OMV's (OMVJF) Wildcat Well Encounters Gas Offshore Norway
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Aug 26 2024
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
New Gas Discovery: OMV AG's subsidiary, OMV Norge, has successfully discovered gas in the Norwegian Sea, estimating recoverable resources between 30-140 million barrels of oil equivalent from a wildcat well drilled in production license PL 1194.
Development Potential: The discovery is located 300 km west of Norway's mainland and is close to existing infrastructure, which OMV plans to leverage for cost-effective development while aiming to reduce carbon emissions.
Analyst Views on RIG
Wall Street analysts forecast RIG stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for RIG is 4.25 USD with a low forecast of 3.00 USD and a high forecast of 5.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
7 Analyst Rating
2 Buy
3 Hold
2 Sell
Hold
Current: 4.700
Low
3.00
Averages
4.25
High
5.00
Current: 4.700
Low
3.00
Averages
4.25
High
5.00
About RIG
Transocean Ltd. is an international provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. The Company's primary business is to contract its drilling rigs, related equipment and work crews on a dayrate basis to drill oil and gas wells. As of February 9, 2017, it owned or had partial ownership interests in and operated 56 mobile offshore drilling units. As of February 9, 2017, its fleet consisted of 30 floaters, seven harsh environment floaters, three deepwater floaters, six midwater floaters and 10 high-specification jackups. As February 9, 2017, it also had four ultra-deepwater drillships and five high-specification jackups under construction or under contract to be constructed. Its contract drilling services operations are spread across oil and gas exploration and development areas throughout the world. The Company's drilling fleet can be characterized as floaters, including drillships and semisubmersibles, and jackups.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
