Australian Stock Report presents the 2012  Portfolio Review.

Have you ever wanted to know what the “must-have” stocks are that should be in your portfolio? Do you know what 2012 has in store for the markets? Our Panel Does! Come and hear them present a review of your portfolio!

Here’s how the Portfolio Review works: List 5 stocks from your portfolio, or in which you are thinking of investing. Our panel of experts will tally the requests and select the 12 most popular stocks (and a few of their own) to thoroughly analyse and present their results live at the Review. The experts will then host a Q & A session to discuss current market valuations, trends, and their expectations for local and international markets in 2012.

Even if you don’t get all of your picks reviewed, you’ll get the benefit of comprehensive research on no less than 12 of the most interesting stocks on the Australian share market for 2012: What to buy, what to hold, and what to get rid of!

The Panel consists of:

Geoff Saffer
Head of Corporate Research
Australian Stock Report
Fundamental Analysis

Carl Capolingua
Head of Education
Australian Stock Report
Technical Analysis

Kel Butcher
Professional Trader, Author, Trading Coach
World Markets

Your 2012 Portfolio Review Ticket Includes:
>> a copy of Kel Butchers’ latest book
>> sumptuous buffet lunch
>> refreshments on arrivals

Portfoio Review Locations and Dates:

Sydney - Saturday, February 18, 2012 @ Sir Stamford at Circular Quay, 93 Macquarie Street.

Registrations: 8:30 AM, Duration: 9:00 AM – 13:30 PM. Click now to reserve your seat.

Melbourne - Saturday, February 25, 2012 @ Crowne Plaza, 1-5 Spencer Street.

Registrations: 8:30 AM, Duration: 9:00 AM – 13:30 PM. Click now to reserve your seat.

Brisbane - Saturday, March 3, 2012 @ Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, cnr Merivale & Glenelg Streets.

Registrations: 8:30 AM, Duration: 9:00 AM – 13:30 PM. Click now to reserve your seat.

Perth - Saturday, March 10, 2012 @ The Studio Room, Level 2, Burswood Convention Centre
Bolton Ave & Great Eastern Hwy.

Registrations: 8:30 AM, Duration: 9:00 AM – 13:30 PM. Click now to reserve your seat.

Tickets for the Portfolio Review are only $44 (single) of $66 (double). Click now to learn more about this must attend event.

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), as the name suggests, is focused on liquefied natural gas (colloquially known as LNG) prospects locally and internationally.

The group is renowned for its Gladstone LNG Project at Fisherman’s Landing. The project boasts 18,000 PJ of uncontracted gas resources and is the lowest capital cost liquefied natural gas project in Gladstone (at around US$300/tonnes per annum).

The Gladstone LNG Project will remain the company’s major focus until achievement of targeted commercial operations in 2012.

As liquefied natural gas is in hot demand, Australian companies with exposure to the resource have drawn international interest.

LNG was one of the hot stocks in mid 2010, with its share price more than doubling in the month of July.

In a show of confidence, in late January China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corp. agreed to acquire a 19.9% stake in the company.

Gladstone project

At present, the company is in the development progress on the planned three million tonne per annum (mtpa) LNG project at Fisherman’s Landing in the Port of Gladstone, Queensland.

The Gladstone Project will be the first coal seam gas (CSG) to LNG export project in the world and the first east coast of Australia LNG export project.

Located at Fisherman’s Landing, the Gladstone Project will benefit from local infrastructure, whilst the site area can potentially accommodate four trains at a guaranteed 6 million tonnes per annum (mtpa).

Stage 1 dredging and disposal approvals have been received, FEED is completed and a low-cost fixed price EPC proposal has been submitted.

The group has stated that LNG buyers are available, and it is focused on three partners.

China takeover

In late January, China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corp. (HQCEC), an engineering unit of China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC), agreed to acquire a 19.9% stake in LNG, the company.

CNPC is China’s largest producer and supplier of crude oil and natural gas.

The acquisition will make the CNPC unit the largest shareholder of the Australian firm. The parties would not disclose the value of the deal.

CNPC was eager to involve itself owing to the OSMR natural gas liquefaction technology offered by our Perth-based company.

The deal is a reflection of Chinese interest in Australian resource companies. CSG continues to be an in-demand part of the resource sector, and Australia in particular boasts a number of lucrative CSG regions.

December update

Though the company has yet to produce results, its December quarter report highlighted its focus on the deal with HQCEC, which constitutes a favourable turn for the group.

In the quarter the group continued to hold a 5% shareholding in Metgasco, and remains its largest shareholder.

The company also holds a 7.51 % shareholding in Oil Basins Limited (OBL). OBL has prospective oil and gas permit interests in the offshore Gippsland Basin of south-eastern Australia, the onshore Canning Basin of Western Australia and the offshore waters of the Carnarvon Basin.

The quarter also involved consideration by HQCEC and CNPC, or an affiliate of CNPC, as to their involvement in the Gladstone LNG Project, including direct investment in the project.

Outlook

As liquefied natural gas and coal seam gas continue to be a hot part of the resource sector, the company (LNG) stands to benefit from future production as well as international interest in its Gladstone LNG Project at Fisherman’s Landing, so it will be one of the stocks to watch in coming months.

China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corp. agreed to acquire a 19.9% stake in the company last month. A major draw card was the Gladstone LNG Project, which is targeting commercial operation in 2012.

The company’s flagship project boasts 18,000 PJ of uncontracted gas resources and is the lowest capital cost liquefied natural gas project in Gladstone (at around US$300/tonnes per annum).

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