Let's break this letter down
TORONTO -- 06/15/09 -- Magellan Energy Ltd. (PINKSHEETS: MGLG) has issued this Letter to Shareholders in order to address these questions and to review the success of the Company's expansion efforts through the second quarter of 2009.
From: Apolinar Carcasona, CEO, Magellan Energy Ltd.
To Our Shareholders:
In response to a number of questions posed by shareholders in recent weeks, I would like to take this opportunity to unequivocally state Magellan's position on a number of issues.
(That first paragraph should be self explanatory)
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Our Martin and Anderson leases are once again producing gas and have brought Magellan to "revenue producing status."
(They are now producing revenue, but not saying that they are making a bunch yet or have been paid yet)
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All of our wells have now been connected to the compressor and gas is flowing.
(All of MGLG's wells are connected and the gas is flowing)
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Lines from other producers in the area are slowly being introduced and as soon as volumes have stabilized, Citizens Gas will be providing us with average volume numbers.
(Other companies are being hooked up and as soon as the volumes have stabilized, then they will have some average volume numbers)
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As soon as these numbers are received, we will update shareholders.
(Self explanatory)
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Also, to clear up further confusion and to lessen inquires internally and externally, while Magellan is not an operator itself on these properties, it is a member in good standing of TOGA (Tennessee Oil and Gas Association). Our business partner, TMD Energy, is the operator on our projects.
(Magellan is a member of TOGA even though TMD Energy is the operator, Magellan is not)
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Magellan's business plan has always been to seek out, procure and refurbish past-producing, low volume wells that once again are economically viable due to the high price of oil.
(Magellan seeks out old wells that had too high of a cost to keep producing, but with the higher cost of oil they are now good enough to put money into again)
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Developing shallow gas and/or oil projects in Tennessee that possess the low risk, blanket characteristics of the area, make it possible to drill and produce a well nearly every time.
(The fields are so proven that they are not wild-catting. They know the gas and oil is there and they rarely miss....this is a big plus)
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The continued acquisition of low-volume producing wells such as these will add to the cumulative oil and gas production numbers that will ultimately create higher revenue numbers for the Company.
(The more wells, the more production and the more cummulation of revenues
Well A + Well B + Well C + Well D = more and more revenue)
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There have been many inquiries about why Magellan increased its outstanding shares over the past year. For approximately seven months, up until the end of May of this year, gas production on the Morgan County wells had been virtually at a standstill because of the high BTU/shut-in situation.
(They couldn't produce because of a high BTU issue so they were at a standstill)
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As a result, revenues were at a standstill, but expenses were not. Unfortunately, our share price also suffered considerably due to this forced inactivity and overall poor economic conditions. Our day-to-day operations and acquisition strategies still required funding; therefore, our outstanding share count rose as we obtained the additional funding necessary to execute our business strategy.
(They weren't making money because of the standstill, so they had to create more shares of stock so they could pay their bills during the BTU issue and the crappy economy)
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Due to the increasing price of oil worldwide, Magellan is focusing on projects that contain both oil and gas as they will provide more upside to the Company while maintaining the low risk it is pledged to in the area.
(Since oil and gas are going up in price and they are in areas that they rarely miss on a drilling, it gives them an advantage to areas where they could miss)
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The Company is currently performing due diligence on a lease located on the Chattanooga Shale, near our existing oil and gas producing acreage in Eastern Tennessee.
(They are looking at an additional lease to see if it will pay)
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Many shareholders have been concerned about the "caveat emptor" tag for "questionable promotion" that has appeared on a popular website that supplies information on Pink Sheet listed companies. Magellan wants to make it absolutely clear that the Company did not engage in these activities. The Company was in a position where there had been no news for six months due to the high BTU/shut-in situation in Morgan County. When Magellan was able to release news that the situation had been resolved, it resulted in renewed interest in the Company and tremendous volumes and high percentage gains in the stock price were realized. There are many stock awareness newsletters that indulge in the practice of "tagging" or including mention of public companies that have realized these high volumes/percentage gains to stimulate the reading of their products. Such was the case with Magellan. When this was brought to the attention of the above-mentioned website, they chose to ignore these facts and demanded that the Company pay an exorbitant fee to have the "caveat emptor" removed. Magellan did not feel this was appropriate and refused to pay.
(They were getting a shake down by "You should know who")
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Magellan is in the process of updating its website to reflect these recent activities and to provide as much information to its shareholders as possible. In short, the Company is very pleased with its successes to date and is extremely optimistic about its prospects going forward. Magellan has grown from a fledgling company to an oil and gas producing company that will emerge as strong and profitable. We are making every effort to build upon the momentum of this second quarter and continue to aggressively implement our growth strategy through the rest of 2009 and beyond.
Apolinar V. Carcasona
President, CEO
About Magellan Energy: Magellan Energy is a publicly traded independent oil and gas company (PINKSHEETS: MGLG). The company is actively acquiring oil and gas leases, producing properties, mineral rights, and surface interests in Tennessee and Oklahoma. Once acquired, the company intends to develop each property to maximize the income from each property by re-establishing production, refurbishing and improving the existing production and operations.
Forward-Looking Statements: The statements which are not historical facts contained in this release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, the effect of economic conditions, the impact of competition, the results of financing efforts, changes in consumers' preferences and trends. The words "estimate," "possible," and "seeking" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only to the date the statement was made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, because of new information, future events, or otherwise. Future events and actual results may differ materially from those set forth herein, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements.
Contact:
MAGELLAN ENERGY LTD.
Member of the Tennessee Oil and Gas Association
Website: http://www.magellan-energy.com
Phone: 1-866-365-4724
The whole letter in short form
I thought the letter was really informative. Here is the complete story from that letter broken down:
To Our Shareholders:
In response to a number of questions posed by shareholders in recent weeks, I would like to take this opportunity to unequivocally state Magellan's position on a number of issues.
That first paragraph should be self explanatory
They are now producing revenue, but not saying that they are making a bunch yet or have been paid yet
All of MGLG's wells are connected and the gas is flowing
Other companies are being hooked up and as soon as the volumes have stabilized, then they will have some average volume numbers
As soon as these numbers are received, we will update shareholders.
Self explanatory
Magellan is a member of TOGA even though TMD Energy is the operator, Magellan is not
Magellan seeks out old wells that had too high of a cost to keep producing, but with the higher cost of oil they are now good enough to put money into again
The fields are so proven that they are not wild-catting. They know the gas and oil is there and they rarely miss....this is a big plus
The more wells, the more production and the more cummulation of revenues
Well A + Well B + Well C + Well D = more and more revenue
They couldn't produce because of a high BTU issue so their production was at standstill
They weren't making money because of the standstill, so they had to create more shares of stock so they could pay their bills during the BTU issue and the crappy economy
Since oil and gas are going up in price and they are in areas that they rarely miss on a drilling, it gives them an advantage to areas where they could miss
They are looking at an additional lease to see if it will pay
They were getting a shake down by "You should know who"