GTE reports huge reserve increase

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Gran Tierra Energy Confirms Significant Reserves at the Bretaña Oil Field, Peru
Press Release: Gran Tierra Energy Inc. – 15 hours ago
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GTE.TO 7.79 +0.0700


Working interest Bretaña 2P reserves of 61.5 million barrels of oil and 3P reserves of 113.9 million barrels of oil

CALGARY, Jan. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Gran Tierra Energy Inc. ("Gran Tierra Energy") (NYSE MKT: GTE) (GTE.TO), a company focused on oil exploration and production in South America, today announced the results of a qualified independent reserve evaluation of the company's Peru reserves by GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd. ("GLJ") effective December 31, 2013.

"Gran Tierra Energy has successfully booked significant reserves at the Bretaña field in Peru. On a proved plus probable ("2P") and proved plus probable plus possible ("3P") basis, the Bretaña field reserves nearly double the total corporate 2P and 3P reserves booked at year-end 2012. We are currently planning on initiating long-term test production from this field beginning in September 2014, with an appraisal well planned to be drilled in the fourth quarter of this year in the southern portion of the Bretaña field," said Dana Coffield, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gran Tierra Energy. "Furthermore, additional unbooked resource potential has been identified in an extension of the Bretaña structure on recently acquired and interpreted 2D seismic. This discovery is a dramatic reserve addition for Gran Tierra Energy, building on our substantial historical success in Colombia, and is expected to provide significant growth for Gran Tierra Energy and assist Perupetro in achieving its objective to bring new oil to the market on behalf of the Government of Peru in the coming decade," concluded.

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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gran-tier ... 00961.html

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My Fair Value Estimate for GTE is $11.65, before this big reserve add.

Current production is ~22,000 boepd (~95% crude oil). Their oil sells for approximately Brent - $5.00/bbl.

Production should average over 24,000 boepd, with upside during the 2nd half of 2014 from development of the Moqueta Field.

I have nothing in my valuation for this new major discovery in Peru. Assuming the field goes to full development in 2015, it could add more than $10/share in upside.

My profile and forecast model for GTE can be found under the Sweet 16 Tab.

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COVERAGE REITERATED: Gran Tierra Energy (GTE) reiterated by Mizuho. Reiterated rating Buy. PT raised to $11 from 9. 02/03 03:35 AM