Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Oil company offers successfully to public

Shares of Petrovietnam Drilling and Well Services Co (PVD) soared 150% on their stock market debut day to close at 130,000VND (8.09 US$). It has a market value of 550mio US$.

The listing of the firm, which is 51% owned by state oil monopoly Petrovietnam, represents the biggest opportunity yet for private investors to buy equity in Vietnam's exploration sector.
Crude oil is Vietnam's largest foreign exchange earner and the country is Southeast Asia's third-biggest crude producer.

PV Drilling charters and operates oil and gas drilling rigs and provides well-related services. It has been expanding overseas operations and recently won a tender to supply a rig to an Algeria-based project invested by Petrovietnam's investment arm PIDC.PV Drilling has a joint venture with U.S. oilfield firm BJ Services.

Its 3.2mio US$venture with U.S. oilfield firm BJ Services International S.A.R.L. in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau offers well reinforcement services.

Source: Reuters

Saturday, December 02, 2006

Week 48: Stock Market Summary

wk48

wk47

+/-

+/- %

VNINDEX

631.29

665.53

-34.2

-5.1

AGF

106

107

-1

-0.9

ALT

44.7

BBC

35.3

37.1

-1.8

-4.9

BBT

13.2

14

-0.8

-5.7

BMP

110

120

-10

-8.3

BPC

24.1

26

-1.9

-7.3

BT6

57.5

59.5

-2

-3.4

BTC

11.9

12.5

-0.6

-4.8

CAN

27.1

28.8

-1.7

-5.9

CII

41

43.1

-2.1

-4.9

CLC

52.5

53

-0.5

-0.9

COM

40

41

-1

-2.4

CYC

17.8

19.9

-2.1

-10.6

DCT

27.3

29.9

-2.6

-8.7

DHA

75

81.5

-6.5

-8.0

DPC

18.2

19.1

-0.9

-4.7

FPC

35.3

37.2

-1.9

-5.1

GIL

55

56

-1

-1.8

GMD

135

155

-20

-12.9

HAP

37.5

39.7

-2.2

-5.5

HAS

52.5

54

-1.5

-2.8

HTV

26

28.7

-2.7

-9.4

IFS

42.5

45

-2.5

-5.6

ITA

81

74

7

9.5

KDC

105

113

-8

-7.1

KHA

25.1

27

-1.9

-7.0

LAF

14.7

15

-0.3

-2.0

MHC

31.1

33.2

-2.1

-6.3

NHC

39

39.3

-0.3

-0.8

NKD

95.5

105

-9.5

-9.0

PGC

54

PMS

29

32

-3

-9.4

PNC

27

24.9

2.1

8.4

REE

107

113

-6

-5.3

RHC

35

36.5

-1.5

-4.1

SAM

131

127

4

3.1

SAV

44.5

45.3

-0.8

-1.8

SFC

42.5

46

-3.5

-7.6

SGC

45.5

48.9

-3.4

-7.0

SGH

50

55

-5

-9.1

SHC

34

36

-2

-5.6

SJS

363

330

33

10.0

SMC

37.5

35.8

1.7

4.7

SSC

70

76

-6

-7.9

STB

64

68

-4

-5.9

TMS

69

72.5

-3.5

-4.8

TNA

38.1

40.9

-2.8

-6.8

TRI

28

31

-3

-9.7

TS4

28.6

28.7

-0.1

-0.3

TTC

17

18.3

-1.3

-7.1

TYA

52

55

-3

-5.5

UNI

39.5

44

-4.5

-10.2

VFC

31.3

32.4

-1.1

-3.4

VFMVF1

29.5

30.8

-1.3

-4.2

VNM

105

112

-7

-6.3

VSH

43

46.3

-3.3

-7.1

VTC

35

37

-2

-5.4