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Mark Taylor

No-Moat Oil Search Not Quaking in its Boots. Lost 1Q18 Production Offset by Improved Pricing.

We increase our fair value estimate by 5% to AUD 5.50 per share from AUD 5.25 due to a combination of higher near-term energy price expectations and time-value-of-money. These positives more than offset the short-term production loss following the PNG earthquake in late February. First-quarter 2018 production declined 36% to 4.8 million barrels of oil equivalent, or mmboe, due to shut-in of oil and LNG production for post-earthquake damage assessment. The PNG LNG processing facilities, pipelines...
Underlying
Oil Search Limited

Oil Search is engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas deposits in Papua New Guinea. This is carried out as both the operator of producing and exploration joint ventures and as a non-operator participant in exploration and production joint ventures. Co.'s properties include the Kutubu oil project, Central Moran oil project, Gobe oil project, Hides GTE project, SE Mananda field, and Nabrajah. Co. also has interests in seven concession areas in Yemen, three concession areas in Egypt, and one concession area in Libya. Co. maintains operations in Papua New Guinea, Yemen, Egypt, Libya, Iraq, Tunisia, and Australia.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Mark Taylor

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