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Monday, March 14, 2011

Anonymous: Is Naked Shorting Driving Down BNK?

Anonymous and Canaccord Are Dragging The Price Down- Pure Manipulation
And I would not doubt that Canaccord is trading under Anonymous.

These 2 have cashed out $6.6 Million Dollars In Stocks Today Alone.


House Positions for C:BNK from 20110314 to 20110314
House Bought $Val Ave Sold $Val Ave Net $Net
85 Scotia 451,877 3,679,679 8.143 224,143 1,809,268 8.072 227,734 -1,870,411
2 RBC 324,545 2,638,602 8.13 98,262 804,971 8.192 226,283 -1,833,631
74 GMP 138,800 1,120,767 8.075 7,700 64,692 8.402 131,100 -1,056,075
99 Jitney 201,700 1,649,918 8.18 94,600 774,903 8.191 107,100 -875,015
79 CIBC 223,233 1,823,534 8.169 135,134 1,104,765 8.175 88,099 -718,769
7 TD Sec 2,726,354 22,301,037 8.18 2,649,834 21,689,518 8.185 76,520 -611,519
62 Haywood 47,500 383,800 8.08 0 47,500 -383,800
11 MacQuarie 45,500 368,440 8.098 0 45,500 -368,440
9 BMO Nesbitt 66,950 542,852 8.108 40,200 330,096 8.211 26,750 -212,756
101 Newedge 27,600 224,533 8.135 15,100 123,911 8.206 12,500 -100,622
15 UBS 12,900 105,073 8.145 2,700 21,881 8.104 10,200 -83,192
82 Stifel Nicholas 7,700 61,916 8.041 0 7,700 -61,916
89 Raymond James 57,495 471,493 8.201 49,908 408,689 8.189 7,587 -62,804
26 Commission Direct 5,600 46,582 8.318 0 5,600 -46,582
90 Barclays 18,200 148,179 8.142 12,800 104,613 8.173 5,400 -43,566
123 Citigroup 1,800 14,724 8.18 0 1,800 -14,724
37 MacDougall 1,200 9,708 8.09 0 1,200 -9,708
72 Credit Suisse 2,601 21,165 8.137 1,505 12,253 8.142 1,096 -8,912
27 Dundee 1,000 8,090 8.09 0 1,000 -8,090
31 Dominick 1,000 8,150 8.15 0 1,000 -8,150
22 Fidelity 1,000 8,000 8.00 600 5,004 8.34 400 -2,996
124 Questrade 6,100 49,391 8.097 5,915 47,913 8.10 185 -1,478
81 HSBC 10,100 81,689 8.088 10,000 80,000 8.00 100 -1,689
57 Interactive 0 50 415 8.30 -50 415
86 Pictet 0 57 463 8.123 -57 463
65 Goldman 3,400 27,682 8.142 4,100 33,443 8.157 -700 5,761
52 NCP 44,466 357,679 8.044 45,791 372,925 8.144 -1,325 15,246
80 National Bank 54,170 441,711 8.154 55,500 454,047 8.181 -1,330 12,336
58 Qtrade 0 2,000 16,720 8.36 -2,000 16,720
46 Macquarie 0 2,300 18,400 8.00 -2,300 18,400
75 MGI 0 2,400 19,440 8.10 -2,400 19,440
39 Merrill Lynch 18,900 153,357 8.114 21,900 180,376 8.236 -3,000 27,019
12 Wellington 99,500 806,441 8.105 108,200 875,675 8.093 -8,700 69,234
14 ITG 1,290 10,513 8.15 10,000 81,089 8.109 -8,710 70,576
13 Instinet 0 10,800 87,363 8.089 -10,800 87,363
20 Stonecap 0 17,200 141,220 8.21 -17,200 141,220
10 FirstEnergy 15,100 122,713 8.127 33,500 273,106 8.152 -18,400 150,393
19 Desjardins 38,375 311,460 8.116 60,500 489,929 8.098 -22,125 178,469
53 Morgan Stanley 38,300 312,388 8.156 156,250 1,271,980 8.141 -117,950 959,592
33 Canaccord 36,700 298,543 8.135 438,807 3,563,927 8.122 -402,107 3,265,384
1 Anonymous 213,500 1,742,424 8.161 626,700 5,089,238 8.121 -413,200 3,346,814
TOTAL 4,944,456 40,352,233 8.161 4,944,456 40,352,233 8.161 0 0

March, Monday 14 2011 - 14:17:09

WTI Crude Oil
$100.52▼0.64 0.63%
14:12 PM EDT - 2011.03.14
Brent Crude Oil
$113.47▼0.37 0.33%
14:12 PM EDT - 2011.03.14
Crude Oil Price by OIL-PRICE.NET ©
PriceChangeTradesVolume
14:12 - $ 100.52 0.64 0.63% 132,991210,923
RangeOpen52 Wk Range1 Year Forecast
98.47 - 101.15100.4768.01 - 105.20$116 / Barrel

Bankers Follows The Price Of Oil- With The Run That Markets Have Had it is natural for Funds to cash in on the gains and then short the stock.

Short History
Symbol Report Date Volume Change % of Float
BNK - T 2011-02-28 7,064,270 1,737,961 2.87
BNK - T 2011-02-15 5,326,309 -12,657 2.16

UPDATE 2-Bankers Petroleum reserves growth lags view; shrs sink
* Says proved reserves up 30 pct at end 2010

* Proved plus probable reserves up 11 pct to 238 mln barrels

* Shrs fall 10 pct (Rewrites, adds analysts comments in 2nd, 5th, 8th and 10th paragraphs, updates share paragraph)

March 9 (Reuters) - Bankers Petroleum Ltd's proved plus probable reserves at its Albanian heavy oil operations rose 11 percent at end 2010, but fell short of market expectations, sending the oil and gas explorer's shares down 10 percent.

"The increase in proven plus probable reserves is toward the bottom end of our expectations for 10-20 percent...the market may have been expecting something closer to the top end," TD Newcrest analyst Jamie Somerville wrote in a note to clients.

The Calgary, Alberta-based company, which posted 2010 production of about 3.5 million barrels, said future undiscounted capital costs for Patos-Marinza and Kucova oil-fields in Albania are estimated at $1.2 billion on proved plus probable reserves basis.

The company, which plans to reactivate 624 wells starting 2011, also said exploration and development costs are estimated at $5.80 per barrel on proved plus probable reserves basis.

The total size of the field (Albanian) is now much higher, so it looks like it is going to cost them (Bankers Petroleum) more on a unit basis to develop the reserves, analyst John of Ticonderoga Securities told Reuters.

The company said proved plus probable reserves were 238 million barrels at Dec. 31, 2010, while proved reserves rose 30 percent to 120 million barrels of oil.

The growth in reserves is attributable to the expansion of horizontal drilling at Patos-Marinza, Bankers Petroleum said in a statement.

"The proved (reserves) outperformed but the probable is down a bit," John Malone said.

In January, the company had reported a 50 percent rise in fourth-quarter oil production. [ID: nSGE70A09R]

"The market is likely to look past any minor disappointment regarding proved plus probable reserves to longer term resource potential, which has increased substantially...," analyst Somerville said.

Bankers Petroleum shares were trading down 87 Canadian cents at C$8.52 on Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange. They touched a low of C8.44 earlier in the session.


Globe says Nuttall expects Bankers to be sold next year

2011-02-10 08:47 ET - In the News

The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday, Feb. 10, edition that Sprott Asset Management portfolio manager Eric Nuttall believes Bankers Petroleum is ready to soar in tandem with the price of oil. Clea Simos writes in The Globe's BNN Market Call column that Mr. Nuttall says: "Bankers is a low-risk heavy oil development story that has tremendous leverage to a stronger oil price. ... If the price of oil continues to be strong, we expect Bankers to sell themselves in March, 2012, for over $14 a share." The stock finished Wednesday in Toronto at $8.70, down 27 cents. David Whetham of Scotia Asset Management said in The Globe on April 21, 2010, that Bankers Petroleum still had "good growth potential with little risk." It could then be had for $8.71. Mr. Nuttall recommended buying Banker Petroleum in The Globe on June 15, 2010. In the item Mr. Nuttall said Bankers Petroleum will likely be sold over the next two years and fetch about $12 a share. The shares were then worth $7.33. Mr. Nuttall's top holdings in the Sprott Energy Fund are WestFire Energy at 7.5 per cent, Novus Energy at 5.3 per cent, Bankers Petroleum at 4.9 per cent, Painted Pony Petroleum at 4.8 per cent and Vero Energy at 4.7 per cent.








UPDATE 1-Bankers Petroleum says end 2010 proved reserves up 30 pct

March 9 (Reuters) - Canadian oil and gas explorer Bankers Petroleum Ltd said its proved reserves grew 30 percent at year end 2010 helped by expansion of horizontal drilling at its Patos-Marinza oil field in Albania.

The Calgary, Alberta-based company, which posted 2010 production of about 3.5 million barrels, said future undiscounted capital costs for Patos-Marinza and Kucova oil-fields are estimated at $1 billion on a proven reserves basis.

Proved reserves were 120 million barrels of oil at Dec. 31, 2010, while proved plus probable reserves rose 11 percent to 238 million barrels.

In January, Bankers Petroleum had reported a 50 percent rise in fourth-quarter oil production. [ID: nSGE70A09R]

Bankers Petroleum shares closed at C$9.39 on Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange. (Reporting by Arnika Thakur in Bangalore; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila) (arnika.thakur@thomsonreuters.com within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 4135 5800; Reuters Messaging: arnika.thakur.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)

House Positions for C:BNK from 20110314 to 20110314
House Bought $Val Ave Sold $Val Ave Net $Net
2 RBC 303,320 2,467,388 8.135 79,537 653,195 8.212 223,783 -1,814,193
85 Scotia 331,530 2,707,559 8.167 131,343 1,060,255 8.072 200,187 -1,647,304
99 Jitney 159,800 1,312,081 8.211 77,600 637,725 8.218 82,200 -674,356
7 TD Sec 2,702,380 22,108,051 8.181 2,633,330 21,556,016 8.186 69,050 -552,035
79 CIBC 177,333 1,453,427 8.196 119,776 980,672 8.188 57,557 -472,755
62 Haywood 47,500 383,800 8.08 0 47,500 -383,800
74 GMP 50,000 402,821 8.056 7,700 64,692 8.402 42,300 -338,129
9 BMO Nesbitt 63,200 512,583 8.11 40,200 330,096 8.211 23,000 -182,487
89 Raymond James 56,795 465,837 8.202 38,320 314,883 8.217 18,475 -150,954
101 Newedge 20,200 164,878 8.162 10,700 88,297 8.252 9,500 -76,581
15 UBS 7,500 61,369 8.183 400 3,264 8.16 7,100 -58,105
26 Commission Direct 5,600 46,582 8.318 0 5,600 -46,582
39 Merrill Lynch 18,700 151,743 8.115 15,700 130,212 8.294 3,000 -21,531
123 Citigroup 1,500 12,292 8.195 0 1,500 -12,292
37 MacDougall 1,200 9,708 8.09 0 1,200 -9,708
72 Credit Suisse 2,501 20,358 8.14 1,400 11,405 8.146 1,101 -8,953
27 Dundee 1,000 8,090 8.09 0 1,000 -8,090
65 Goldman 3,400 27,682 8.142 2,700 22,078 8.177 700 -5,604
22 Fidelity 1,000 8,000 8.00 600 5,004 8.34 400 -2,996
90 Barclays 12,800 104,623 8.174 12,800 104,613 8.173 0 -10
57 Interactive 0 50 415 8.30 -50 415
86 Pictet 0 57 463 8.123 -57 463
124 Questrade 4,300 34,847 8.104 4,415 35,666 8.078 -115 819
80 National Bank 43,670 356,977 8.174 44,200 362,757 8.207 -530 5,780
81 HSBC 9,100 73,609 8.089 10,000 80,000 8.00 -900 6,391
52 NCP 21,003 169,346 8.063 22,719 186,541 8.211 -1,716 17,195
58 Qtrade 0 2,000 16,720 8.36 -2,000 16,720
46 Macquarie 0 2,300 18,400 8.00 -2,300 18,400
75 MGI 0 2,400 19,440 8.10 -2,400 19,440
14 ITG 1,290 10,513 8.15 4,700 38,059 8.098 -3,410 27,546
13 Instinet 0 4,800 38,872 8.098 -4,800 38,872
20 Stonecap 0 15,000 123,180 8.212 -15,000 123,180
10 FirstEnergy 15,100 122,713 8.127 33,500 273,106 8.152 -18,400 150,393
12 Wellington 73,300 593,653 8.099 91,800 742,649 8.09 -18,500 148,996
19 Desjardins 14,675 120,103 8.184 58,500 473,929 8.101 -43,825 353,826
53 Morgan Stanley 28,500 233,222 8.183 151,950 1,237,072 8.141 -123,450 1,003,850
33 Canaccord 36,200 294,503 8.135 303,900 2,477,574 8.153 -267,700 2,183,071
1 Anonymous 157,100 1,286,707 8.19 447,100 3,637,815 8.136 -290,000 2,351,108
TOTAL 4,371,497 35,725,065 8.172 4,371,497 35,725,065 8.172 0 0

And This Indepth News:

2011-03-09 08:21 ET - News Release

Mr. Abby Badwi reports

BANKERS PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES 2010 RESERVES REPORT

Bankers Petroleum Ltd. has released the results of its Dec. 31, 2010, independent reserves evaluation and reports the sixth consecutive year of reserves additions since company inception in 2004.

Evaluations were conducted by RPS Energy Canada Ltd. for the Patos-Marinza oil field, Albania, and by DeGolyer and McNaughton Canada Ltd. for the Kucova oil field, Albania, and were prepared in accordance with National Instrument 51-101 -- "Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities."

Total Albania reserves summary

  • Proved reserves of 120 million barrels (30-per-cent increase from Dec. 31, 2009) representing over 11 times production replacement;
  • Proved plus probable reserves of 238 million barrels (11-per-cent increase from Dec. 31, 2009);
  • Proved, probable and possible reserves of 427 million barrels (1-per-cent increase from Dec. 31, 2009);
  • Mean original oil in place resource estimate (OOIP) of 7.8 billion barrels (30-per-cent increase from Dec. 31, 2009);
  • 2010 production was approximately 3.5 million barrels.

Patos-Marinza field

  • Proven reserves increased 30 per cent to 117 million barrels of oil from 90 million barrels at Dec. 31, 2009;
  • Proven plus probable reserves increased 11 per cent to 226 million barrels (Dec. 31, 2009 -- 203 million barrels);
  • Proved, probable and possible reserves increased 1 per cent to 395 million barrels (Dec. 31, 2009 -- 390 million barrels);
  • Original oil in place estimate (P50) increased 32 per cent to 7.5 billion barrels (Dec. 31, 2009 -- 5.7 billion barrels)
  • All of Patos-Marinza's 2010 recoverable reserves estimates are from primary recovery methods only.

The 2010 reserves growth is primarily attributable to the expansion of the company's horizontal drilling program in new areas of the field and new zones within the field area. This is reflected in the upgrade of proven and probable, and proved, probable and possible reserves into the proven and proven plus probable reserves categories, respectively, and the expansion of proved, probable and possible reserves and oil in place.

Patos-Marinza contingent and prospective resources

RPS has also released an update with respect to the contingent and prospective resource oil estimates for the Patos-Marinza oil field as at Dec. 31, 2010. Contingent and prospective resources are based on thermal development technologies to be applied to the Gorani and Driza formations and secondary waterflood methods proposed for the Marinza formation and expansion of the development areas, primarily to the west of the current development.

The thermal pilot first steam injection is scheduled for the third quarter of 2011. There are no current waterflood plans for the field.

Contingent resource for 2010 is 1.2 billion barrels, compared with 838 million barrels in 2009;

Prospective resource for 2010 is 568 million barrels, compared with 384 million barrels in 2009.

Kucova field

There were no activities or company production from the field in 2010; field reserves remain unchanged. Early stage development has begun with road building and lease clearing.

- 1P reserves 3 million barrels;

- 2P reserves 11 million barrels;

- 3P reserves 32 million barrels;

- Mean original oil in place resource estimate remains unchanged at 297 million barrels.

Total Net Present Value of Total Albania Reserves (After Tax, discounted at 10%)

- 1P reserves US$949 million - 2P reserves US$1.97 billion - 3P reserves US$3.55 billion - Values are based on RPS (Patos-Marinza) and D&M (Kuçova) January 1, 2011 price forecast tables summarized below - Basic shares outstanding of as of December 31, 2010 were approximately 245 million

Finding and Development Costs ("F&D")

With successful results from the Company's horizontal drilling activities in the northern part of Patos-Marinza oilfield, the Company is expanding the horizontal drilling program into the central, southern and western part of the field. Also, due to casing failures in old vertical wells, replacement of old vertical wells with new horizontal wells has been added to the capital program. Accordingly, in the 2P development case, the number of well re-activations has been reduced to 310 wells and new horizontal wells have increased from 260 wells in the previous year's projected capital program to 624 wells in 2011 and beyond.

Future undiscounted capital costs for Patos-Marinza and Kuçova are now projected to be US$1.5 billion, US$1.2 billion and US$1.0 billion on a 3P, 2P and 1P basis, respectively. This represents the following F&D costs:

- 1P reserves US$10.06 per barrel - 2P reserves US$5.80 per barrel - 3P reserves US$3.85 per barrel

Gross Oil Reserves - Using Forecast Prices (MMbbls)

                                 -------------------------- -----------------                                             2010              2009                                  --------------------------                                   Patos-            Total    Total                                  Marinza   Kuçova  Albania  Albania      %     ------------------------------------------------------- -----------------     Proved       Developed Producing           17.3        -     17.3     22.9      -24       Developed Non-Producing          -        -        -        -        -       Undeveloped                   99.7      3.2    102.9     69.9       47                                  -------------------------- -----------------     Total Proved                   117.0      3.2    120.2     92.8       30     Probable                       109.2      8.2    117.4    121.1       -3                                  -------------------------- -----------------     Total Proved Plus Probable     226.2     11.4    237.6    213.9       11     Possible                       168.4     20.6    189.0    208.4       -9                                  -------------------------- -----------------     Total Proved, Probable      & Possible                    394.6     32.0    426.6    422.3        1     ------------------------------------------------------- -----------------  

Net Present Value at 10% - After Tax Using Forecast Prices ($ millions)  

                                 -------------------------- -----------------                                             2010              2009                                  --------------------------                                   Patos-            Total    Total                                  Marinza   Kuçova  Albania  Albania      %     ------------------------------------------------------- -----------------     Proved       Developed Producing            220        -      220      149       48       Developed Non-Producing          -        -        -        -        -       Undeveloped                    710       19      729      377       93                                  -------------------------- -----------------     Total Proved                     930       19      949      526       80     Probable                         904      115    1,019      993        3                                  -------------------------- -----------------     Total Proved Plus Probable     1,834      134    1,968    1,519       30     Possible                       1,278      306    1,584    1,514        5                                  -------------------------- -----------------     Total Proved, Probable      & Possible                    3,112      440    3,552    3,033       17     ------------------------------------------------------- -----------------  

Patos-Marinza Contingent and Prospective Resource (MMbbls)  

                                       ----------------------                                          2010     2009     %     ---------------------------------------------------------     Contingent Resource                 1,200      838    43     ---------------------------------------------------------     Prospective Resource                  568      384    48     ---------------------------------------------------------     Total Resources                     1,768    1,222    45     ---------------------------------------------------------  

Reserve Auditor Price Decks - Dated Brent  

    ---------------------------------------       BRENT Oil Price Forecast US$/bbl     ---------------------------------------        Year          RPS          D&M     ---------------------------------------        2011       $90.00        $91.00     ---------------------------------------        2012       $89.50        $91.78     ---------------------------------------        2013       $89.10        $92.64     ---------------------------------------        2014       $89.25        $94.57     ---------------------------------------        2015       $91.00        $97.58     ---------------------------------------        2016       $93.20        $99.58     ---------------------------------------        2017       $95.30       $101.61     ---------------------------------------        2018       $97.30       $103.68     ---------------------------------------        2019       $99.40       $105.79     ---------------------------------------        2020       $101.58      $107.95     ---------------------------------------        2021       $103.61      $110.15     ---------------------------------------        2022       $105.68      $112.39     ---------------------------------------        2023       $107.80  +2.0% Thereafter     ---------------------------------------  

Field gate prices the Company is receiving in Albania are currently at a discount to Brent:

-- Patos-Marinza field gate price is approximately 65% of Brent; -- Kuçova field gate price is approximately 70% of Brent

For additional information, please see an updated version of the Company's corporate presentation on www.bankerspetroleum.com

Conference Call

The Management of Bankers will host a conference call on March 9, 2011 at 7:30am MST to discuss this reserves report. Following Management's presentation, there will be a question and answer session for analysts and investors.

To participate in the conference call, please contact the conference operator ten minutes prior to the call at 1-888-231-8191 or 1-647-427-7450. A live audio web cast of the conference call will also be available on Bankers website at www.bankerspetroleum.com or by entering the following URL into your web browser http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID=3434640

The web cast will be archived two hours after the presentation on the website, and posted on the website for 90 days. A replay of the call will be available until March 23, 2011 by dialing 1-800-642-1687 or 1-416-849-0833 and entering access code 50341069.

Review by Qualified Person

This release was reviewed by Abdel F. (Abby) Badwi, CEO of Bankers Petroleum Ltd., who is a "qualified person" under the rules and policies of AIM in his role with the Company and due to his training as a professional petroleum geologist (member of APEGGA) with over 40 years experience in domestic and international oil and gas operations.

We seek Safe Harbor.