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13:26GMT 15Mar2010-Falklands explorers up; oil strike talk

Shares in small cap oil explorers Desire Petroleum, Rockhopper Exploration and Falklands Oil & Gas move higher on talk that Desire could this week announce an oil discovery.
Desire gains 8.9 percent, while Rockhopper shares are up 11 percent, and Falklands oil & Gas take on 2.2 percent.
The Independent newspaper's Small Talk column says that, according to sources, AIM-listed Desire could announce that it has found oil in the seas north of the Falklands Islands on Thursday or Friday.
One trader points out that while investors are hoping for some news soon, with Desire having commenced drilling three weeks ago on February 22, no-one is holding their breath just yet.

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09:10GMT 15Mar2010-Gulf Keystone down, placing weighs

Shares in Gulf Keystone fall 4.6 percent after the Iraq-focused oil explorer announces a discounted placing to raise 16 million pounds, with additional funding needed later in the year for its drilling programme.
Evolution Securities analyst David Farrell says as much as a further $100-$125 million could be needed, based on a 2010 capex commitment of $150 million.
"In this regard, the placing discount of 12 percent is somewhat concerning," he says, keeping his "Reduce" recommendation on the stock.
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08:43GMT 15Mar2010-Centrica lifted by Nomura target hike

Shares in Centrica add 1.9 percent as Nomura hikes its target price for the gas distributor to 370 pence from 340 pence and repeats its "buy" rating after raising its estimates.
Nomura says, in a note, that following Centrica's recent full-year 2009 results and its Capital Markets day held last Friday, it raises its 2012 EPS forecast for the group by about 5 percent, and now sits around 10 percent above consensus for each of the next three years.
The broker says it now expect Centrica's downstream profitability to grow to 1.2 billion pounds in 2012, up from 1.0 billion where previously it had assumed flat profitability.
Nomura thinks that Centrica "is uniquely positioned to grow its downstream Energy and Home Services divisions on the back of greater scale, superior systems, a lower cost base and brand recognition."
The broker says Centrica remains a top pick in the European Utilities space.

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08:30GMT 15Mar2010-UK small caps flat early on

The FTSE Small Cap index is flat in early deals, just outperforming the blue chips and the mid caps, both of which slip 0.1 percent.
French Connection is the top small cap riser, up 7.7 percent as the fashion retailer accompanies full-year results with plans to sell its loss-making Nicole Farhi brand and close most of its U.S. stores.
Seymour Pierce ups its rating for French Connection to "hold" from "sell".
But shares in TT Electronics shed 2.6 percent as the electronic components supplier posts a 96 percent drop in full-year adjusted pretax profit.
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08:17GMT 15Mar2010-BT Group buoyed by Citigroup upgrade

Shares in BT Group gain 1.6 percent, topping the FTSE 100 leaders board as Citigroup ups its rating for the telcoms operator to "buy" from "hold" with an increased target price of 150 pence, up from 145 pence, citing valuation grounds.
"We believe that the post results fall in BT's shares was overdone and that earnings recovery should continue on the back of cost savings, economic recovery and improving revenue mix," Citigroup says in a note.
"We expect the pension regulator's interest to mainly focus on repayment timing -- accelerating recovery payments to 12 years from 17 (years) would cut our BT valuation by only 3 pence/share but we allow an additional 2 billion pounds pension deficit NPV (net present value) for prudence," the broker adds.

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RNS Number : 7667H Rockhopper Exploration plc 26 February 2010

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Rockhopper Exploration Plc

of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii 2 Reason for the notification(please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights x

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Royal London Asset Management Limited

notification obligation:iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s) HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd

(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on 22 February 2010

which the threshold is crossed or reached:v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 23 February 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Below 6%

reached:vi, vii

8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction

if possible using the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rightsx
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Directxi Indirectxii Direct Indirect
GB00B0FVQX23 10,486,620 10,486,620 10,324,176 10,324,176 N/A 5.93% N/A

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument datexiii Conversion Periodxiv rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration datexvii Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rightsxix, xx
instrument Conversion periodxviii
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
10,324,176 5.93%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi

Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: 15. Contact telephone number:

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RNS Number : 6325H Rockhopper Exploration plc 24 February 2010

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Rockhopper Exploration Plc

of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii 2 Reason for the notification(please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights x

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the OZ Management LP and Och-Ziff Management Europe
notification obligation:iii Ltd.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) Chetwynd Nominees Limited
(if different from 3.):iv Credit Suisse Client Nominees (UK) Limited
Morstan Nominees Limited
Vidacos Nominees Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on 22 February 2010

which the threshold is crossed or reached:v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 February 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5%

reached:vi, vii

8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction

if possible using the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rightsx
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Directxi Indirectxii Direct Indirect
GB00B0FVQX23 9,285,810 9,285,810 Less than 5% Less than
5%

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Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument datexiii Conversion Periodxiv rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration datexvii Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rightsxix, xx
instrument Conversion periodxviii
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
Less than 5% Less than 5%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi

Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

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RNS Number : 4984H Rockhopper Exploration plc 22 February 2010

For immediate release: 22 February 2010

Rockhopper Exploration plc

("Rockhopper")

Liz 14/19-A Exploration Well Spud

Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, notes the announcement by Desire Petroleum PLC (AIM: DES) that the Liz 14/19-A Exploration well, in which Rockhopper has a 7.5% working interest, was spudded on 22 February 2010.

Rockhopper is scheduled to drill the Sea Lion 14/10-B Exploration well (100% Rockhopper) following completion of the Liz well, which has an estimated duration of 30 days.