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This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily on March 25, 2019

Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd (+ve)

TRADING of shares in Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd (fundamental: 1.9/3, valuation: 1.5/3) triggered our momentum algorithm last Friday for the first time this year.

The counter closed 3.77% or four sen higher at RM1.10, giving the group a market capitalisation of RM1.75 billion, after 135.31 million shares traded — a big surge from its 200-day average trading volume of 33.64 million shares.

Last Wednesday, the group said it was looking at infrastructure sharing opportunities with other oil and gas exploration and production service providers in Australia, before deciding on a development plan for its Australian assets. Hibiscus managing director Dr Kenneth Pereira at the Invest Malaysia 2019 forum in Kuala Lumpur said that the group expected to complete the process between two and three years.

The group has a 78% interest in the VIC/P57 exploration at the Gippsland Basin there, as well as a 100% interest in the VIC/L31.

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