
barrels of oil (OIIP) in the Pre-Tertiary fractured and Karstified
Carbonate basement and in the clastic reservoirs of the Middle Miocene
channels.
For Exploration Activities in Year 2008, Proposed Work Program includes
studying the feasibility of gas development project of Block 102 as well
as the possibility to integrate other discoveries in adjacent blocks. |
| December 04, 2007 |
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ATI Petroleum signs uranium blocks in Niger
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The Ministry of Mining of Niger and Dr. Huu Duc Dinh, ATIP
Chairman and CEO |
Paris, November 15, 2007, ATI Petroleum Ltd. (ATIP),
signs with the Ministry of Mining of Niger The Board of
Directors of ATI Petroleum Ltd. ("ATIP" and the "Company") are
pleased to announce the final signing of its contract with the
government of Niger. |
The Company's licenses are for Tassedet Blocks 3 and 4, which
encompass a total of 1,973.4 sq. km. (487,638 acres) in Niger's Tim
Mersosî basin. These ATIP properties are flanked on the south and east
by exploration and development blocks controlled by some of the largest
uranium concerns in the world: Areva, Rio Tinto, and China Nuclear.
ATIP management's negotiations with a major producer as partner are
proceeding quickly, according to Dr. Huu Duc Dinh, ATIP Chairman and
CEO. "We expect to bring them on board quickly and starting the
exploration phase by the end of the year," said Dinh.
Niger is fourth in the world in uranium production and proven reserves.
However, based on Ministry of Mining statistics, only 10% of the
country's territory has been surveyed and subjected to reserve
calculations. With 90% of the country left to survey, a reasonable trend
is that the country may have the largest reserves in the world. The
result is that there will be a long-term demand for nuclear fuel.
With the current decline of fossil fuel as an energy source, and with
the advent of global warming, alternative energy sources are not large
enough for a commercial scale of production that can support the world's
growing economies. The only exception to this is nuclear power, now that
the industry has reached technical and cost maturity. ATIP is a unique
company that provides a bridge of clean energy resource solutions for
the future, combining oil and gas with uranium to help ensure the steady
growth of the world's economy.
Business Strategy
ATIP business strategy is to acquire critical energy resource properties
on advantageous terms, and to hold, explore, develop, operate and manage
those properties through partnerships, joint ventures and strategic
relationships with other development companies."
ATIP is an energy exploration company that holds, explores, develops,
operates and manages petroleum and uranium properties. ATIP's sister
company, American Technologies, Inc. (ATI), a 17-year old energy
consulting firm based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A., provides energy,
engineering and environmental remediation services to governments in
developing countries.
Business Strategy
ATIP business strategy is to acquire critical energy resource
properties on advantageous terms, and to hold, explore, develop, operate
and manage those properties through partnerships, joint ventures and
strategic relationships with other development companies.”
ATIP is listed on the Euronext Stock Exchange under the trading
symbol, MLATP. The Company is preparing a new valuation of its reserves
for submission to Euronext mid-September and intends to increase
significantly its free float on the market.
Further information
ATI Petroleum: Paris, France: Ronald Sullivan +33 06 99 16 95
63 / Hanoi, Vietnam: David Yee +84 09 15 02 05 03 / Oak Ridge, TN USA:
Michael Lindsey +1 865 481 53 65 Actifin, Financial PR Consultant: +
33 1 56 88 11 11 - Ségolène de Saint Martin, Emilie Debes |
| November 20, 2007 |
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DR HUU DINH, Chairman of American
Technologies, Inc. (ATI) was invited as guest speaker at Global Business
Opportunities Forum 2007 to speak on Clean Nuclear Energy and
Opportunity in Uranium Mining. |
SINGAPORE,
13 NOVEMBER 2007. DR HUU DINH, Chairman of American
Technologies, Inc. (ATI) was invited as guest speaker at Global Business
Opportunities Forum 2007 to speak on Clean Nuclear Energy and
Opportunity in Uranium Mining.
GBO Forum (Global
Business Opportunities Forum) is a unique global platform focusing
on investment and funding issues. A highlight of GBO Forum 2007 is the
special focus on the development and opportunities of the fast growing
technological, industrial and economic zones in the region.
ATI is an award-winning firm providing a complete
range of nuclear
engineering, environmental, and technical services to commercial and
governmental clients across the United States, in Eastern Europe and
south East Asia.
Nuclear Energy increasing becoming an important source of power in Asia
considering that nuclear power is the most cost effective and
environmental friendly alternative for electricity generating as a
substitute for fossil fuels.
Although Uranium already outperforming all investment alternative, it is
still undervalued taking into consideration that Uranium supply falling
short of demand over the next decade.
ATI Inc sister company ATI Petroleum Limited (EuroNext – MLATP) current
hold the right to two major uranium blocks in Niger and is in discussion
with a major producer as partner to proceed with the exploration work.ATIP |
| November 16, 2007 |
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Staff shortage may threaten nuclear expansion: OECD
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Plans to expand nuclear-power generation around the world may be threatened by a shortage of skilled and available staff, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said.
'We have a concern that we could risk the lack of qualified people,' Luis Echavarri, director general of the OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency, said in an interview yesterday in Rome at the World Energy Congress.
Utilities and governments from the US to Taiwan are proposing to build reactors to meet increasing energy demand and reduce carbon dioxide emissions, a gas scientists say causes global warming.
Power generators may build as many as 107 reactors by 2020, according to the World Nuclear Association.
ATIP |
| November 16, 2007 |
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Oil fast emerging as a political weapon |
Producers will use it for national agendas, consumers will seek preferential treatment
OIL is flirting with US$100 a barrel. Do not think this just another price spike. It suggests a new geopolitical era when energy increasingly serves as a political weapon.
Producers (or some of them) will use it to advance national agendas; consumers (or some of them) will seek preferential treatment. We already see this in Hugo Chavez's discounting of Venezuelan oil to favoured allies, China's frantic efforts to secure guaranteed supplies, and Russia's veiled threats to use natural gas - it supplies much of Europe - to intimidate its neighbours and customers.
Since World War II, the United States has sought to keep energy - mainly oil - widely available on commercial terms. America's foreign policy has been, in effect, to prevent other nations from using oil to advance their foreign policies. On the whole, this has minimised conflicts over natural resources and has favoured global economic growth.
Producing countries focused on maximising their wealth; consuming nations relied on the market to get their oil. But shifts in supply and demand now threaten this system.
Just last week, the International Energy Agency in Paris projected that world oil demand would grow to 116 million barrels a day (mbd) by 2030, up from 86 mbd in 2007. About two-fifths of the increase would come from China and India; other developing countries would account for much of the rest.
The number of cars and trucks worldwide would more than double to 2.1 billion. There's only one catch: Oil supply probably won't satisfy projected demand.
The bottleneck is not scarcity of oil in the ground. Someday that will happen; it hasn't yet. Proven oil reserves - discovered oil, deemed recoverable - total about 1.2 trillion barrels, says the National Petroleum Council (NPC), a US government advisory group of industry and academic experts. That's 38 years of supply at present consumption rates.
Next is undiscovered oil; the NPC reckons another trillion barrels. Finally, there's about 1.5 trillion barrels of 'unconventional' reserves of heavy oil, tar sands and oil shale recoverable at higher prices.
Producing this oil is another matter. Low prices in the past (1985-2002 average: US$21 a barrel) discouraged exploration. Companies consolidated; Exxon merged with Mobil, Chevron with Texaco. Cutbacks have left shortages of drilling rigs, pipes, engineers, geologists and drilling crews.
In the late 1990s, a deep-water rig could be leased for less than US$200,000 a day, says Peter Robertson, Chevron's vice-chairman; now the cost can run to US$600,000.
With time, these shortages should ease. A bigger obstacle is access to reserves. Government-owned national oil companies control perhaps three-quarters of proven oil reserves. But they often need private companies (the world's Exxons and BPs) to explore and develop.
Perversely, high prices make negotiations longer, harder. Governments already have more oil money than expected. In 2007, Opec nations are projected to have revenues of US$658 billion, up from about US$195 billion in 2002.
Governments can afford to be tough and patient. Indeed, higher prices have caused them to raise royalty rates and taxes on private oil firms. Some companies have pulled out rather than accept tougher new terms. In the past year, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips left Venezuela, reports analyst Simon Wardell of Global Insight.
All these problems suggest that world oil output will advance slowly. For various reasons, Venezuela, Iran and Iraq are all now producing below previous peaks and below potential.
At some point, higher prices will dampen demand; changes in the weather and business cycle could also lead to lower prices. Still, a major turning point has occurred. Until now, oil's main geopolitical threat lay in the concentration of reserves in the unstable Persian Gulf. Supply disruptions (1973, 1979-80, 1990) coincided with wars and revolutions.
Otherwise, surplus capacity cushioned losses from accidents and weather. Now, most of that surplus has vanished. The pivotal year was 2004 when global demand, propelled by China, rose about triple the expected rate, says Larry Goldstein of the Energy Policy Research Foundation.
So the tightened gap between supply and demand has shifted power to producers.
'Will competition for scarce resources lead to political or even military clashes among major powers?' asks a report by the National Petroleum Council. 'Will bilateral arrangements among nations become common as governments attempt to 'secure' energy supplies outside of traditional market mechanisms?'
Here is what Americans might do: Raise fuel economy standards for new cars and trucks; gradually increase the gas tax (possibly offset with tax cuts) to induce people to buy those vehicles; expand oil and natural gas production in Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. These steps would, with time, temper the power of oil producers while also checking greenhouse gases.
But many liberals, conservatives and environmentalists oppose parts of a sensible compromise. The stalemate hurts mainly Americans. -- The Washington Post Writers Group
ATIP
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| November 4, 2007 |
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ATI Petroleum Ltd. adds Geophysics Manager to its team |
|
Paris, November 4, 2007, ATI Petroleum Ltd. (ATIP),
an exploration and production company in petroleum and uranium
properties, adds Doug Goehring as its Manager of Geophysics.
The
Board of Directors of ATI Petroleum Ltd. ("ATIP" and the "Company") is
pleased to announce that Mr. Doug Goehring has agreed to manage its
geophysics activities as it continues to explore for oil, natural gas
and uranium in Africa, Southeast Asia and elsewhere. Mr. Goehring will
be responsible for interpretation of subsurface profile data for ATIP
investigations. Mr. Goehring will oversee a diverse staff of
geophysicists and geologists. He has over nine years of experience as a
Geophysical Manager for American Technologies and other companies. Mr.
Goehring has a degree in geology from the University of Northern
Colorado.
“ATIP’s negotiations with major producers will be
greatly enhanced by Mr. Goehring’s participation on our exploration
team,” according to Dr. Huu Duc Dinh, ATIP Chairman and CEO. “We are
pleased to bring such a talented geologist on board,” said Dinh. “Doug
is at the cutting edge of geophysics technology. His presence will
assist us in speeding up the production process on our various
properties around the world.”
Business Strategy
ATIP business strategy is to acquire
critical energy resource properties on advantageous terms, and to hold,
explore, develop, operate and manage those properties through
partnerships, joint ventures and strategic relationships with other
development companies.” ATIP currently holds production sharing
contracts and other contract vehicles with Vietnam, Tunisia, Niger and
other African countries, alongside such major companies as Exxon Mobil,
Shell, Rio Tinto and others.
ATI Petroleum:
Paris, France: Ronald Sullivan +33 (0)1 44 77 92 37 / Hanoi, Vietnam:
David Yee +84 09 15 02 05 03 / Oak Ridge, TN USA: Michael Lindsey
+1 865 481 53 65 Actifin, Financial PR Consultant: + 33 1 56 88
11 11 - Ségolène de Saint Martin, Emilie DebesATIP |
| October 16, 2007 |
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ATIP's
Road-Show for Promoting ATIP Stocks Among European Investors Late this
Month |
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ATIP Ltd.’s Board of Directors is finalizing an
assessment of ATIP's assets in light of its acquisition of new blocks
for petroleum exploration and new uranium mining blocks. The Company is
expanding its strategic business plan and finalizing its financial
statement.
After acquiring two new blocks for petroleum exploration in Tunisia and
two uranium mining blocks in Niger, ATIP is demonstrating strong
potential in petroleum and uranium and believes that as an energy
company it will further enjoy investors' interest in its listing on
Euronext.
Europe Finance et Industrie (EFI) has been
successful in assisting ATIP's listing on the Euronext market and in
significantly increasing its trading. EFI and ATIP have signed a
long-termed agreement of cooperation to develop petroleum and uranium
resources around the world and specifically in Africa.
ATIP is in its final stage of preparation for commercializing its
petroleum potential in its Vietnam blocks, exploring for and producing
oil and gas in Tunisia, uranium in Niger, and for signing a Production
Sharing Contract for blocks in Cambodia, Congo, Ghana and Guinea
Bissau.
ATIP |
| October 10, 2007 |
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Further to ATI
Petroleum, Ltd. Stock Certificates |
PARIS, FRENCH, October 10, 2007
Further to our press release on the 2th October 2007,
We are pleased to inform our shareholders that all existing shares which
are currently trading on the Euronext has been cleared by our transfer
agent Computershares and Euroclear.
These stocks are readily tradable on the Euronext Stock Exchange with no
restriction.
We would like to remind all holders of ATIP, Inc shares certificate to
exchange their certificates for ATIP Ltd at our transfer agent
Computershares Ltd.
If you need assistance please contact us at
atipcerticates@atipetroleum.com
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| October 4, 2007 |
| ATI Petroleum wins two major uranium
blocks, prepares for exploration of uranium assets in Niger |
| PRESS RELEASE Paris, October 3, 2007,
ATI Petroleum Ltd. (ATIP), an exploration and production company in
petroleum and uranium properties, will begin exploration of its Tassedet
blocks this year.
The Board of Directors of ATI Petroleum Ltd. ("ATIP" and the "Company")
will float additional shares of ATIP stock this week in order to raise
funds for its exploration and development commitments to uranium
resources in Niger.
The Company's licenses are for Tassedet Blocks 3 and 4, which encompass
a total of 1,973.4 sq. km. (487,638 acres) in Niger's Tim Mersosî basin.
These ATIP properties are flanked on the south and east by exploration
and development blocks controlled by some of the largest uranium
concerns in the world: Areva, Rio Tinto, and China Nuclear.
ATIP management's negotiations with a major producer as partner are
proceeding quickly, according to Dr. Huu Duc Dinh, ATIP Chairman and
CEO. "We expect to bring them on board quickly and starting the
exploration phase by the end of the year," said Dinh.
Niger is fourth in the world in uranium production and proven reserves.
However, based on Ministry of Mining statistics, only 10% of the
country's territory has been surveyed and subjected to reserve
calculations. With 90% of the country left to survey, a reasonable trend
is that the country may have the largest reserves in the world. The
result is that there will be a long-term demand for nuclear fuel.
With the current decline of fossil fuel as an energy source, and with
the advent of global warming, alternative energy sources are not large
enough for a commercial scale of production that can support the world's
growing economies. The only exception to this is nuclear power, now that
the industry has reached technical and cost maturity. ATIP is a unique
company that provides a bridge of clean energy resource solutions for
the future, combining oil and gas with uranium to help ensure the steady
growth of the world's economy.
Business Strategy
ATIP business strategy is to acquire critical energy resource properties
on advantageous terms, and to hold, explore, develop, operate and manage
those properties through partnerships, joint ventures and strategic
relationships with other development companies."
ATIP is an energy exploration company that holds, explores, develops,
operates and manages petroleum and uranium properties. ATIP's sister
company, American Technologies, Inc. (ATI), a 17-year old energy
consulting firm based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A., provides energy,
engineering and environmental remediation services to governments in
developing countries.
Further information
ATI Petroleum: Paris, France: Ronald Sullivan +33 06 99 16 95 63 /
Hanoi, Vietnam: David Yee +84 09 15 02 05 03 / Oak Ridge, TN USA:
Michael Lindsey +1 865 481 53 71 Actifin, Financial PR Consultant: + 33
1 56 88 11 11 - Ségolène de Saint Martin, Emilie Dèbes |
| October 2, 2007 |
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NOTICE: ATI Petroleum, Ltd. Stock Certificates
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| Because of our move from incorporation
in the United States to incorporation in the British Virgin Islands,
holders of ATIP, Inc. shares certification must
exchange their certificates for ATIP, Ltd. shares.
Please communicate with us through our email address dedicated to
this issue:
atipcertificates@atipetroleum.com
1. If you have received our ATIP conversion package in the mail,
please follow the directions enclosed. Our investor relations management
team will expedite the conversion of your shares through our authorized
transfer agent.
2. If you have not received this package, please send us an email
with the following information:
Name
Address
Telephone
Email
Purchase Date
Purchase From
Number of Shares
Price per Share
Bank Payment Information
ATIP, INC. SHARES CERTIFICATION NUMBER:
Our goal is to complete this conversion process quickly and in a way
that treats each stockholder fairly and equally.
- ATIP Investor Relations Staff |
| September 18, 2007 |
|
ATIP
Ltd. stock price rose by 7.52% to €3.00/share (equivalent to
approximately $4.20/share) on September 17th, 2007. ATIP market
capitalization was quoted at €358,192 million by NYSE-Euronext
(equivalent to approximately $501,468 million) |
|

See
trading of ATIP stock on
Euronext |
ATIP’s Board of Directors and
thousands of investors world-wide were keeping track on the
second trading day. At 3:15 pm Paris time, the final
quotation for the day represented a 7.52% increase in the
ATIP stock price with a volume of 37,237 shares. |
On September
14th, 2007, ATIP’s stock price had traded at €2.79 per share
(equivalent to $4.00 per share). The increase on the second day
of trading to €3.00 per share (equivalent to $4.20) demonstrates
to analysts that ATIP stock is attractive to the oil sector of
the market and considered a good buy for investors.
Mr. Ronald
Sullivan, ATIP Vice Director of Operation, said: “The serious
oil and gas investors are the crucial element for guaranteeing
the sustained development of ATIP stock, as well as the main
encouragement for us to expand our business. ATIP is now the
asset of thousand investors, and the continued development of
ATIP depends on the support of those investors, the ATIP Board
of Directors and the ATIP staff.”
ATIP Office - Paris |
| September 14, 2007 |
|
ATIP initiates first commercial trading;
ATIP’s Market Capitalization on the NYSE-Euronext reaches 333.118
million euros, equal to about 466 million USD. |

See trading of ATIP stock on
Euronext |
On 14 September 2007, ATI Petroleum, Ltd., shares traded
successfully on the NYSE-Euronext.
As oil prices soared up to
$82 per barrel for light sweet crude, ATIP successfully obtained
additional licenses of exploration and development for blocks in
several African countries, increasing ATIP’s potential reserves
dramatically. |
ATIP’s President and its Board of Directors agreed to trade
stock on 14 September 2007 on NYSE-Euronext. 23,317 shares were
traded at a price of 2.79 euros/share, equal to about 4 USD. The
resulting market capitalization of 333.118 million euros equals
approximately 466 million USD.
European securities specialists estimated that the ATIP stock
price has an opportunity to rise quickly since oil prices have
been increasing continuously amid perceived oil scarcity in the
oil futures market.
ATIP has significant potential reserves after receiving
rights of exploration and development for two new blocks in
Tunisia and potentially two blocks in Congo, as well as others. ATIP,
together with its partners Petronas, Singapore Petroleum and
PetroVietnam, are studying commercial exploitation of Blocks 102
and 106 in the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam, next year. |
| September 7, 2007 |
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Conduct analysis of Yen Tu Project for
economic development of commercial appraisal program for the Year 2008
and Budget $37.2 Million to drill Dong Nai structure |
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The Partners' Technical Meeting for Blocks
102 & 106 was held on 21st August 2007 in Hanoi and the Partners
namely Petronas Carigali, PetroVietnam, Singapore Petroleum
Company and ATI Petroleum agreed on the following:
1. Drill Well Dong Nai – 1X in Y2007, with
an estimated well cost of USD37.2 million inclusive of 2 DST
programs and Mob/Demob costs.
Dong Nai structure has Hydrocarbon potential of 199 MMSTB
OIIP in multiple targets:
(1) Primary target in the Pre-Tertiary fractured and
Karstified Carbonate basement, and
(2) Secondary target in the clastic reservoirs of Middle
Miocene channels.
2. All parties to conduct analysis of Yen Tu Project for
economic development of commercial appraisal program for the
Year 2008 before the upcoming Management Committee Meeting.
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Jul 26, 2007 |
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ATI Petroleum, Inc. Announces Merger to
Change its Incorporation from Nevada to the British Virgin Islands
PARIS, FRENCH , July 25, 2007 — ATI Petroleum, Inc.
(Euronext Marché Libre: MLATP) is pleased to announce that
effective July 24, 2007, it merged into its wholly owned
subsidiary ATI Petroleum Limited, a British Virgin Islands
company. The merger has changed ATIP’s jurisdiction of
incorporation from Nevada to the British Virgin Islands without
implementing any other fundamental changes. Shareholders will
receive one ordinary share of the ATI Petroleum Limited (“BVI
Share”) for each common share of ATI Petroleum, Inc. (“US Share”)
that they own. The BVI Shares will begin trading on the Euronext
Marché Libre on July 27, 2007.
Commenting on the merger, Dr. Huu Duc Dinh, ATIP’s president,
said “This merger has not changed our operations and assets or
had any negative impact on our shareholders. This is simplify
our corporate and tax structure, reduce our accounting,
regulatory and compliance costs, and facilitate our ongoing
expansion into new energy exploration frontiers in Niger,
Cambodia, Ghana, the Ivory Coast and elsewhere.”
Dr. Dinh continued “The regulatory and tax structure in the
United States is not friendly to companies like ours that
conduct operations internationally but have no substantial
U.S.-based activities. Since the British Virgin Islands are the
preferred gateway for Asian companies that want to access the
international capital markets, we believe this simple structural
change will improve our profile internationally while maximizing
total shareholder value.”
Under the Plan of Merger, US Shares on deposit in brokerage and
bank accounts will automatically be converted into BVI Shares.
Shareholders who hold US Shares in certificate form will be
required to send their stock certificates to ATI Petroleum
Limited’s transfer agent for conversion into BVI Shares. To
simplify the exchange process, further transfers of certificates
for US Shares will not be recognized. Complete copies of the
Plan of Merger and certificate exchange instructions will
promptly be mailed to all shareholders and posted on the
company’s internet website at
www.atipetroleum.com.
About ATI Petroleum
ATI Petroleum is an energy resource development company that
has been organized to hold, explore, develop, operate and manage
natural resource properties that are made available to it on
advantageous terms because of the activities of its sister
company American Technologies Inc, one of the premier
independent nuclear power consulting companies in the world. ATI
Petroleum has been actively engaged in oil and gas exploration
on two offshore blocks in Vietnam’s Gulf of Tonkin since 2000.
It has recently been granted a uranium exploration and
development license in Niger and is presently negotiating
contracts for oil and gas exploration blocks in Cambodia, Ghana
and the Ivory Coast. It is also evaluating potential oil and
gas, coal and uranium opportunities in other countries.
Forward-looking statements
This News Release includes "forward-looking statements." All
statements other than statements of historical facts included in
the News Release are forward-looking statements. Although the
Company believes that the expectations reflected in such
forward-looking statements are reasonable it can give no
assurance that such expectations will prove to have been
correct. These forward-looking statements are subject to a
variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projections; these risks
include but are not limited to exploration, sampling, geological
mineralization, accidents, breakdowns and political risk. You
should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements.
For further information contact:
Ron Sullivan
Tel: +33 (0)6 99 16 95 63
68, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore
75008 Paris, France
Email:
rsullivan@atincorporated.com
Please ref. to the two links below to get latest updates:
http://www.euronext.com/fic/000/023/598/235984.pdf
http://www.euronext.com/fic/000/023/599/235990.pdf |
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Jul 24, 2007 |
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The rise of
Petroleum Corporations |
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FORTUNE- one of
the most famous U.S. economic Magazine just
delivered the ranking of world’s 500 largest
corporations. Six of the top ten companies
on this year’s list are pumping petroleum
and three more are making vehicles that
burnt it. The refining industry overall
represented more than 14% of the Global
500’s $21 trillion in revenue. |
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Exxon Mobil-a
petroleum corporation (No.2) was
again the most profitable company in
the world with $39.5 billion in
2006. |
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Oil price has been
increasing rapidly and now reach to
$72/barrel-the highest within last 10
months. The international financiers and
economists estimate price of crude oil can
roar up to $100/barrel in next few years.
Rising oil prices and global glut of “merge
and acquisition” made petroleum becoming big
chance for investors as always and also made |
FORTUNE
change their prediction just a few years ago that
high flying tech companies would soon displace the
oil and auto giants that had been hogging the
limelight at the top of the Global 500. It is the
fact that oil & gas still is the most attractive
item for all investors.
China- our neighbour also
had one company- Sinopec- sitting at No. 17 in the
top 20 companies for the first time.
Thu Phương (theo Fortune) |
Jul 03, 2007 |
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PRESS RELEASE |
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ATI Petroleum (ATIP) officially listed on
Stock Exchange NYSE-EURONEXT- PARIS
At 17:00 PM Paris time, 3rd July 2007, Stocks of
ATIPetroleum (belonging to ATI group) was officially listed on
Stock Exchange NYSE-EURONEXT- PARIS. On 6th July 2007, Euro Fiancé
et Industrie (EFI) –European Securities Investment Bank will
represent ATIPETROLEUM to trade a small amount stocks with a
nominal price in order to ensure everything to be ready for
trading. On 9th July 2007 ATIP Stocks will be officially trading
on NYSE-EURONEXT Stock Exchange.
After many working days of ATIP’s board of Management,
together with great support from EFI-Securities Investment Bank,
thorough instructions from NYSE-EURONEXT Stock Exchange and
enthusiastic encouragement from shareholders, ATIP today becomes
the first American petroleum company owned by an Vietnamese
honorably listed on the biggest and the most prestigious Stock
Exchange in the world.
On this occasion, ATIP officially inform investment plans
on petroleum and uranium mining with some main projects including:
- At the period of submitting documents to NYSE-EURONEXT in
late 2006, there are projects of exploring and exploiting oil &
gas at blocks 102 and 106 in Gulf of Tonkin – Vietnam and some
blocks in Ghana, Tunisia also.
- In January, 2007 ATIP expanded operation scale, concurrently
finished all negotiation rounds to sign Product Sharing Contract
for two oil & gas blocks in Guinea Bissau, two blocks in
Cambodia, one block in Ivory Coastal and four Uranium mines in
Niger. ATIP will gradually bring these projects into assets
evaluation in order to increase ATIP’s assets value, thence, all
shareholders who held stocks before ATIP’s listing will obtain
added value for their stocks.
With valuable assets volume, ATIP and financial
specialists evaluated and expected price of ATIP’s stock will
reach to 10.00-15.00 Euros. There are currently three petroleum
companies trading on NYSE-EURONEXT including MAUREL ET PROM with
stock price of 15.28 Euro, OCCIDENTAL PETROL with price of 26.00
Euro, INTERNAT with 474.55 Euro. Presently, oil price in the
market is 70 USD/barrel and will continuously increase. Uranium
price already soared from 7.10USD/Pound up to 100 USD/Pound within
only some past years.
ATIP believe that in company with the investors, ATIP
will develop into company with very high value stocks.
Contact Information:
- USA Headquarters:
142 Fairbanks Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, TN 37830 USA.
Tel: +(865) 481 4844
Fax: +(865) 481 4850
- Paris Office:
ATIP at Regus
68, rue du Faubourg
Saint-Honore 75008 Paris, France.
Tel: +33 (0)1 53 43
27 38
- Hanoi Office:
Room 4 12A Floor Vincom Tower,
191 Ba Trieu, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi
Tel: (84-4) 974 3892
Fax: (84-4) 974 3895
4.
Contacts:
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Ron Sullivan
Tel: +33 (0)6 99 16 95 63
ATIP at Regus
68, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore
75008 Paris, France
Email:
rsullivan@atincorporated.com |
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June 19, 2007 |
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Letter
of Dr. Huu Dinh on Nuclear Power |
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Dear Friends,
You ask me why does ATIP business strategy is so
important? Being a top world-class nuclear energy scientist educated
and licensed as Senior Reactor Operator in the USA, let me share
with You my plan.
1. The world economy can not survive without
energy. Fossil fuel has exhausted at fast rate due to Asia economy
big boom. Look at China and India economy expansion, oil and gas must
be saved for longer use and for much more important application
other than for generating electricity.
2. The world and recent G8 summit meeting have agreed that
we must cut the CO2 emission by 50% by 2050. It means limiting
burning coal, oil & gas and other fossil fuel.
3. Oil & gas are of high price and kept moving
upward while becoming less and less reserve.
4. To sustain economic growth, we must keep the existing
500 nuclear power plants running and build more plants. In
the next 15 years, there are 300 new plants to be built and other
1000 plants must added on in 30 years.
5. At present and in the future, due to less
supply and higher demand the uranium price per pound has been
increasing at exponential rate. Few years ago it was USD 7
per pound for UF 6 (yellow cake) but now it goes up to USD 120 per
pound and will keep going up.
6. ATIP is led by Dr. Huu Dinh and his senior staff who
have many years experienced in the nuclear energy field.
7. ATIP has four uranium mining licenses with
potential of many tons of uranium reserve.
8. Now You know what am I doing for ATIP and
You have your answer.
Please
read the report |
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June 18, 2007 |
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ATIP
signed a letter agreement with LAP |
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On June 15, 2007, we signed a letter agreement with LAP (Suisse) SA ("LAP") outlining the general structure for a strategic alliance between LAP and our company. LAP's parent, the Libya Africa Investment Portfolio, is a multi-billion dollar investment fund established by the Libyan government to foster economic development in Africa by providing secured debt financing for qualified projects. . Under our planned strategic alliance, LAP intends to bring desirable energy resource opportunities to join with our company. We expect our relationship with LAP to give rise to additional energy resource opportunities in Africa.
In connection with the letter agreement, we issued LAP a five-year warrant to buy 10 million shares of our common stock at the market price. Over the next week , we will work with LAP to develop a detailed business plan that clearly defines the goals of our strategic alliance and the responsibilities of both parties. As an element of the strategic alliance, LAP has agreed to support our request for a $50 million loan from LAIP that will be secured by a mortgage on our interest in Blocks 102 and 106. The proposed LAIP loan is subject to certain conditions including approval of LAIP's board of directors and the execution of mutually satisfactory contracts. We plan to use the proceeds of the LAIP loan for exploration expenses on our existing and future properties and to augment our working capital. If we are not able to negotiate mutually acceptable terms for the planned strategic alliance, LAP will return our warrant for cancellation. |
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June 13, 2007 |
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ATIP
news from Paris |
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As of 2 p.m. (Paris time), June 12th,
2007, Mr. Huu Duc Dinh, ATIP’s Chairman, has worked with the
underwriter, Europe Finance and Industrie (EFI),
to transfer ATIP
paper stock certificates from Interwest (the transfer agent in the
U.S.) into electronic form to be put into the Euronext electronic
trading system. This process normally takes approximately 48 to 72
hours. After that, ATIP stock will be listed as an inscription on the
NYSE/Euronext Marche Libre market. The steps for listing the stock
have not changed. We will continue to update our stockholders and
inform you of any additional news.
Priority stockholders should
contact ATIP’s office at Room No. 4, 12th Floor, Vincom
City Towers, 191 Ba Trieu Street, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi, (Tel.:
04 974-3892) or Mr Ron Sullivan, Atip office in paris ( Tel: +
33637185193 ) to verify this information. |
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May 29, 2007 |
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ATIP and partners gather
on petroleum production and exploration planning in 2007. |
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Hanoi – May 8th this year saw an
one-day meeting, held in Melia Hotel, between ATIP and its
partners namely Petronas, SPC and PIDC on technical and oil
exploration potential evaluation of the two blocks 102 & 106. |
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| The meeting’s attendants also discussed solutions to
accelerate two new wells’ drilling process in Yen Tu structure and
evaluated gas reserve in Thai Binh and Hong Ho Structures with an aim
to put them into operation as soon as possible. |
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May 27, 2007 |
| ATI joins hands with Libya on petroleum and
nuclear power cooperation. |

Dr. Huu Dinh and Dr.Gashut (the first one on the left) in a
meeting in Libya. |
Recently, Dr. Huu Dinh and Mr. Ronald
Sullivan - ATI’s Investment and business director has paid a visit
to Libya. The delegation has been warmly received by the Libya
government’s representative, Dr. Gashut – chairman of Libya energy
committee.
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During the meeting, ATIP and
Libya government have come to an agreement under which ATI Nuclear –
an ATI Group’s affiliate will help the government to build a nuclear
power plant in the near future. Besides, ATIP will be facilitated to
do business in the field of oil and gas exploration and production in
the country. Another delegation from ATIP will soon leave for
Libya to further discussion on the issues. |
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May 25, 2007 |
| ATIP, EFI banker and Euronext’s representative to
fix public date |
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| Paris - As from May, 25th
2007 till the end of this week, ATIP Management meets with EFI
Stock and Investment banker and Euronext to fix the official
public date of ATIP stocks. So far, it is expected to have ATIP
stocks listed on Euronext in the mid of this June. Once listed,
ATIP stocks would be a lucrative offer to investors and obviously
bring remarkable value to its strategic shareholders. |
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On this occasion, Dr. Huu Dinh is invited to have an
interview with BBC on ATI investment and business activities and ATIP
stock listing on Euronext.
<An interview with Dr. Huu
Dinh on BBC> |
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March 16, 2007 |
| Gas found in Gulf of Tonkin, North
Vietnam |
Thai Binh strucure is located in Block 102, Red River Basin,
Offshore North of Vietnam, 50km from Hai Phong port.
Having finished drilling Yentu-1X exploration well with discovery of
Hydrocarbons and Ha Long -1X exploration well, the drilling of Thai
Binh -1X well commenced on 30 September 2006, using rig ADRIATIC-XI of
Global Santa Fe, and reached its total depth at 2,900m. It has
discovered Hydrocarbons in Lower and Middle Miocene sections:
- Middle
Miocene pay thickness: 43m
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Lower Miocene pay thickness: 27m
Test conducted at
Thai Binh -1X have resulted in the following:
- DST # 1 discovered gas with flow rate of 23 million cubic feet per
day, 0.5% CO2 content and no H2S.
- DST # 2 discovered gas with flow rate of 24 million cubic feet per
day, 0.5% CO2 content and no H2S.
The drilling of Thai Binh-1X was terminated on 28 November 2006 and
has for the first time proven the existance of a petroleum system
(gas) in Block 102 by its discovery of Miocene gas.
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DST#1 yielding a gas flow rate of 23 million
cubic feet per day, at the depth of 1200m. Photo taken on 18
November 2006. |
DST#2 yielding a gas flow rate of 24 million
cubic feet per day, at the depth of 1600m. Photo taken on 22
November 2006. |
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March 13, 2007 |
ATIP invests
in oil and gas in Niger.
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From left to right: Dr. Huu Dinh – ATIP’s
President, Nigerian Minister of oil and gas and Nigerian President’s
daughter. |
Recently a
high-ranking delegation of ATIP led by Dr. Huu Dinh – ATIP’s President
and CEO has paid a visit to Niger to discuss oil and gas investment
opportunities there.
The delegation has been warmly welcomed
by Niger’s President Office and Minister of Energy of Niger.
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During the visit, Ms. Fatima, Nigerian President’s daughter and
Minister of Energy of Niger, who are Nigerian President Office’s
representatives have met the delegation to further discussion on oil
and gas invesment opportunities in Niger. The two parties came to an
agreement to establish a long-term cooperation in oil and gas
exploration and further negotiation will be carried out in order to
seal a PSC between ATIP and Nigerian
government.
It is said that giant oil & gas corporations from China, the US and
elsewhere have been in Niger to look for lucrative opportunities in
the oil rich nation. (Bvom
news) |
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March 13, 2007 |
ATIP eyes oil & gas exp loration and production
in Tunisia.
On the invitation of the
Tunisian National Oil and Gas Company, a high-ranking delegation of ATIP
led by Dr. Huu Dinh – ATIP’s President and CEO
has paid a visit to Tunisia.
To date, ATIP has finished the
first round of negotiation with relevant authorities of Tunisia and now in
the next round of talk to conclude PSCs for 2 blocks in the country.
In
another development, ATIP is in the negotiation with Ghana government to
sign PSCs for 2 blocks there. (Bvom news)
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February
28, 2007 |
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ATIP CONTACT POINTS.
As from Feb. 28, 2007, further information on
ATI Petroleum Joint Stock Company (ATIP) will be provided by hereafter
offices: 1. EFI ((INVESTMENT BANKER
- EURO FINANCE ET INDUSTRIE) - the bank responsible to list ATIP on
Euronext
Address: 37Av. des Champs Elysées, 75008 Paris, France
Tel: +33 1 53 93 7400
Fax: +33 1 42 89 5598
Representative: Mr. Rémy Thannberger – EFI’s chairman
Email: efi@efi.fr
2. Asia and Vietnam
Address: Room 4, 12A floor Vincom Tower, 191 Ba Trieu Str.,
Hai Ba Trung Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: (84-4) 974 3891
Fax: (84-4) 974 3895
Representative: Mr. David Yee
Mobile: +84 09 15 02 05 03
Email: david@ativietnam.com
3. America and the US
Address: 142 Fairbank Road, Oak Ridge, TN 3780 USA.
Tel: (865) 481 4844
Fax: (865) 481 4850
Representative: Mr. Michael Lindsey
4. Europe and France
Address: 5 rue du Chevalier Saint George, 75008, Paris, France
Tel: +331 44 77 92 31
Fax: +331 44 77 92 44
Representative: Mr. Ron Sullivan
Email:
rsullivan@atincorporated.com
(Bvom
news)
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January 29, 2007 |
ATIP To Offer 26 Million Shares On Euronext
For Vietnam Oil Project
Nevada-based American Technology Inc.
Petroleum (USA), or ATIP, said it plans to list its shares on the
Euronext stock exchange to raise 60million euro for an oil and gas
project in north Vietnam, company Director Dinh Duc Huu said Monday.
"ATIP's exploration activities at Blocks 102
and 106 are showing positive results, therefore we need more funds to
speed up our work," Huu noted.
"At our Thai Binh well, located about 50
kilometers from Haiphong port, we have estimated reserves of 1 trillion
cubic feet of gas, allowing a gas flow of 47 million cubic feet a day," he
said.
AITP - and its joint venture partners
PetroVietnam, Malaysia's Petronas Carigali Bhd. and Singapore Petroleum
Co. (S99.SG) - have so far drilled three wells and say they have found
siginificant oil and gas reserves.
AITP is also involved in oil and gas explorating activities in Ghana,
Nigeria, Russia and Tunisia, Huu added. (Dow Jones/Bvom)
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January 16 , 2007 |
The company is pleased to announce that it has filed the application form for Blocks C2 and E1 in Tunisia with ETAP the Tunisian National Oil and Gas Company:
Block C.2, 5200 sq km in area, is located in the Central Part, onshore of Tunisia. This block is characterized by strong compartimentization and complicate fault systems trending Northwest-Southeast, Northeast-Southwest, sub-longitudal and sub-latitudal. It is traditionally believed that the main targets for exploration are Jurassic sandstones and carbonates. Eight (08) exploration wells have been drilled in the area since 1949, most of which have resulted in oil and gas shows. Chott Fejaj wells indicates good Middle Jurassic source rocks in Nara Formation. Well CF 3A / RE discovered condensate in Early/Mid Triassic and Permian sections, however they do not form effective reservoir due to poor porosity. Most of other prospects are fault related structures.
Block E1, 1540 sq km in area, is located in the East, offshore Tunisia. ATIP is initially confident of the existence of a system of oil and gas in the area of the block. This confidence is evidenced by the occurence of good shales from four (04) formations: Kechem el Miit Section, Orbata (Aptien), Mestaoua, (Lower and Middle Jurassic), and Middle Nara (Toarcien). These shales constitute good source rocks with TOC of 1.3 % – 3 % and Kerogen Type II capable of generating oil and gas and, more importantly, they are mature and in the oil window. Furthermore, a well in Oil Field El Biban, almost next to the area of this block, discovered 4417 BOPD of oil and 3.3 MMCF of associated gas, is also an encouraging factor that consolidates ATIP's confidence.
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| November 29, 2006 |
| Update On The Gas Discovery At Thai Binh-1X Exploration Well
ATI Petroleum is pleased to provide a further update on the gas and condensate discovery made by the Thai Binh-1X exploration well ("Thai Binh-1X") drilled in Blocks 102 and 106 ("Blocks"). The well is located 50 kilometres south of Hai Phong City and is drilled in shallow waters of 28 metres in depth.
The second drill-stem test successfully flowed natural gas in the upper sand interval at the rate of approximately 24.4 million standard cubic feet per day through a 128/64" choke at the wellhead pressure of 514 psi. Condensate was produced at a rate of one barrel per million cubic feet of gas. This follows the success of the first drill-stem test conducted over the lower sand interval as reported last week.
On a combined basis, the well flowed at a total maximum rate of approximately 47.4 million standard cubic feet per day of natural gas from the upper and lower sand intervals through a 128/64" choke at an average wellhead pressure of 524 psi. Condensate was produced at an average rate of two barrels per million cubic feet of gas.
After completion of the testing operation, ATI Petroleum and its partners, Petronas, SPC and PIDC intend to proceed to plug and abandon the well and to release the Adriatic-XI drilling rig. Going forward, ATI Petroleum and its partners will undertake technical works to evaluate this discovery in Block 102.
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| November 24, 2006 |
| Gas discovery at Thai Binh-1X exploration well
ATI Petroleum is pleased to announce that Thai Binh-1X exploration well ("Thai Binh-1X") in Blocks 102 and 106 ("Blocks") offshore Vietnam successfully tested natural gas and condensate over two sand intervals. The two intervals flowed at a maximum combined rate of approximately 23.0 million standard cubic feet per day of natural gas through a 128/64" choke at a wellhead pressure of 534 psi. Condensate was produced at a rate of three barrels per million cubic feet.
Another drill-stem test is currently being conducted to test the hydrocarbon potential of the upper sand intervals. |
| November 9, 2006 |
ATI Petroleum is pleased to announce that on November 14th 2006, it has filed an official application with the Ministry of Energy of GHANA for the purpose of attribution of an Oil and Gas exploration block offshore.
The President and CEO of ATI Petroleum, Dr Huu Duc DINH , declared in Hanoi : “ In line with our strategy for the future, we are currently expanding our Oil and Gas exploration department to Africa where tremendous energy reserves are expected to be discovered. This will consolidate our asset base and enable the Company to increase future revenues”.
ATI Petroleum is a US Company member of the American Technologies Inc, Group with Operations in Oil and Gas exploration blocks 102 & 106 offshore Vietnam. |

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