D1 Oils Share Discussion Threads

[chrisgatguis] 08/4/2011 09:26

Are these guys linked to / part of BP?

[zico01] 08/4/2011 08:53

Turnover in alternative energy group D1 Oils swelled to almost 8m as the shares soared 1.05p or 49 per cent to 3.1p after it announced a crude Jatopha oil (CJO) trial with Siemens. In the trial, the German industrial giant will use DI's CJO biodiesel to power turbines on a high speed ferry. The trial, on behalf of a third party, was one of three by European multinational businesses for which D1 had recently supplied over 70 tonnes of CJO.

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[divinausa1] 07/4/2011 23:49

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D1 Oils reflects biofuels ferry optimism

By Neil Hume and Bryce Elder

Published: April 7 2011 20:43 | Last updated: April 7 2011 20:43

D1 Oils headed the small cap leaderboard on Thursday.

Shares in the biofuels group jumped 46 per cent to 3.13p on news that Siemens was conducting a trial to see how a high-speed ferry would run on turbines fuelled by a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the jatropha plant.

Traders noted that this was one of three trials for which D1 is supplying 70 tonnes of jatropha oil.

Good results could lead to large offtake agreements for D1, once a darling of the internet bulletin boards.

[divinausa1] 07/4/2011 23:48

From UK-Analyst.com: Thursday 7th April 2011


News that D1 Oils (DOO) is near to signing offtake deals for a large proportion of its planned harvest for next season and beyond sent the biodiesel producer's shares up 1.05p to 3.2p.

This came as the group revealed that three European multinationals - for which it has recently supplied over 70 tonnes of D1 crude Jatropha oil (CJO) - are all looking to replace their existing oil requirements with the alternative fuel.

[divinausa1] 07/4/2011 23:46

15:56 UK, 7th April 2011, by Agrimoney.com

High-level jatropha trials send D1 shares soaring
Siemens and two other European multinationals are trialling biofuels refined from jatropha oil, specialist D1 Oils said, in a move - billed a "vote of confidence" in the industry - which sent the group's shares soaring 50%.

Siemens, the German conglomerate, is this week starting trials on behalf of an unnamed shipping company assessing the viability of jatropha-based biodiesel for powering turbines on a high-speed ferry.

The trials come amid tests which D1 revealed were being undertaken by two other unnamed European multinationals – one a consumer goods group using the biofuel to generate power, and another a specialty chemicals company assessing jatropha oil as a replacement for oil as a raw material.

D1 said that success in the trials may lead to "offtake deals for large proportion of D1's planned harvest for next season and beyond".

The group's shares, which hit an all-time low of 1.9p in the last session, rebounded to stand at 3.2p in afternoon trade in London, up 53% on the day.

Broader significance

However, the demand also represented a "vote of confidence" in the whole jatropha sector, after a series of setbacks, according to an industry insider.

The 70 tonnes of fuel being used for the three trials was, in the context of the industry, a "relatively significant" amount.

D1, tagged by broker Hardman the "doyen" of the sector, has estimated its output of crude jatropha oil at 1,200 tonnes in 2010-11.

The source added: "The significance of these trials is largely in terms of the industry," opening up potential markets for the oil, which has yet to fulfil the hopes of investors who rushed to back jatropha towards the end of the last decade.

Loss maker

Indeed, only one of the five listed jatropha-focused businesses, Jatoil, is worth more now than when it was listed, research by Hardman showed.

Mission NewEnergy, which is also traded in Sydney, has lost about one-quarter of its stockmarket value, while D1 has, even at Thursday's price, lost nearly 90%.

However, the broker added that with both cases, investment in refineries rather than the oilseed itself had been the "primary cause of disappointment".

And the prospects for returns from the oil and a meal byproduct, being research as an animal feed, "suggest that as an investment proposition, jatropha may have a better future than suggested by recent history".

The plant, while not producing edible vegetable oil, is prized for its ability to grow on poor land not suitable for other crops.

It is already being researched by carmakers including Daimler Chrysler and Toyota, and has been tested as an aviation fuel by Air New Zealand, Continental Airlines and Boeing.

[mr_dross] 07/4/2011 22:00

taken from the iii thread
posted by spikey d


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D1 Oils reflects biofuels ferry optimism

By Neil Hume and Bryce Elder

Published: April 7 2011 20:43 | Last updated: April 7 2011 20:43

D1 Oils headed the small cap leaderboard on Thursday.

Shares in the biofuels group jumped 46 per cent to 3.13p on news that Siemens was conducting a trial to see how a high-speed ferry would run on turbines fuelled by a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the jatropha plant.

Traders noted that this was one of three trials for which D1 is supplying 70 tonnes of jatropha oil.

Good results could lead to large offtake agreements for D1, once a darling of the internet bulletin boards.

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[supercity] 07/4/2011 21:49

not sure how a share can drop 300%...100% is the max...:)

no offence intended :)

[josels] 07/4/2011 19:39

volsung
the inst. ar the main buyers an no the people as you say
any how there are other abandone jofra producers in the AIM

[volsung] 07/4/2011 17:31

Dream on baldeagle5

[baldeagle5] 07/4/2011 17:25

Volsung - the company is still only trading at cash level and if the trials are succesful then D!'s will post a profit next year. I'd say those selling are insane.

[divinausa1] 07/4/2011 14:34

i bought in after the 300% drop since january thats whats really insane...
little downside from these levels and if the tests are a goer then back above 6p imo

[volsung] 07/4/2011 14:17

People buying in after a 42% rise are insane. This is now in the mad penny share category like CSH. I predict 2p within a month. But hope springs eternal for some...

[gdasinv2] 07/4/2011 13:53

Sorry, I analsyed more on this D1O is really a superb opportunity. Thanks guys , I am in. The current company with cash and sound Crude jatropha oil (CJOmarket should worth 18p.

[kammy] 07/4/2011 13:37

I agree with you Chickenchowmein. This good be a good entry point, so I've bought some shares today.

[fludde] 07/4/2011 13:23

The reason demand exceeds supply is the unrealistic production targets set for the plant which does not give the yield the business model was based on.

[gdasinv2] 07/4/2011 13:23

Trust me...price will fed away soon....

[chickenchowmein] 07/4/2011 13:17

? - Are you sure your drinking tea ;0)

[gdasinv2] 07/4/2011 13:03

Well Well....This is a testing...But it surprise me why the the test was not conducted before as a strategy ...Surely not cup of tea, Take profit better...not mu cup of tea

[chickenchowmein] 07/4/2011 12:38

Don't think you could short this much more than it has been, could be a good buy at these levels

[divinausa1] 07/4/2011 12:03

caused a panick for the shorters haha

[divinausa1] 07/4/2011 11:35

StockMarketWire.com - Alternative energy crop company D1 Oils plc said major gas turbine manufacturer Siemens is conducting a trial in the coming week which involves using its crude jatropha oil to fuel turbines installed on a high-speed ferry.

The trial, on behalf of a third party, was one of three by European multinational businesses for which D1 had recently supplied over 70 tonnes of CJO.

The others involved a major FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) business using CJO to generate power and a leading specialty chemicals business converting the oil into bio-based products.

D1 Oils said successful trialling could lead to offtake deals for a large proportion of its planned harvest for next season and beyond.

CEO Martin Jarvis commented, 'Demand for CJO, both in India and globally, continues to significantly exceed supply.

'We welcome the interest of these large European multinationals, looking to replace their existing oil requirements with CJO due to its sustainability credentials, attractive pricing and carbon reduction benefits versus mineral fuel oils.'

[solarno lopez] 07/4/2011 11:23

What profit!!

[gdasinv2] 07/4/2011 11:22

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